Found this thread way back in the early pages, and never heard of the game before but it looked like fun! Basically, this is a character guessing game, but with some twists (more on wikipedia) - so read the rules carefully!
Rules
- The host chooses a fictional character or famous person, and provides the first letter of their name (note that for the purposes of the game this means the name they're usually referred to or best known by - for a lot of fictional characters this is their first namenote , but if they're usually referred to by their last name, you'd say the first letter of their last name and not their first name. Same goes for someone best known by their nickname, ect.)
- For characters whose names start with a number or other non-letter symbol, use the first letter from said number/symbol written out (for example, 9-Volt would be an "N" character for "Nine"). However, if it's a symbol that's not spoken or pronounced, go with the first letter after said symbol.
- "Characters" can also include fictional species that aren't just one individual being (such as Pokemon) as long as they're made for a specific work/franchise (so no choosing "mermaid" or "vampire" ect. as your "character")
- The guessers then think of a character or person starting with that letter (though said character will only be revealed if the question gets stumped), and ask yes/no questions applying to said character, which can be answered in three ways:
- No, I am not _____: If you can think of a character starting with the letter in question (and also fulfilling any direct answers if any have been made) who is not the character you have in mind. This answer will be worded the same regardless of if the question applies to your character or not, so if your letter is M and your character is Mega Man, and someone guesses "Are you a video game character?" you could reply with (for example) "No, I am not Mario", another video game character starting with M, even if Mega Man is also a video game character, but you would also answer the same way if your character is not a video game character, for example Madoka Kaname.
- Yes, I am _____: When someone guesses something applying to your character AND you can't think of another character that said thing applies to. Then, it will be the guesser's turn, regardless of if this was actually the character they were thinking about or not.
- Stumped: When a player guesses something that does not apply to your character, and you can't think of any character this (and any past direct answers if applicable) applies to. The player in question will then reveal the character they were thinking of when asking, and can ask one direct question:
- For direct questions, the guesser asks a yes/no question, only this time the host must answer it directly. After this, they go back to the regular indirect guessing.
- If the character they were thinking of is, in fact, the character the host was thinking of, and their question is an accurate statement about the character, that also counts as a "yes" answer, and the guesser wins the round.
- In the case that the person who asked a stumped question was thinking of a character that does not fulfill the established facts (or did not have a character in mind, which is needed to ask a question), the stump is considered invalid and the asker does not get a direct question.
- In certain cases, some leniency can be given for the above, especially as the game goes on and the only characters left may be characters someone is aware of but don't know enough about to know if they fulfill less obvious/known traits or not - for example, one of the known facts is "has never owned a dog", and a player stumps the host with a character who has owned a dog - however, this was only for one episode and not something someone who hasn't watched said episode or much of said show could be expected to know.
- The host must keep track of any direct questions answered and any characters they have mentioned it not being. They must also repost said info whenever the round gets a new page.
- When answering, keep in mind that the questions and characters thought of can only account for the info known at the time of asking - if any new direct answers or stumps in an answer post contradict a character that would otherwise apply for indirect questions in the same post, these characters can still be used (for host's answers or players revealing stump characters). It's recommended to leave direct answers for last to prevent confusion.
- If it's been 24+ hours since the last answer or question, anyone can ask the host a direct question to prevent the game from dying or going too slow. The host may also give out free hints at any time if they feel the game is going slow.
- About asking for hints: Players are allowed to occasionally ask the host to give them a hint if they feel stuck (though preferably do this sparingly), however the host is not obligated to give these. Hint requests and answers do also not count towards the timer for the 24 hours mentioned above.
- 1. Kirby (Zanreo)
- 2. Qiqi (YourEternalTroper)
- 3. Donkey Kong (Snicka)
- 4. Agent 47 (JackCossack)
- 5. Professor Layton (LucasdaKool)
- 6. Big Smoke (JackCossack)
- 7. Tsunderplane (TroperNo9001)
- 8. Frasier Crane (specialsam110)
- 9. Shiver (Zanreo)
- 10. MC Zom-B (LucasdaKool)
- 11. Jill Fizzart (FollowTheMap)
- 12. Fluttershy (TroperNo9001)
- 13. Nabnab (LucasdaKool)
- 14. Tsukasa Hiiragi (Zanreo)
- 15. Ralsei (TroperNo9001)
- 16. Penn Jillette (JackCossack)
- 17. Mickey the Dick (Pogakure)
- 18. Detective Grimoire (LucasdaKool)
- 19. Edna Mode (FollowTheMap)
- 20. Christine (JackCossack)
- 21. Orbulon (Zanreo)
- 22. Zorc Necrophades (FollowTheMap)
- 23. Shosanna Dreyfus (freygrilledcheese)
- 24. ThΓΊy Kiα»u (LucasdaKool)
- 25. Luisa Madrigal (TroperNo9001)
- 26. Heather (FollowTheMap)
- 27. Gladys Hotchkiss (specialsam110)
- 28. Marie-Thérèse Charlotte (Cutegirl920fire)
- 29. Sample (TroperNo9001)
- 30. Katze (Zanreo)
- 31. Robert Taylor (LucasdaKool)
- 32. Camellia (Zanreo)
- 33. Vile (FollowTheMap)
- 34. Bluey Heeler (specialsam110)
- 35. Caroline(Cutegirl920fire)
- 36. Fawful (Zanreo)
- 37. Yuri Kagarin (FollowTheMap)
- 38. The Whore of Babylon (Cutegirl920fire)
- 39. Beverly Hofstadter (Pogakure)
- 40. Hoppycat (TroperNo9001)
- 41. Issun (FollowTheMap)
- 42. Blip (LucasdaKool)
- 43. Ilsa (freygrilledcheese)
- 44. Roku (Zanreo)
- 45. Professor Utonium (FollowTheMap)
- 46. Ginevra King (Cutegirl920fire)
- 47. Lucrezia Borgia (freygrilledcheese)
- 48. Xion (FollowTheMap)
- 49. Vasilisa the Beautiful (Cutegirl920fire)
- 50. Lyra Belacqua (Vilui)
- 51. Lin Daiyu (Cutegirl920fire)
- 52. Polly (LucasdaKool)
- 53. Ratio Tile (Zanreo)
- 54. Kiki (FollowTheMap)
- 55. Lizzie Hearts (Cutegirl920fire)
- 56. Snorri Thorfinnsson (freygrilledcheese)
- 57. Baobhan Sith (Cutegirl920fire)
- 58. Focalors (MummyGaGa)
- 59. XΕchiquetzal (Cutegirl920fire)
- 60. Georgia Warr (TroperNo9001)
- 61. John T. Unger (Cutegirl920fire)
- 62. Snoo (LucasdaKool)
- 63. Robert Stephenson (JackCossack)
- 64. Uzume Tennouboshi (Zanreo)
- 65. Amy Young (FollowTheMap)
- 66. Meng Po (LucasdaKool)
- 67. Falco Grice (GeekyGirl13098021)
- 68. Akira (Zanreo)
- 69. Naomi Kimishima (FollowTheMap)
- 70. Shin Amon (Zanreo)
- 71. Cans (FollowTheMap)
- 72. Erysichthon of Thessaly (LucasdaKool)
- 73. Pentarou (Zanreo)
- 74. Lotus (FollowTheMap)
- 75. Dr. Barry Mayfield (JackCossack)
- 76. Noivern (LucasdaKool)
- 77. Razor (JackCossack)
- 78. Trueman Bradley (Pogakure)
- 79. Mera Salamin (FollowTheMap)
- 80. Mat Sella (TroperNo9001)
- 81. Shizuha Aki (Vilui)
- 82. Apollo Justice (Zanreo)
- 83. Sojiro Sakura (FollowTheMap)
- 84. Gilmore (JackCossack)
- 85. Blackberry (TroperNo9001)
- 86. Georgia Lass (freygrilledcheese)
- 87. Feng (Cutegirl920fire)
- 88. Getafix (uncertanSearcher)
- 89. David MΓΌnnich (LucasdaKool)
- 90. Tamora (Cutegirl920fire)
- 91. Ladislaus the Posthumous (freygrilledcheese)
- 92. Shiho Hinomori (Billy5545)
- 93. Kanade Otonokoji (iReekOfLemons)
- 94. Cipto Mangunkusumo (Billy5545)
- 95. Raggedy Princess (freygrilledcheese)
- 96. Zhen (TroperNo9001)
- 97. James Sunderland (FollowTheMap)
- 98. Agent Oona (Pbskidsfan)
- 99. Paper (iReekOfLemons)
Round 1:
My name begins with K.
Edited by Zanreo on Apr 16th 2024 at 10:51:20 AM
Are you best friends with death, and also the servant of a ruler based on chewing gum?
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"For the indirect, stump.
For the direct, yes, my work is by Nickelodeon.
Also for Billy, I had a hunch yours was one of the Fitzgeralds, but my mind went to Penny first.
~ When life gives you lemons, trope awayI was thinking of the Peppermint Butler.
Direct: Released in the 2000s?
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"Round 99
- My name starts with P.
- I am not from literature.
- I am not from a video game.
- I am not from an Asian work.
- I am from an animated work.
- I am from a Western cartoon.
- My cartoon is from the 21st century.
- My work is not by Disney.
- My work is by Nickelodeon.
- My work is not from the 2000s decade.
- I am nonhuman.
- I am not an animal.
- I am not a female.
- Stumped hints:
- I am not a toy apatosaurus.
- I am not a Historical Domain Character who is mentioned in a work because a magical food sounds like my name.
- I am not a middle schooler from another city who's in a band and is known for wanting to be cute.
- I am not known for what can be described as insensitivity to ballad music.
- I am not a robot made of three metals who rewards the player if they don't take the easy way of destroying me.
- One game's DLC does not have me in drone form.
- I am not a dismembered limb that is still alive on its own.
- I am not a gentle, nerdy vegetable who somehow has human parents.
- I am not considered the best imaginary friend ever.
- I am not a living peanut with antlers.
- I did not give up on uniting my race with another one after my daughter was kidnapped by two people of the latter race.
- I am not best friends with death, and also the servant of a ruler based on chewing gum.
- I am not:
Edited by iReekOfLemons on Apr 16th 2024 at 7:37:42 AM
~ When life gives you lemons, trope awayFor Troper's direct question, no.
~ When life gives you lemons, trope awayAre you a cloud of indeterminate gender who works as a post officer?
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"Cloud with an indeterminate gender who works as a post officer? I'm not Parker J. Cloud.
~ When life gives you lemons, trope awayAre you a mayor who hates the main cast for depriving him of sunlight?
Just an eagle. (Feel free to PM me if you want to talk to me).Not Mayor Peeve (or, if you'd like to call him, Steve Peeve)
Edited by iReekOfLemons on Apr 16th 2024 at 7:37:01 AM
~ When life gives you lemons, trope awayEdit: Ignore. I had a brainfart moment with my initial guess
Edited by Billy5545 on Apr 16th 2024 at 6:43:34 PM
Just an eagle. (Feel free to PM me if you want to talk to me).I considered him, but decided against it since he looks like a fish person.
Are you named after your species and have a one-sided rivalry with an elderly dried-up fruit? NVM, I forgot he's an animal.
Are you a Bungling Inventor named after your species? NVM, his name doesn't event start with P. On second thought, I found someone else who fits that and the starting letter, so it still stands.
Edited by TroperNo9001 on Apr 16th 2024 at 8:30:57 PM
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"Ignore
Edited by freygrilledcheese on Apr 16th 2024 at 4:09:30 PM
OBJECTION!Looks like Troper got this one!
Round 99
I am Paper.Looks like I threw some of you off with the sudden rise of my Nicktoons pleasures. Your turn, Troper!
~ When life gives you lemons, trope awayWell that was a lucky save on my end! I originally thought of Robot before thinking of a new indirect associated with Paper, but it just so happened that he shared the same traits as him.
Anyway...
THE BIG 100
- My name starts with E.
- Direct clues:
- I'm not from a video game/visual novel.
- Stumpers:
- I'm not a commercial mascot known for attacking people who have the product.
- I didn't gain a humanoid version of myself in an anniversary game.
- I'm not any of the following:
Edited by TroperNo9001 on Apr 16th 2024 at 6:56:30 PM
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"Are you a commercial mascot known for attacking people who have the product?
Meow meow meow (I am just a lilβ hungry cat, I have nothing to do with a certain guy who hired an assassin)Are you an extremely playful Eldritch Abomination who can travel through space-time?
~ When life gives you lemons, trope awayDid you gain a humanoid version of yourself in an anniversary game?
~ When life gives you lemons, trope awayAnthropomorphic Shift isn't giving me any leads, so stump.
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"I was thinking of Ecolo, who gained an alternate humanoid version of himself in Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary in the form of "Alter Ecolo."
Direct: From a video game?
~ When life gives you lemons, trope awayNo, and I'm not from a visual novel either.
Edited by TroperNo9001 on Apr 16th 2024 at 6:55:22 PM
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"Are you a species of a purple snake?
Just an eagle. (Feel free to PM me if you want to talk to me).Are you an abusive dad with fire powers?
Big ol' Nintendo and mistery genre nerd. / Just call me Map for short. / Avatar made by me.I was thinking of the Eyehole Man, an in-universe cereal mascot who attacks anyone who own the Eyeholes cereal.
Direct: An animated work?
Edited by LucasdaKool on Apr 16th 2024 at 7:22:15 AM
Meow meow meow (I am just a lilβ hungry cat, I have nothing to do with a certain guy who hired an assassin)
I was thinking of Patrick Fitzgerald
Direct: Is your work made by Nickelodeon?
Just an eagle. (Feel free to PM me if you want to talk to me).