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. Thúy Kiều (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. Xōchiquetzal (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 Münnich (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)
- 100. Equius Zahhak (TroperNo9001)
- 101. Coco Kiryu (Billy5545)
- 102. Woz (YourEternalTroper)
- 103. Vaas Montenegro (Billy5545)
- 104. The Rolling Giant (LucasdaKool)
- 105. Mr. House (JackCossack)
- 106. [[Music/BTS Park Jimin]] (Billy5545)
- 107. Diane Foxington (TroperNo9001)
Round 1:
My name begins with K.
Edited by Zanreo on May 5th 2024 at 12:22:01 PM
Yes.
Round 91
My name begins with...L.
- I am human.
- I am not female.
- I lived during the Middle Ages (that is, I was born before 1492 and after 476).
- I am a real person.
- I am European.
- But not from Western Europe.
- I am not Hungarian, but I was born there.
- I am a king.
- I did not name my tormentors by writing their names in the sand with a stick.
- My powers wouldn't actually harm me if I were geologically accurate.
- I did not have kids with an Eldritch Abomination.
- I am not from a family of spelunkers.
- I am not a former police officer who becomes an agent who deals with zombies or other mutants.
- My childhood friend and I did not grow up in an orphanage together.
- I wasn't featured as a leader of a faction in a video game.
- I did not write a nonsensical children's novel.
- I did not supposedly predict the existence of black holes.
- I'm not a chess player whose name, in the modern day, tends to be pronounced differently in the UK and the US.
- I wasn't crowned king at the age of nine.
- I'm not:
- Lovecraft
- King Lear
- Princess Luna
- Luna Loud
- The Little Seamstress
- Lavinia
- Lapis Lazuli
- Leslie
- Luke
- Leon S. Kennedy
- Lavinia Whateley
- Rex Lafferty
- Lelouch
- Lance Strongbow
- Carl Linnaeus
- Louis XIV
- Lewis Carroll
- Ruy Lopez
- Pierre-Simon Laplace
- Lautaro
- Leif Erikson
- Levedi
- Ladislaus I
- Ladislaus II
- Ladislaus III
- Bartolome de Las Casas
- Leoluca
- Ladislaus IV
- Louis the Great
- Ladislaus of Naples
Were you titled "the Posthumous"?
Just an eagle. (Feel free to PM me if you want to talk to me).Round 91
Yes, I am Ladislaus the Posthumous
Your turn, Billy!
Edited by freygrilledcheese on Mar 25th 2024 at 8:05:28 PM
OBJECTION!I was so close! I doubted if he was Ladislaus V because he was in the Wikipedia list of Hungarian monarchs, is indeed a Hungarian king, and therefore born Hungarian and a Hungarian national, the last of which disqualifies him from the "not from Hungary but was born there" clue.
"Anemone dear, I know you want to be more independent from me, but... please take care, okay?"I'm surprised I managed to win in a relatively short period of time. When I thought of the answer, I tried checking the kings of surrounding countries who were born in Hungary, but none fit. When I considered Ladislaus V upon running out of options, I initially doubted him too, but then after reading his biography, I realized he's more known as a Duke of Austria, I guessed his brief reign in Hungary wasn't enough to qualify him as a ruler (plus he was also a King of Croatia and Bohemia too), and that his father being a non-Hungarian made him closer to an Austrian.
Anyway, I'm starting the round
Round 92
My name begins with S
Hints
- I am fictional
- I don't write a book whose title is a question that answers itself
I Am Not
- Spongebob Squarepants
- Miss Simian
- Squidward Tentacles
- Serval Landau
- Sakuya Izayoi
- Raymond Smullyan
- Sandy Cheeks
- Sheik
Edited by Billy5545 on Mar 25th 2024 at 7:27:50 PM
Just an eagle. (Feel free to PM me if you want to talk to me).Are you a fantasy creature that took part in the extermination of most of your own species?
Are you a childish fry cook?
"Anemone dear, I know you want to be more independent from me, but... please take care, okay?"Did you kill your father by accident?
Everything that lives is designed to end...Do you have an alternate identity as an engineering student?
Meow meow meow (I am just a lil’ hungry cat, I have nothing to do with a certain guy who hired an assassin)Are you an immoral teacher with a soft side?
I’m sorry, but you have Stage 9 Animes.Did you write a book whose title is a question that answers itself?
Do you play the clarinet?
Big ol' Nintendo and mistery genre nerd. / Just call me Map for short. / Avatar made by me.Are you a former military scientist?
OBJECTION!does the narrator of your story beg you to stop trying to kill yourself after he finds inner peace?
Edited by inkuiry on Mar 25th 2024 at 9:29:17 AM
from here on out, it's all bee puns and 16th century humor without historical contextOk, I'll answer them all in order now
Stump
Stump
Stump
Not Miss Simian
Stump
Not Serval Landau
Stump
Edit: Forgot to answer the last question
Edited by Billy5545 on Mar 25th 2024 at 6:46:28 PM
Just an eagle. (Feel free to PM me if you want to talk to me).Do you have the ability to stop time?
Edited by Cutegirl920fire on Mar 25th 2024 at 4:48:26 AM
Victor of HGS S320 | "There's rosemary, that's for remembrance. Pray you, love, remember."Not Sakuya Izayoi
Just an eagle. (Feel free to PM me if you want to talk to me).Do you wear hair extensions?
Victor of HGS S320 | "There's rosemary, that's for remembrance. Pray you, love, remember."Are you a Texan that lives underwater?
Big ol' Nintendo and mistery genre nerd. / Just call me Map for short. / Avatar made by me.I was thinking of Raymond Smullyan, author of What is the Name of This Book?.
Direct: Are you fictional?
Are you the warrior disguise of the sort-of-damsel-in-distress?
~ When life gives you lemons, trope awayNot Sheik
Just an eagle. (Feel free to PM me if you want to talk to me).I was thinking of Shuichi Akai, whose other identity is the “engineering student” Subaru Okiya
Direct: Work released in 2000 or later?
Edited by LucasdaKool on Mar 25th 2024 at 5:38:17 AM
Meow meow meow (I am just a lil’ hungry cat, I have nothing to do with a certain guy who hired an assassin)
Been 24 hours, so here's a free direct: are you a king?
"Anemone dear, I know you want to be more independent from me, but... please take care, okay?"