20 Questions

20 Questions Game - image of the 20 questions game
@emeraldisle (13139)
United States
January 4, 2007 11:06am CST
My niece got this game for Christmas from her grandmother. I figured, ok it would be something like the old magic 8 ball so many of us had. There would be no way it could guess what I'm thinking. Yeah right. I've found it gets it right about 95% of the time. That's pretty good in my opinion. It's a lot of fun. Has anyone here tried it? If so what were some of the things it guessed correctly for or that it did guess wrong on?
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• United States
4 Jan 07
I did one at work before when my coworker brought one in. I can't remember the question but it was right! Hard to believe but it was. My son got one for christmas this year and the kids love to play it
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@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
4 Jan 07
Forget the kids :) I like to play. It surprised me earlier by getting a Duck Billed Platypus and last night by getting a coffee mug.
@brokentia (10389)
• United States
8 Jan 07
Oh my gosh! It got Duck Billed Platypus!!!! I am going to have to try that one next!!! I think we are going to wear the batteries out soon though. ha ha I had to tell my partner to stop playing with it and wrap it already! LOL
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@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
8 Jan 07
It didn't get it the first time but did the second. Perhaps by the difference in how we answered the questions. The first time it was very late at night but the next day we were more awake.
@nowment (1757)
• United States
6 Mar 07
I had heard about this game, and was going to try to get it for someone for a christmas gift, but I couldn't find it any where, I guess it was so popular this christmas that it became the gift to give, I think I may get it for my niece for her birthday should be easier not alot of gift buying during the spring. Thanks for sharing your opinion on this game, I was wondering if it was all hype.
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@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
7 Mar 07
It's a great game. We have the full sized version here but you know we haven't played it yet, just the hand held one. It's addictive but so much fun. I think your niece will like it along with her parents.
• United States
24 Jan 07
Sounds like a fun game!!! I'll have to check it out! My kids (teens) and I need something to do for our family night!
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@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
24 Jan 07
It would be a good one to have for family night. I could just imagine how much fun it would be then.
@Bev1986 (1425)
• United States
26 Jan 07
My nephew got one at Christmas too! We all sat around trying to stump it, but it was almost always right! It's amazing to think that with just 20 questions, you can figure out what a person is talking about.
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@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
26 Jan 07
I know what you mean. Yeah I've had it go to 25 but still I wouldn't think it could be gotten from so few questions. It's not like when you are playing against a human and can see facial expersions to help you along with it.
@AskAlly (3625)
• Canada
4 Feb 07
Twenty Questions gives me the shivers. How does it do that? My husband thought it was malarky untill he tried it as well. It made a believer out of him. I wonder if I had my own if I would spend more time with it or on MyLOt....it's a toss up!
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@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
4 Feb 07
Well I spend more time on here but when I take a break it's easy to pick it up and see what if it will guess what I'm thinking.
@dopey22girl (3319)
• United States
26 Jan 07
Hey I got this game about 2 or 3 years ago. There are several versions of it. Which one did you play? There's a hand held one and a big one that I know about. I have the big one. And it is right almost all of the time as well. I can't remember specific ones it has gotten wrong, but it does get ones right such as toothpaste and stuff like that. I agree with you, it is a ton of fun!
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@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
27 Jan 07
It actually came with both but we've only played with the hand held so far. Makes me wonder how the large one will be.
• United States
23 Jan 07
My niece got one of those. It is pretty darn accurate. I was amazed. How does this thing work? I refuse to let myself wonder too long about it. It is not good to set my brain into think mode.
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@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
23 Jan 07
Yeah if I thought about it too long I'd probably burn out some brain cells. I don't know how it works either but it does it.
@brokentia (10389)
• United States
8 Jan 07
One of my sons got the 20 Questions game this past holiday also. When I first told my partner about it...he thought that there was no way it would guess what he was thinking of. But I explained that he had to think about the question before answering...because you have to answer as honestly and correctly as possible. It has guess correctly, Watch, paper clip, cake, and bike. But for some reason...it doesn't seem to answer Apple correctly. Nor, mushroom. But it does pretty darn good at the majority of the guesses!!! The game is very cool. LOL :)
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@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
8 Jan 07
My mom was trying to explain it to us and I admit I had my doubts but it does work. I'm surprised it didn't get apple. Now somethings I have found it gets very specific on. Like I was thinking of flower and it came up with daisy.
@Jahnya (142)
• United States
15 Jan 07
my kids have this game. one night last week when the power went out we played. It was a lot of fun. It guesses right, but in a general sense. We also tried playing as thought the answer was ourselves. It told me I was a soul mate. Isn't that sweet??
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@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
15 Jan 07
OH I bet that would be a fun one to play when the lights are out. Since it is lit up you don't have to worry if it's dark in the house. Yeah I think that is sweet. What did it say about the kids though?
@cripfemme (7698)
• United States
6 Mar 07
It love that game to game, too; I also got it for Christmas even though I'm 30 years old. It's addictive and great for those annoying long bus rides to fruitless job interviews (can tell I'm bitter?). It didn't get avocado or beach. It got novel (I thought that was the neatest thing).
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@cognigen (121)
• Mexico
15 Jan 07
I got one for my daughter for Christmas, and I was amazed when it guessed "Tornado". It's a great toy!
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• United States
15 Jan 07
I was in the store with my exgirlfriend (who i still like) and i tried it thinking of her. It guessed Soulmate... kinda' ironic. My brother was thinking of giraffe once, and it got it in 22 or so guesses. They're pretty cool thingers.
@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
15 Jan 07
Aren't they though? They are a lot of fun to play. It's addictive too. You get started and don't want to stop, kind of like Mylot :)