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. Park Jimin (Billy5545)
- 107. Diane Foxington (TroperNo9001)
- 108. Ralf (Pbskidsfan)
Round 1:
My name begins with K.
Edited by Zanreo on May 17th 2024 at 5:20:59 PM
Don't expect this to be a stump , but I was thinking of Duo. There are many memes about Duo threaten his language-learning students/users to study on the Duolingo application.
Direct: From a video game (including visual novels)?
Edited by LucasdaKool on May 4th 2024 at 7:08:56 AM
Meow meow meow (I am just a lil’ hungry cat, I have nothing to do with a certain guy who hired an assassin)Do you have long arms connected to the ends of your head?
"Leftover items still have value!"I'm not Drifblim, which has the body style of "arms connected to a floating head" and closely looks like that. I think its arms are long enough to qualify.
Dang it, I should've known if it weren't for my bias against that meme (and the fact that I searched for Evil Teachers who got meme'd instead of good ones subjected to Ron the Death Eater). But anyway, no, I'm not from a video game/visual novel.
"Anemone dear, I know you want to be more independent from me, but... please take care, okay?"Did you develop an ironic fear and lost (a) certain body part(s) after being attacked by a certain animal?
Meow meow meow (I am just a lil’ hungry cat, I have nothing to do with a certain guy who hired an assassin)sure, that works
Can you connect yourself to the internet using dial-up?
"Leftover items still have value!"I was thinking of Greg Davies who, on the account of being over 2 meters tall (about 6 ft 8), dwarfs a 6 ft 2 Alex Horne on the set of Taskmaster.
Direct: Are you a human being?
I'm not Doraemon, a robocat who's afraid of mice because one chewed off his ears when he was younger.
Stump.
No.
Edited by TroperNo9001 on May 5th 2024 at 1:06:48 AM
"Anemone dear, I know you want to be more independent from me, but... please take care, okay?"Are you the archetype for whatever kind of non-human entity you are?
I'm not Disgust, a humanoid nonhuman Emotion who's well, the embodiment of disgust.
And yes, I'm female.
"Anemone dear, I know you want to be more independent from me, but... please take care, okay?"Were you subjected to an Adaptational Job Change from a secret agent to a governor?
My plan is to trick you into thinking this is my signature when it’s not, then confuse you dead. Doubting my plan? Then it's working!Oh, that's how you interpreted it, as an in-universe archetype, nice!
Anyway, do you have memory problems?
Edited by JackCossack on May 4th 2024 at 8:12:17 PM
Yes, I'm Diane Foxington.
Which means I'm not Dory.
Your turn, PBS!
"Anemone dear, I know you want to be more independent from me, but... please take care, okay?"I'm surprised I got that right! And yes, I was thinking of Diane.
I'm going to be a bit busy this weekend, so I'll start with the letter but it might be a bit before I answer questions.
Round 108
- My name starts with R.
- I am nonhuman.
- I am male.
- I'm not an army officer who teams up with a corrupt governor.
- I'm not part of an Indian group of people where all of them are alliteratively named.
- I'm not any of the following:
Edited by Pbskidsfan on May 4th 2024 at 2:05:28 AM
My plan is to trick you into thinking this is my signature when it’s not, then confuse you dead. Doubting my plan? Then it's working!Are you an army officer who teams up with a corrupt governor?
"Anemone dear, I know you want to be more independent from me, but... please take care, okay?"Are you a part of an Indian group of people where all of them are alliteratively named?
Edited by JackCossack on May 4th 2024 at 8:53:15 PM
Stump to both.
My plan is to trick you into thinking this is my signature when it’s not, then confuse you dead. Doubting my plan? Then it's working!I was thinking of Renfred Rajub, who is one of four Indian seamen in the game, along with Abraham Akbar, William Wasim and Soloman Syed.
Edit:
Direct: Are you a human being?
Edited by JackCossack on May 4th 2024 at 9:41:37 PM
I was thinking of Chief Rhett, who works with Governor Lum in bolstering the army just because the latter's crew has better soldiers.
Direct: Male?
Edited by TroperNo9001 on May 5th 2024 at 3:50:34 AM
"Anemone dear, I know you want to be more independent from me, but... please take care, okay?"No, I'm not a human being.
Yes, I am male.
My plan is to trick you into thinking this is my signature when it’s not, then confuse you dead. Doubting my plan? Then it's working!Are you an evil, gentlemanly rat with a nefarious plan?
Are you a zombie who killed your descendant's apprentices?
"Leftover items still have value!"Are you a goodhearted rat who puppets a chef to do the cooking for you?
Also this is Round 108.
Edited by TroperNo9001 on May 4th 2024 at 4:22:55 PM
"Anemone dear, I know you want to be more independent from me, but... please take care, okay?"Are you a rat who jokes about history?
Welp... stump to both.
Round 107
Edited by TroperNo9001 on May 5th 2024 at 1:44:37 AM
"Anemone dear, I know you want to be more independent from me, but... please take care, okay?"