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
Did you survive with HIV for over 30 years?
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!Stump
No, I'm not Jack the Ripper
No, I'm not Thomas Jefferson
No, I'm not Holly Johnson
Hints
- My name starts with J
- I'm a human
- I'm not female
- I'm not fictional
- I'm not from a video game (including visual novels)
- I'm not a singer who's associated with fireflies
- I'm not a dog lover who everyone or almost everyone is scared of
- I'm not a ballet dancer who's a part of a quintet
- I'm not a rapper who's name is one letter off from an undead being
Guessed Characters
- Jack-J97
- John Wick
- June
- Juzo Amon
- The Joker
- Jack Torrance
- Jombie
- Jack the Ripper
- Thomas Jefferson
- Holly Johnson
Was your company raided by a law enforcement agency and did it later use that raid for advertising?
I was thinking of JayKii, a Vietnamese singer. In his MV "Đừng như thói quen", there is a scene where he play B.B gun shooting with Sara, and it was in Thailand.
Direct: Is your job in the entertainment industry?
Edited by LucasdaKool on May 3rd 2024 at 11:26:41 AM
Swimming freely, reviving dead fishStump
Yes
Edited by Billy5545 on May 5th 2024 at 2:16:18 AM
Just an eagle. (Feel free to PM me if you want to talk to me).I was thinking of Steve Jackson, and was referring to that one time the US Secret Service raided Steve Jackson Games and, among other things, seized manuscripts of GURPS Cyberpunk, calling it a "handbook for computer crime". This kinda set back the company significantly, but one can imagine the amount of publicity they got from this.
Direct: Are you currently alive?
Are you from a music group whose folktale-based MV has a children's song version and stands in the 4th place in a list after three other children's song?
Edited by LucasdaKool on May 4th 2024 at 2:50:17 AM
Swimming freely, reviving dead fishYes
Stump
Just an eagle. (Feel free to PM me if you want to talk to me).Did you co-found a company that first found success with a puzzle game series, and then found an even bigger success with something drastically different?
I was thinking of Jun Phạm, who belongs to the music group 365daband. Their MV "Bống bống bang bang", which based on the Vietnamese fairy tale Tấm Cám and has a children's song version by bé Bào Ngư, stands in the 4th place of the list of MV with highest view in Vietnam, just after three children's songs ("Một con vịt", "Cả nhà thương nhau" and "A con cá sấu"). The children's song version by bé Bào Ngư stands in the 5th place.
Direct: Are you Asian?
Edited by LucasdaKool on May 4th 2024 at 1:38:34 AM
Swimming freely, reviving dead fishAre you part of a literal band of three brothers and starred in a movie about music camp?
Edited by TroperNo9001 on May 4th 2024 at 4:39:22 PM
"I just want what everyone else has, that's all."I was thinking of David Jones, who co-founded DMA Design, responsible for both Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto.
Direct: In the video game industry?
No
Just an eagle. (Feel free to PM me if you want to talk to me).Did you have a positive effect on the sale of a particular coffin?
Edited by LucasdaKool on May 4th 2024 at 3:15:11 AM
Swimming freely, reviving dead fishStump
Just an eagle. (Feel free to PM me if you want to talk to me).I was thinking of BTS's Jungkook, whose MV "SEVEN" once caused the white coffin in it to sold out.
Direct: Are you Korean?
Edited by LucasdaKool on May 4th 2024 at 3:36:29 AM
Swimming freely, reviving dead fishYes
Just an eagle. (Feel free to PM me if you want to talk to me).Did you coin the term for the music locally produced in your country? NVM, Lucas ninja'd me with a direct contradicting this person's nationality.
Did a fictional version of you infamously become part of an evil wizarding group after your bandmate was killed more than a thousand different times by a Cat Girl?
Edited by TroperNo9001 on May 4th 2024 at 6:39:27 PM
"I just want what everyone else has, that's all."Yes, I'm what you're probably thinking of
Round 106
I am Park Jimin
Your turn ~Troper No. 9001
Just an eagle. (Feel free to PM me if you want to talk to me).Wonder what was the reference?
Swimming freely, reviving dead fishIt's an HGS in-joke where in Reboot Season 60, V was "timewrecked" by Miko Mitama, where she killed him that many different times in one day. Jimin was so distaught by that, Lord Voldemort convinced him to join the Death Eaters, and they became the Arc Villains of that season.
I asked that indirect since Billy, my co-player in HGS, was there when it happened.
Anyway...
Round 107
- My name starts with D.
Edited by TroperNo9001 on May 4th 2024 at 8:15:04 PM
"I just want what everyone else has, that's all."I thought it was an MV or video game reference lol. That's something interesting
Are there memes where you force your students to use a particular app by threatening them?
Edited by LucasdaKool on May 4th 2024 at 5:19:42 AM
Swimming freely, reviving dead fishDo you make your professional partner look short despite them actually being quite tall?
Were you the main writer of the US Declaration of Independence?
"I just want what everyone else has, that's all."