20 Questions (1 Viewer)

[kuzeycem]

10 shots... let's see... Finsch's?

 

[delia todd]

11: Black-eared Wheatear?

 

[Nutcracker]

10 shots... let's see... Finsch's?

Yes! :clap::clap::clap:

One of the birds I liked best from my visit to Turkey a while ago o

11: Black-eared Wheatear?

Sorry, too late! And that's got a colour in its name anyway (#8 )

 

[delia todd]

Is it a Sparrow species?

Yes! :clap::clap::clap:

One of the birds I liked best from my visit to Turkey a while ago o



Sorry, too late! And that's got a colour in its name anyway (#8 )

Silly me!!!

Well done Kuzey

 

[lewis20126]

Aside from passerine vs non passerine, which should probably always be the first question, surely subsequent questions should be directed towards dividing the remainder into smaller sets, which are as close to 50/50 splits as possible? For a non passerine, perhaps the second question is: "Does the species lie within Mute Swan and (say) American Coot" on the British List?

http://www.bou.org.uk/thebritishlist/British-List.pdf

I think using this rather dull system would enable you to get to any species on the British List in about 10-11 moves? 600-300-150-76-38-19-10-5-3-

cheers, alan

For WP expand as appropriate!

 

[Nutcracker]

Aside from passerine vs non passerine, which should probably always be the first question, surely subsequent questions should be directed towards dividing the remainder into smaller sets, which are as close to 50/50 splits as possible? For a non passerine, perhaps the second question is: "Does the species lie within Mute Swan and (say) American Coot" on the British List?

http://www.bou.org.uk/thebritishlist/British-List.pdf

I think using this rather dull system would enable you to get to any species on the British List in about 10-11 moves? 600-300-150-76-38-19-10-5-3-

cheers, alan

For WP expand as appropriate!

Yep - but as you say, rather dull, which spoils the fun a bit

 

[kuzeycem]

Ready when you are

 

[Nutcracker]

So Kuzey to do the next one, but it's 2 in the morning in Turkey so he ought to be in bed now 8-P

 

[delia todd]

We're waiting Kuzey

 

[kuzeycem]

I think I have 10 mins Questions?

 

[Nutcracker]

OK!

1 is it a Turkish bird?

 

[kuzeycem]

1 Yes

 

[kuzeycem]

Zzzz...

 

[Nutcracker]

2 a passerine?

 

[kuzeycem]

2 yes

 

[delia todd]

3: Larger than a Crow

 

[kuzeycem]

3 no

 

[delia todd]

4: Larger than a blackbird

 

[kuzeycem]

4 no

 

[Nutcracker]

5 Does it have any black feathers?

2 a passerine?

Y

3: Larger than a Crow

As an aside, a bit of a wasted question, only 1 passerine larger than a crow [Raven]