Game that lets you think of a character...

[braumeister]

Only 12 questions to get John Adams.
28 questions and 1 wrong guess to get Road Runner (cartoon).
48 questions and 3 wrong guesses, but it figured out Lazarus Long (Heinlein character).

 

[Tiger]

Dave Brubeck after 38 questions and 2 worong guesses (Sully Sullenberger & Philip Glass). Cool game.

 

[freebird5825]

My avatar, Bugs Bunny, in 9 questions. Amazing!

 

[CyclingInvestor]

It failed to get Ishara Yar (Lt Yars' sister), who tricked the Enterprise crew into aiding her terrorist group.

 

[Purron]

Stumped it with Wayne Pacelle, CEO of the Humane Society of the United States - the largest animal advocacy organization in the world.

 

[want2xplore]

It took 58 questions to come up with Hiram Maxim. My character was his son, Hiram Percy Maxim. Close enough.

Some of you can probably figure out why I chose Hiram Percy Maxim (hint: what's going on this weekend?).

 

[WhoDaresWins]

I had to try it again. Eighteen queries before correctly guessing Anna Karenina.

 

[Purron]

It took 58 questions to come up with Hiram Maxim. My character was his son, Hiram Percy Maxim. Close enough.

Some of you can probably figure out why I chose Hiram Percy Maxim (hint: what's going on this weekend?).

I give up. What's going on this weekend?

 

[TromboneAl]

Today is international gun silencer day.

 

[REWahoo]

Today is international gun silencer day.

And you just had to be the first person on the forum to shoot your mouth off about it...

 

[want2xplore]

I give up. What's going on this weekend?

This weekend is Amateur (ham) Radio Field Day. Hiram Percy Maxim, in addition to having invented the first practical firearms silencer (and, by extension, the modern automobile muffler which is based on the same principles), is also the father of Amateur Radio.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiram_Percy_Maxim

 

[Purron]

This weekend is Amateur (ham) Radio Field Day. Hiram Percy Maxim, in addition to having invented the first practical firearms silencer (and, by extension, the modern automobile muffler which is based on the same principles), is also the father of Amateur Radio.

Hiram Percy Maxim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Should have known. DH is a ham radio guy.

 

[Alan]

It is fascinating to watch it work through a series of questions and get it right well before you expect it to. It got Sir Donald Bradman in 15. It got Brian Clough in 14 even though I said he was associated with Football as I know it will sometimes ask if a person is associated with Soccer. Obviously links "English" & "Football" with "Soccer" as opposed to American Football.

 

[TromboneAl]

The Akinator is doing a lousy job of guessing "TromboneAl." It's currently asking "Have you ever fallen in love with your character?" I'll say "no."

Now it's asking "Can you feel your character?" which seems a little personal.

OK, now it got me:

 

[Nords]

18 questions (including monkeys, dogs, & foxes) to guess some animal called "Rigby".

Then it asked whether it could be seen on Nickelodeon... and shortly after that wondered if it could spin and had a short temper.

24 questions to guess Taz, but over 8000 others have already taken it through the same Q&A.

 

[bbbamI]

Foghorn Leghorn. First guess. 17 questions.

I say, son, I said I say, that's amazing

I tried to freak it out with Flipper and Fred Flintstone, but it got the right answer under 20 questions.

 

[Purron]

I tried to freak it out with Flipper and Fred Flintstone, but it got the right answer under 20 questions.

Got Bambi in 15 questions

 

[freebird5825]

John Lennon in 13 questions.

 

[steelyman]

It took it 18 questions to nail Sam Spade on the first guess.

 

[bbbamI]

Got Bambi in 15 questions

Kewl!

I got Felix the Cat in 14 questions.

What tickles me so much is a pic is shown when an answer is given. DH was taking a turn on that site....I didn't know who/what he had in mind until a pic of Arnold Ziffel showed up.