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Post Post #75 (ISO) » Sun Jun 19, 2022 8:04 pm

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  1. Is it an easy rule?
    No

  2. How much is that doggie in the window?
    No

  3. Do you like pizza?
    Yes

  4. Do you like coffee?
    Yes

  5. Are you like coffee?
    Yes

  6. Like?
    No

  7. Do you drink coffee?
    No

  8. Does 1 + 1 = 2?
    No

  9. Do you like good coffee?
    No

  10. Do I look fat?
    Yes

  11. What?
    No

  12. Do you eat pizza?
    No

  13. Do you like orange coffee?
    No

  14. Are you like me?
    Yes

  15. Do you really like coffee?
    No

  16. Want some lava soup?
    Yes

  17. Shall we play a game?
    Yes
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Post Post #76 (ISO) » Mon Jun 20, 2022 1:26 am

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Would you like coffee?
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Post Post #77 (ISO) » Mon Jun 20, 2022 5:53 am

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  1. Is it an easy rule?
    No

  2. How much is that doggie in the window?
    No

  3. Do you like pizza?
    Yes

  4. Do you like coffee?
    Yes

  5. Are you like coffee?
    Yes

  6. Like?
    No

  7. Do you drink coffee?
    No

  8. Does 1 + 1 = 2?
    No

  9. Do you like good coffee?
    No

  10. Do I look fat?
    Yes

  11. What?
    No

  12. Do you eat pizza?
    No

  13. Do you like orange coffee?
    No

  14. Are you like me?
    Yes

  15. Do you really like coffee?
    No

  16. Want some lava soup?
    Yes

  17. Shall we play a game?
    Yes

  18. Would you like coffee?
    Yes
It's always the same. When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die. You don't know whose children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they're always going to have to do from the very beginning... SIT DOWN AND TALK!
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Post Post #78 (ISO) » Mon Jun 20, 2022 8:57 am

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Would you like pizza?
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Post Post #79 (ISO) » Mon Jun 20, 2022 10:56 am

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Rule guess: if (# of words with any L in them) + 3 = # of words in the sentence: yes. Otherwise, no.
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Post Post #80 (ISO) » Mon Jun 20, 2022 5:02 pm

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In post 79, Farren wrote:Rule guess: if (# of words with any L in them) + 3 = # of words in the sentence: yes. Otherwise, no.
Incorrect, there is already a question that serves as a counterexample:
Do you really like coffee?
No
@StrangerCoug, should I still provide a new statement as a counterexample, or is this sufficient?
  1. Is it an easy rule?
    No

  2. How much is that doggie in the window?
    No

  3. Do you like pizza?
    Yes

  4. Do you like coffee?
    Yes

  5. Are you like coffee?
    Yes

  6. Like?
    No

  7. Do you drink coffee?
    No

  8. Does 1 + 1 = 2?
    No

  9. Do you like good coffee?
    No

  10. Do I look fat?
    Yes

  11. What?
    No

  12. Do you eat pizza?
    No

  13. Do you like orange coffee?
    No

  14. Are you like me?
    Yes

  15. Do you really like coffee?
    No

  16. Want some lava soup?
    Yes

  17. Shall we play a game?
    Yes

  18. Would you like coffee?
    Yes

  19. Would you like pizza?
    Yes
It's always the same. When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die. You don't know whose children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they're always going to have to do from the very beginning... SIT DOWN AND TALK!
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Post Post #81 (ISO) » Mon Jun 20, 2022 5:22 pm

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I'd argue no - that's on me for not realizing it. But not my call.
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Post Post #82 (ISO) » Tue Jun 21, 2022 5:25 am

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In post 80, Something_Smart wrote:@StrangerCoug, should I still provide a new statement as a counterexample, or is this sufficient?
Officially, you're supposed to, but when I was the Oracle in past games I didn't if I was already aware of a counterexample.
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Post Post #83 (ISO) » Tue Jun 21, 2022 5:26 am

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Would you like to explain why my computer is on fire?
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Post Post #84 (ISO) » Tue Jun 21, 2022 6:15 am

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  1. Is it an easy rule?
    No

  2. How much is that doggie in the window?
    No

  3. Do you like pizza?
    Yes

  4. Do you like coffee?
    Yes

  5. Are you like coffee?
    Yes

  6. Like?
    No

  7. Do you drink coffee?
    No

  8. Does 1 + 1 = 2?
    No

  9. Do you like good coffee?
    No

  10. Do I look fat?
    Yes

  11. What?
    No

  12. Do you eat pizza?
    No

  13. Do you like orange coffee?
    No

  14. Are you like me?
    Yes

  15. Do you really like coffee?
    No

  16. Want some lava soup?
    Yes

  17. Shall we play a game?
    Yes

  18. Would you like coffee?
    Yes

  19. Would you like pizza?
    Yes

  20. Would you like to explain why my computer is on fire?
    No
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Post Post #85 (ISO) » Tue Jun 21, 2022 7:31 am

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Want some good soup?
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Post Post #86 (ISO) » Tue Jun 21, 2022 8:07 am

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Does StrangerCoug look fat?
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Post Post #87 (ISO) » Tue Jun 21, 2022 3:50 pm

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Spoiler: So far, these have gotten a yes
Do you like pizza?
Do you like coffee?
Are you like coffee?
Do I look fat?
Are you like me?
Want some lava soup?
Shall we play a game?
Would you like coffee?
Would you like pizza?

Spoiler: So far, these have gotten a no
Is it an easy rule?
How much is that doggie in the window?
Like?
Do you drink coffee?
Does 1 + 1 = 2?
Do you like good coffee?
What?
Do you eat pizza?
Do you like orange coffee?
Do you really like coffee?
Would you like to explain why my computer is on fire?

So almost half and half so far. The only thing I've gathered is that adding a word to a question that's gotten a yes has so far gotten a no, whereas changing a word may or may not affect the response.
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Post Post #88 (ISO) » Tue Jun 21, 2022 4:02 pm

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Farren might be on to something with the letter L, but the rule can't be the second-to-last word starting with an L because of questions 15 and 17.
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Post Post #89 (ISO) » Tue Jun 21, 2022 4:04 pm

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I'll take a swing at it:

There are three more words in the question than there are L's = yes
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Post Post #90 (ISO) » Tue Jun 21, 2022 4:19 pm

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Actually, that can't be it because of 18 and 19.
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Post Post #91 (ISO) » Tue Jun 21, 2022 4:28 pm

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I'll take that as a rescinded guess, since you are correct that it is not possible.

(Also, I apologize in advance if this ends up being too hard. It is very difficult to judge how hard a rule will be.)
  1. Is it an easy rule?
    No

  2. How much is that doggie in the window?
    No

  3. Do you like pizza?
    Yes

  4. Do you like coffee?
    Yes

  5. Are you like coffee?
    Yes

  6. Like?
    No

  7. Do you drink coffee?
    No

  8. Does 1 + 1 = 2?
    No

  9. Do you like good coffee?
    No

  10. Do I look fat?
    Yes

  11. What?
    No

  12. Do you eat pizza?
    No

  13. Do you like orange coffee?
    No

  14. Are you like me?
    Yes

  15. Do you really like coffee?
    No

  16. Want some lava soup?
    Yes

  17. Shall we play a game?
    Yes

  18. Would you like coffee?
    Yes

  19. Would you like pizza?
    Yes

  20. Would you like to explain why my computer is on fire?
    No

  21. Want some good soup?
    Yes

  22. Does StrangerCoug look fat?
    Yes
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Post Post #92 (ISO) » Tue Jun 21, 2022 4:48 pm

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Do you enjoy waffles?
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Post Post #93 (ISO) » Tue Jun 21, 2022 4:55 pm

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  1. Is it an easy rule?
    No

  2. How much is that doggie in the window?
    No

  3. Do you like pizza?
    Yes

  4. Do you like coffee?
    Yes

  5. Are you like coffee?
    Yes

  6. Like?
    No

  7. Do you drink coffee?
    No

  8. Does 1 + 1 = 2?
    No

  9. Do you like good coffee?
    No

  10. Do I look fat?
    Yes

  11. What?
    No

  12. Do you eat pizza?
    No

  13. Do you like orange coffee?
    No

  14. Are you like me?
    Yes

  15. Do you really like coffee?
    No

  16. Want some lava soup?
    Yes

  17. Shall we play a game?
    Yes

  18. Would you like coffee?
    Yes

  19. Would you like pizza?
    Yes

  20. Would you like to explain why my computer is on fire?
    No

  21. Want some good soup?
    Yes

  22. Does StrangerCoug look fat?
    Yes

  23. Do you enjoy waffles?
    No
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Post Post #94 (ISO) » Tue Jun 21, 2022 5:06 pm

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24. Am I fat?
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Post Post #95 (ISO) » Tue Jun 21, 2022 5:39 pm

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  1. Is it an easy rule?
    No

  2. How much is that doggie in the window?
    No

  3. Do you like pizza?
    Yes

  4. Do you like coffee?
    Yes

  5. Are you like coffee?
    Yes

  6. Like?
    No

  7. Do you drink coffee?
    No

  8. Does 1 + 1 = 2?
    No

  9. Do you like good coffee?
    No

  10. Do I look fat?
    Yes

  11. What?
    No

  12. Do you eat pizza?
    No

  13. Do you like orange coffee?
    No

  14. Are you like me?
    Yes

  15. Do you really like coffee?
    No

  16. Want some lava soup?
    Yes

  17. Shall we play a game?
    Yes

  18. Would you like coffee?
    Yes

  19. Would you like pizza?
    Yes

  20. Would you like to explain why my computer is on fire?
    No

  21. Want some good soup?
    Yes

  22. Does StrangerCoug look fat?
    Yes

  23. Do you enjoy waffles?
    No

  24. Am I fat?
    Yes
It's always the same. When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die. You don't know whose children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they're always going to have to do from the very beginning... SIT DOWN AND TALK!
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Post Post #96 (ISO) » Tue Jun 21, 2022 5:47 pm

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Rule guess:
If the sentence has at least one word whose letter count equals the number of the words in the sentence, answer yes. Otherwise, answer no.

example: "Is it an easy rule?" - five words, so needs a five-letter word for a yes. None present, so no.
"Do you like pizza?" - four words, so needs a four-letter words for a yes. "like" is four letters, so yes.
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Post Post #97 (ISO) » Tue Jun 21, 2022 5:49 pm

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Correct!

I guess it wasn't too hard, then :P It's hard to tell how close people are to getting it.
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Post Post #98 (ISO) » Tue Jun 21, 2022 6:02 pm

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I have a rule.
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Post Post #99 (ISO) » Tue Jun 21, 2022 7:08 pm

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