Where’s Wilson? A Game of Twenty Questions
I call this game Where’s Wilson? It’s a very simple, Twenty Questions-style game. I am thinking of a place somewhere in Lincoln. Your task is to figure out where I am by asking questions. Here are the rules:
- I will only respond to yes/no questions. Be sure your question can be answered with a simple yes or no.
- Each person should only ask one question at a time. If a single person asks more than one question at a time, I will only answer one. (It is fine if several people at a time ask one question each.)
- A guess ("Are you at 27th and A?") counts as a question
- Please number the questions so that it is easy to follow along and see what questions have been asked.
- You have twenty questions to figure out where I am.
Ask away!
The Comments
foxspit November 19, 2006 at 2:36pm
Are you thinking of a public park?
Boomer November 19, 2006 at 3:08pm
2. Are you in a building?
Mr. Wilson November 19, 2006 at 4:17pm
1. No.
2. No.
beerorkid November 19, 2006 at 6:32pm
3. if a train leaving san fransico is traveling....
are you south of O st?
Mr. Wilson November 19, 2006 at 6:40pm
3. No.
Boomer November 19, 2006 at 7:20pm
4. Are you east of 17th Street?
Mr. Wilson November 19, 2006 at 7:34pm
4. No.
Boomer November 19, 2006 at 7:58pm
5. Are you east of 1st Street?
Mr. Wilson November 19, 2006 at 8:02pm
5. Yes.
Boomer November 19, 2006 at 8:08pm
6. If you were to draw a line east to west from the Devaney Center, would you be south of that line?
Mr. Wilson November 19, 2006 at 8:20pm
6. Yes.
Boomer November 19, 2006 at 8:27pm
7. As previously answered, you are not in a building. If you look around, is there a crowd of people around you?
Eric November 19, 2006 at 8:42pm
8. Are you on University property?
beerorkid November 19, 2006 at 9:23pm
can you smell food or beverage?
Mr. Wilson November 19, 2006 at 10:03pm
7. No.
8. No.
9. Yes.
Boomer November 19, 2006 at 10:21pm
10. Are you in the Haymarket?
Mr. Wilson November 20, 2006 at 8:03am
10. Yes.
beerorkid November 20, 2006 at 8:39am
11. is it coffee you are smelling?
Mr. Wilson November 20, 2006 at 8:49am
11. No.
foxspit November 20, 2006 at 10:11am
12. Are you in a restaurant?
Mr. Wilson November 20, 2006 at 10:20am
12. No.
foxspit November 20, 2006 at 10:38am
Oops. Sorry Boomer, I just wasted a question. You had already established that Mr. Wilson was not in a building.
13. Are you east of 7th Street?
Mr. Wilson November 20, 2006 at 10:46am
13. No.
Boomer November 20, 2006 at 11:27am
14. Are you at the Farmer’s Market?
--this is harder than it sounds!
Mr. Wilson November 20, 2006 at 11:33am
14. No.
Better hurry up, gang, you’re running out of questions
Eric November 20, 2006 at 11:45am
15. Are you on or north of P Street?
Mr. Wilson November 20, 2006 at 11:54am
15. Yes.
Eric November 20, 2006 at 12:14pm
1. He’s on or west of 7th Street.
2. He’s in the Haymarket, so he’s east of the train yard.
3. He’s on or north of P Street.
4. He can smell food, so he’s probably south of Q Street.
5. He’s not in a building.
6. He could be at the train depot, but there’s no smell of food there.
7. Fireworks has a strong smell to it.
No, I’m not asking a question. I’m just thinking online.
Christopher November 20, 2006 at 12:21pm
I’m thinkin’ he may be close to Ivanna Cone…
(that is not a question)
foxspit November 20, 2006 at 1:01pm
16. Are at the depot and its surrounding grounds?
Mr. Wilson November 20, 2006 at 1:14pm
16. Yes.
Just four questions remaining!
Boomer November 20, 2006 at 7:29pm
hmmmmmm.....this is tricky.
foxspit November 21, 2006 at 8:12am
Are you at the Haymarket “water tower"/brick mural area just north of the depot?
Mr. Wilson November 21, 2006 at 8:19am
17. No.
foxspit November 21, 2006 at 8:25am
I kind of hate to use up the remaining questions.
18. Perhaps your west of the depot, waiting for Amtrak?
foxspit November 21, 2006 at 8:28am
I hate it when I have typos in my posts, which is almost every time!
Mr. Wilson November 21, 2006 at 8:54am
18. No.
C’mon, gang, you’re close. Soooo close. Two more questions!
foxspit November 21, 2006 at 10:25am
Not a guess, because I want others to play along, but I wonder if Mr. Wilson might be sitting on a sculpture bench outside the depot (the one of a man sitting down). Just thinking out loud.
Anyone else have any ideas before we burn our last two questions?
Eric November 21, 2006 at 11:14am
Q. Anyone else have any ideas before we burn our last two questions?
A. Yes
Down to one
Eric November 21, 2006 at 11:19am
foxspit, I was thinking the same thing… the fat man bench.
Maybe we should ask something like if he’s on a street corner. (Note: not a question)
Christopher November 21, 2006 at 11:59am
Since no one will ask…
19. Are you at the fat man bench in the Haymarket?
Mr. Wilson November 21, 2006 at 12:06pm
19. Yes!
Sheesh, I was wondering if anybody was ever going to actually ask the question. Good job, folks! I have been patiently waiting for you at the infamous fat man bench just outside Lincoln Station in the Haymarket. It’s my favorite place to sit with Robbie and The Missus to enjoy a caramel shake from Ivanna Cone.
Thanks for playing, folks. As always, feedback on this game is appreciated.
foxspit November 21, 2006 at 4:54pm
Great contest. I loved that it involved lots of people and it wasn’t an easy guess.
Boomer November 21, 2006 at 6:10pm
I agree, great contest, it got a lot people involved!