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Radica 20Q Artificial Intelligence Game | 
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| Brand: Radica
Category: Toy
List Price: $12.99
Buy New: $7.19
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Avg. Customer Rating:  266 reviews
Sales Rank: 1059
Format: Cd
Color: Colors May Vary.
ESRB: Rating Pending
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: Yes
Age: 8 - 99 years
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 2.4 x 6 x 8.8
MPN: I6026
Model: I4012
UPC: 745938740122
EAN: 0745938740122
ASIN: B0001NE2AK
Release Date: October 15, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
 | Small spherical game of 20 Questions offers hours of retro fun | | | Old arcade style sound effects and a red light display for its various questions and guesses | | | Answer the ball's questions by pressing buttons for yes, no, sometimes, or don't know | | | Requires two AA batteries (included); note that color may vary | | | Light switch for night or indoor play |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Plenty of hand held electronic games can be fun but it takes a special game to be both entertaining and deeply unsettling. This small spherical game of 20 Questions looks like it rolled right out of 1979 with a retro design, old arcade style sound effects, and a red light display for its various questions and guesses. Game play could not be simpler. Just think of something and then answer the ball's assorted queries by pressing buttons for yes, no, sometimes, or don't know. In our informal test, the ball accurately guessed our selection of giraffe, motorcycle, and sock but came up a little short on buttered toast. Two AA batteries are required and included. --Charlie Williams 
Innovative "Artificial Intelligence" game with an exciting new design. |
Product Description
I can read your mind! To play, think of something, anything, then answer a series of 20 questions. After the last question, your answer will appear. It really works! It's hours of fun as your try to stump 20 Questions. Your friends will watch in amazement as 20 Questions tries to guess what you're thinking. If it guesses within 20 questions, it wins. If not, you win! Can you stump the all-knowing artificial intelligence of 20 Questions? Requires 2 "AA" batteries (included). Colors may vary from item shown.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 261 more reviews...
 Great Stocking Stuffer January 6, 2009
I bought several for stocking stuffers. They were a hit. Everyone tries to outwit this little toy. I bought it to play during road trips, but it's fun anytime.
 Scary! December 17, 2008
My daughter (11) got this at an office Christmas Party - hadn't heard of it before. It is a LOT of fun. We tried a good range of words - cloud, soccer ball, sofa, star, mailbox, snowmobile, many others, even tried the game itself (that was fun). It rarely misses, & it works in a way that you usually are completely surprised by when it will make its guess, which adds a lot to the fun of the game. You shouldn't get carried away & make the object very specific - certain species of fish, for example, but it's more fun to try to come up with common objects/animals & then watch the thing go to work. The educational part I think is watching how deductive reasoning can allow you to solve a problem perhaps. It's fun to try to tell which question allowed the machine to find the answer, & to guess when it is getting close to solving the thing. Also, I think it makes kids more aware of the characteristics of everyday objects & animals. A lot of family fun in a small package!
 Can you beat the computer? Rarely October 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
20Q Artificial Intelligence Game
Much like everyone else at the time, the 20Q craze consumed me. I played with it a few times at the store and eventually decided that it was one of the most enjoyable games I have ever played. The game is so simplistic, you can pick it up and play it without much thought.
The idea of the game is a normal game of 20 questions. You think of an item and the game will ask you 20 questions to try and figure out what you are thinking. If you stump it until that point, you will be asked a few more questions. If the game still guesses incorrectly, you have slain this dragon. It is not easy though. This game will beat you almost every time. Only if you think of something off the wall will you defeat it.
The is quite durable, making it safe for clumsy kids. The design is perfect and can fit right in your hand. Sounds can be turned on and off. The battery life is designed to last for years. The screen, which is a bright red, is very easy to see and read. There are only four answer choices: Yes, No, Sometimes, and Unknown. These are all you need though considering how often you are beaten. The only thing wrong with this game is that there is an improved 20Q Deluxe available. There are also many other theme based 20Q out there. It is whatever you enjoy. This is just a common version for any normal person.
20Q = BIG FUN for under $15.00 March 30, 2008
I skipped all the same descriptions that have already been mentioned over & over.
THE BOTTOM LINE:
This is a real fun game for anyone with a brain...
The batteries last a long, long time (6+ mo)
It's pretty hard to stump, even for smart adults.
Small enuf to take anywhere with you.
Sound can be muted, so as not to disturb others.
It can be played in the dark.
2 negatives:
It will break if dropped too hard.
It's sarcasm gets old after a little while. (Great @ 1st)
Shockingly Smart March 23, 2008
This is a very entertaining gadget. It asks 20 questions which generally differ each time depending on your responses. "Does it get wet?" "Is it a common household item?" "Do you hold it when you use it? From this type of question it has guessed correctly that I was thinking of a window, a towel, a wall, a computer, etc. I'm usually surprised that it can guess correctly given the questions it asks. I got this as a gift from my father. It sat around for a long time before I was bored enough to try it. When I finally did, I liked it so much I bought several as gifts for people at work. Try it -- you'll like it.
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