I agree totally that it is great for children but anyone under 8 might have difficulty answering some of the questions.

In Polish version there were three 3-player teams: mathematicians, journalists and mixed team from Łódź. In addition, each contestant had a computerized scribble pad that showed the audience the answers they thought the answer could be. Amazes us at how it gets it right, quite often straight out of the blue, after asking it's questions. Radica manufactures, markets and distributes the full range of the electronic handheld pocket and tabletop 20Qs.

Even my dad, who was never particuarly a fan of "20 Questions" (mainly because he was never any good at it! INCLUDES: 300 Cards, Game Board, Clue Board, 6 Playing Pieces, 20 Purple Chips, 5 Blue Chips, Instructions. FAMILIAR NAMES, LOCATIONS AND ITEMS: All mystery topics are familiar and well-known people, places and things, supported by witty and clever clues to help players identify the mystery topic correctly.

The algorithms and the neural network of the classic english game (Animal, Vegetable, Mineral) was created in 1988 by Robin Burgener .

In February of 2004, Charles Harold of The New York Times had this to say about the pocket version licensed by Radica Games: "If you're like me, you may feel a bit unnerved when a children's toy appears to read your mind, but . The idea of the game, think of anything, and that literally means anything, from your next door neighbour to a tub of lard, then answer the questions the 20Q throws at you as honestly and accurately as you can.

In the 1940s, the game became a popular radio panel quiz show, Twenty Questions, first broadcast at 8 pm, Saturday, February 2, 1946, on the Mutual Broadcasting System from New York's Longacre Theatre on West 48th Street.The 20Q artificial intelligence is different from less flexible, and extremely large, expert systems. The simple answer is that the handheld game 20Q was created from the artificial intelligence that lives at http://20Q. It was hosted by Gearóid Ó Tighearnaigh, written by Dick O'Donovan and produced by Bill O'Donovan (occasional panelist) and included Dominic O’Riordan, Tony Ó Dálaigh, Seán Ó Murchú and Máire Noone on the panel. He proceeded to teach it twenty questions about the object "cat," then handed the program (on floppy disk) to friends and encouraged them to play, recording their play sessions as it went. We will be here on Sundays during those times, but we don’t have carriers picking up the packages until Monday evening.