Radica 20Q Artificial Intelligence Game - Colors may vary since the item may come in 3 different colors

by Radica

Product 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

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.4 x 6 x 8.8 inches ; 5.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001NE2AK
• Item model number: I4012
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 years and up
• Batteries: 2 AAA batteries required. (included)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,709 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #19 in Toys & Games > Electronics for Kids > Handheld Games
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (280 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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

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366 of 372 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No Question - It's a Winner, September 22, 2004

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C. T. Mikesell (near Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Radica 20Q Artificial Intelligence Game - Colors may vary since the item may come in 3 different colors (Toy)

Radica's 20Q is among the most amazing and enjoyable gadgets I've come across in quite a while. A handheld version of the website 20q.net (try q.20q.net if you have trouble getting online), this little doodad will ask you 20 questions to narrow down what you're thinking of (if its first guess is wrong it will ask another five questions and take a final stab at it). You can answer yes, no, sometimes, or unknown, and it pays to go with your first reaction to the question (Can it be used for recreation? No ... well I guess somebody could, but not usually and they really oughtn't ... so is that sometimes or unknown? Hmmmm). Its success rate is astounding. It's not hard to baffle it if you pick something totally obscure, but I've found it's more fun to lose to the machine than to win. Among the disparate things it's beat me on are: birthday cake, pirate, badger, oven, buffalo, carrot, fan, lion, key and flashlight.

I gave several as gifts before I picked up one for myself (you can only play with one in the store for so long before the clerks start glaring at you), and I expect Santa will be giving away a few this December. My 4-year-old son enjoys playing with 20Q, too - I read off the questions and help him think through the answers (he knew a lion was dangerous right off, we had to discuss whether they're brown or yellow).

My only complaint is that the animated "trash talking" gets old fast and there's no way to turn it off. The many pros of 20Q, however, far outweigh this minor con. The small buttons might be a problem for some people. You can control how fast the text scrolls across the screen (your only defense against the trash talking is to make it go by faster). Colors I've seen it available in are dark blue, red and orange; the plastic is transparent, so you can see the electronic brain inside (not that there are any flashing lights or electrical arcs to make it interesting).

If you're looking for a great gift for yourself or someone else, you can't go wrong with 20Q.

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Addicting and AMAZING! A PEOPLE MAGNET!, August 15, 2004

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HollyLooya! "JOHN 10:10" (Illinois) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Radica 20Q Artificial Intelligence Game - Colors may vary since the item may come in 3 different colors (Toy)

This is quite possibly the best $10 I have ever spent ($10 at Target, so buy it there!) I bought it on a whim and lost myself in it for hours. I then showed it to a bunch of teenagers at my church and they shrieked with delight at its ability to discern what you're thinking. My son and I chose "parachute," "fart," "Frisbee," "telephone pole," "chainsaw" and "bellybutton," to name just a few, and it guessed each one. WILD! It's actually no mind reader -- it merely uses the process of elimination to determine what word you've chosen -- but nevertheless, it's so cool and so fun. Its database is HUGE, so go ahead and try -- just TRY -- to stump it! The only time it goes wrong is when it asks you questions that don't help it out enough. For example, when we chose "soldier," it guessed "pirate" and "monster." LOL! ONE SUGGESTION, Radica: I tried to make 20 Q guess ITSELF, ("Is it ME?") but the closest it got was a GameBoy and a Rubic's Cube. So, Radica, I suggest when you manufacture your next batch, you include the toy itself (20Q) as a solution! I LOVE THIS TOY! I will take it to school (I'm a teacher) and use it as a time filler. It is tooo funny. BUY IT BUY IT BUY IT!

94 of 111 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great to have on hand at parties, works like a charm!, December 8, 2004

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K. Corn "reviewer" (midwest, United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Radica 20Q Artificial Intelligence Game - Colors may vary since the item may come in 3 different colors (Toy)

We take this to nearly every party we attend, figuring it'll liven things up, if needed...and ti works like a charm everytime, sparking conversations and amazed laughter.
Lets face it - some parties rock, others are just plain dull. People click or they don't, the food is so-so...and you stand there, wondering WHEN you can poiitely leave. But with this toy, you have an automatic conversation starter and there are few people who don't want to try and stump it (most won't succeed). Lat time we used it at a rather staid gathering and before long, people were chattering away, hovering around this gizmo, offering suggestions, "Try this word"...etc.
Kids, of course, love it too...when they get a chance at it.