# Botticelli -- Round 5 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 19, 2007, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-5/396587 "2007-03-19T17:15:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-5/396587/1 "2007-03-19T17:15:04Z")
Here are the rules as **Zeldar** posted: [QUOTE=Zeldar] Since [Boticelli, Part II](http://208.100.26.199/sdmb/showthread.php?t=412289) appears to be in a wait sytate at the moment, and since it has reached its seventh page of posts, now may be a good time to start a fresh thread. [Wanna play Botticelli?](http://208.100.26.199/sdmb/showthread.php?t=412154) was started Tuesday morning with one variation to the rules explained in the Wikipedia article [Botticelli (game)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botticelli_(game)) – which you should read if the game is unfamiliar to you. Our variation was to use TWO initials instead of the ONE mentioned in the article. In this iteration of the Wikipedia rules, we’ll try to follow these variations until they cause us problems we can’t solve: 1. Please label your Guess as either IQ (Indirect Question) or DQ (Direct Question) so that the Chooser (the Doper who has selected the name all others are trying to guess) can know the type of answer to be given to that guess. 2. The Chooser has these options for answers, depending on whether the Question is Indirect or Direct: 2-I1): If the Chooser knows someone for whom the Guesser’s initials apply – _whether or not those initials might apply to the Chooser’s chosen Identity_ – the Chooser may answer: “No, I am not \” and that particular Guesser remains in Indirect Mode. 2-I2): If the Chooser cannot identify someone – (_including the Chooser’s chosen Identity_) – with the attributes provided by the Guesser, the Chooser may answer “No, and I don’t know who you mean.” which allows that particular Guesser ONE Direct Question. The Guesser should quote the Chooser’s response and label the Direct Question as such, so the Chooser will know the options available for the follow-up question. 2-I3): If the Guesser’s criteria match with the Chooser’s Identity – _AND the Chooser is unable to name someone else with those same initials who also matches the criteria_ – The Chooser **must** answer “Yes, I am \” thereby giving that Guesser a win of the game. 2-D): Legitimate answers are “Yes,” “No,” and “I don’t know.” Additional details are permissible but not required. Chooser gives extra information at his/her own risk. The “I don’t know” response allows that Guesser an additional DQ. Again, the Guesser should quote Chooser’s response and label the follow-up as DQ. 1. Whether in response to an IQ or a DQ (in both types of Guesses this will be legal for the Guesser) if the Guess is “Are you \?” (as opposed to someone with defined characteristics) the Chooser’s answers must be either “Yes” or “No” and, if “Yes” then the Guesser wins the game. 2. The Chosen Identity – in this particular thread – must be an actual person, dead or alive, but someone who has actually lived. 3. The Indirect Question(s) may refer to real or fictional people, characters or personages in fictional works, but must be Proper Names. Example: if the Chooser’s Identity’s initials are RS, then “rolling stone” or “red snake” or “rotting spinach” would not be legal entities to which Guesser’s attributes apply. 4. Both Guesser and Chooser should quote the post to which he or she is responding. This should avoid much confusion! [/quote] Game on! **I’m BR.** ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-5/396587/2 "2007-03-19T17:19:37Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.] Game on! **I’m BR.** [/QUOTE] Were you able to participate convincingly in America’s Pastime? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-5/396587/3 "2007-03-19T17:22:06Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] Were you able to participate convincingly in America’s Pastime? [/QUOTE] No, I’m not Brian Rogers. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-5/396587/4 "2007-03-19T17:24:30Z")
BR IQ: are you noted for pointing into the stands? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-5/396587/5 "2007-03-19T17:30:05Z")
IQ: Are you a hip-hop artist who was given his stage name by Chuck D? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-5/396587/6 "2007-03-19T17:37:17Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] BR IQ: are you noted for pointing into the stands? [/QUOTE] No, and I don’t know who you mean. > [@Enginerd](#): > > IQ: Are you a hip-hop artist who was given his stage name by Chuck D? No, and I don’t know who you mean. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-5/396587/7 "2007-03-19T17:38:03Z")
Busta Rhymes DQ: Are you alive? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-5/396587/8 "2007-03-19T17:39:48Z")
[QUOTE=Enginerd] DQ: Are you alive? [/QUOTE] Yes. BR [ul][li]Is alive[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-5/396587/9 "2007-03-19T17:40:45Z")
IQ (utilizing the proper noun rule): Are you a southern California punk band with an exceptional vocabulary? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-5/396587/10 "2007-03-19T17:41:45Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.] No, and I don’t know who you mean. [/QUOTE] This reference to Babe Ruth was after you named somebody else for the America’s Pastime thing. I couldn’t just let Babe Ruth alone. DQ: are you male? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-5/396587/11 "2007-03-19T17:44:56Z")
[QUOTE=Enginerd] IQ (utilizing the proper noun rule): Are you a southern California punk band with an exceptional vocabulary? [/QUOTE] No, I’m not Bad Religion. > [@Zeldar](#): > > DQ: are you male? Yes. BR [ul][li]Is alive[/li][li]Is male[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-5/396587/12 "2007-03-19T17:45:16Z")
IQ: Did you make a comeback in a recent movie? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-5/396587/13 "2007-03-19T17:47:11Z")
[QUOTE=panamajack] IQ: Did you make a comeback in a recent movie? [/QUOTE] No, I’m not Burt Reynolds. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-5/396587/14 "2007-03-19T17:49:47Z")
BR IQ: did you gain significant publicity from battling a person of the opposite gender in a sporting event? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-5/396587/15 "2007-03-19T17:54:07Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] BR IQ: did you gain significant publicity from battling a person of the opposite gender in a sporting event? [/QUOTE] No, I’m not Bobby Riggs. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-5/396587/16 "2007-03-19T17:56:54Z")
BR IQ: are you governor of a Southern US state? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-5/396587/17 "2007-03-19T17:57:59Z")
BR IQ: might you be considered the “baddest ass” on a set of drums? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-5/396587/18 "2007-03-19T18:00:53Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] BR IQ: are you governor of a Southern US state? IQ: might you be considered the “baddest ass” on a set of drums? [/QUOTE] No, I’m not Bob Riley. No, I’m not Buddy Rich. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-5/396587/19 "2007-03-19T18:01:51Z")
IQ: Are you a prolific song parodist? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-5/396587/20 "2007-03-19T18:05:19Z")
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