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

For as long as I can remember we've always played "20 Questions" in my family so when I saw this whilst looking for a present for my parents I just had to get it. My mum was somewhat skeptical about it at first and was convinced it was never going to guess what she was thinking about but was amazed when it got it spot on. Even my dad, who was never particuarly a fan of "20 Questions" (mainly because he was never any good at it!) found it amazing, possibly because of its gadgety nature.I've nicknamed it "Columbo" because it doesn't always look like it's asking anything relevant to what you're thinking about and you start to wonder if it has the faintest idea at all but it very rarely gets it wrong at the end! OK, so it has its limits and it is prone to a slight American bias (e.g. guesses a cup of coffee but wouldn't know what a cup of tea was!) but you've got to be fair with it as it's never going to know everything. Considering it's essentially just a plastic ball with a few electronic bits inside I still find it pretty amazing and I'm considerably older than the manufacturer's recommended age group! :)

This was purchased as a gift, the recipient was very happy.

I bought one of these little gizmos on a whim just before a recent holiday - it captivated our group and hardly an hour passed between someone grabbing it, saying, "I wonder if it can guess..."My feeling is that the questions should be taken in the manner they're intended. If you are absolutely strict, then "Would you find this in a classroom?" could be just about anything - Aarkvarks and Zeppelins (maybe pictures & models respectively); if you read that one as "Are you likely to find this in a classroom?" then it would be "No".So, given a reasonable attitude, it really is quite good at guessing. If it's wide of the mark after 20 questions, it goes on for a further 5 before guessing again.Mine started losing pixels randomly from the display, which I found alarming. But a set of fresh batteries soon sorted that out and it's quite happy once more.Really quite fun, not sure how many rough knocks it would survive but it's still going after a busy holiday!

Rubbish could not see screen. Has lines across it. Unhappy with this purchase. Delivery good

This little toy, about the size of a small apple, is completely addictive. It is recommended for ages "8 and up": I exceed that by over 30 years and I can't put it down.No, it doesn't get it right every time (I was thinking of "camera" and it guessed "nose", bizarrely..)but the truly remarkable thing is just how often it DOES get it right after asking apparently irrelevant questions. I reckon it outwits you 3 times out of 5 but, hey, it's just so damn clever even when it's wrong..I agree totally that it is great for children but anyone under 8 might have difficulty answering some of the questions. "Do you bring it with you?" is the weirdest question as even I'm not sure what it is trying to discover with that enquiry.It's handy, cheap, engrossing and baffling. Highly recommended.I'm off to have another go. Will it guess "skipping rope", I wonder?(Two minutes later). Yes it did. Awesome. Totally awesome.

I was once at a friend's house and both familys were playing 20Q with the other family's console. I thought it was genius, so I purchased a silver one. I played with it a lot at the beginning, though, it doesn't keep you entertained for hours. It's good, but it doesn't keep you entertained for long.

I brought this product entilrely on impluse as i was intrigued that if it could do everything it claimed then it indeed would be facinating and fun to play.It has one big problem though...it doesn't guess what you are thinking even on the simplest things.I'll give you two examples: Try thinking of a baby, which we are as we are having one in Feb, answer all it's questions and what did it come up with ..an antelope.. of all things.So it thought ..try something easier.I think of a Cow again answer all it's questions and what is it's best shot... a Goat.After this you lose faith and it becomes a pointless waste of time.I would not recommend it, it was too good to be true as i originally thought.

Having missed the postal delivery, prior to starting my saturday 'chores' I went to the post office to collect my Amazon goods.It was my 20Q and as for my saturday schedule - that flew right out of the window.This little plastic ball of electronics has occupied me constantly for 2 hours.I have no idea how it fathoms it's answers out from the questions it asks - but it does.I did manage to fox it with circular saw but it sort of got close by guessing a katana.And how the hell it worked out electric guitar totally beats me!All in all this is a toy which will keep you amused just trying to beat it. You'll not learn anything but that's not the point. This is purely for enjoyment.And it's worth every penny!Treat yourself - it's less fattening than an easter egg as well