Guess Shoe

Task types:

Solo

Filmed

Mental

Social

Objective

Single brief

Adapted

Mastertasks:

Guess Shoe

Mastertask notes:

In this version of the task, there is no rule requiring that all of the other shoes should be out of sight when the correct shoe is presented.

Locations:

Stormester House (Season 8 - )

Task briefs

The task brief is presented on a plinth in the basement. The briefs for the task are as follows:

To Puk:

Present Mark with the shoe he’s thinking about.

Ask only ‘yes’/’no’ questions, and say ‘How crazy!’ after every answer.

Fewest asked questions wins.

Your time starts now.

To Carsten:

Present Mark with the shoe he’s thinking about.

Ask only ‘yes’/’no’ questions, and say ‘Well, well, that’s what I thought!’ after every answer.

Fewest asked questions wins.

Your time starts now.

To Natasha:

Present Mark with the shoe he’s thinking about.

Ask only ‘yes’/’no’ questions, and say ‘No way!’ after every answer.

Fewest asked questions wins.

Your time starts now.

To Tobias:

Present Mark with the shoe he’s thinking about.

Ask only ‘yes’/’no’ questions, and say ‘Okay, just one more thing!’ after every answer.

Fewest asked questions wins.

Your time starts now.

To Mathias:

Present Mark with the shoe he’s thinking about.

Ask only ‘yes’/’no’ questions, and laugh with more and more enthusiasm after every answer.

Fewest asked questions wins.

Your time starts now.

Task notes

Arranged all around the basement, there are many pairs of shoes, in various styles.
The shoe Mark is thinking of is the right shoe of a pair of navy flats, with laces along the sides and a white bow on the toe, which are on display in one of the windows.