natural language coding: performance objective
Given … ( preparation )
- Three decks of alphabet cards, each deck consisting of twenty six index cards with letters of the alphabet, one per card.
- One deck for each of two players, with the cards of one deck spread face-up in front of Player 1 and a second deck spread face-up in front of Player 2.
- The third deck shuffled and, from it, one card dealt face-down to Player 1 and another card dealt face-down to Player 2 and the remainder of cards in this deck set aside, face-down.
The participant will … ( performance )
Play the Mystery Letter game with one other player [Target of achievement] to infer a strategy for winning by being first to discover the face-down mystery letter of the other player [Degree of achievement].
By … ( procedure )
Taking turns asking “is your mystery letter in [any word of agreed length]” and sorting as follows.
- If yes, then turn face-down all letters in your deck of alphabet cards except for the letters in the asked word.
- If not, then turn face-down all letters in your deck of alphabet cards that are in the asked word.
Example: Is your letter in LIFE?
- If yes, turn face-down all letters except L I F and E.
- If not, turn face-down the L I F and E cards.
