Scientists find a winning strategy for rock-paper-scissors (arstechnica.com) 3 points by efficientarch 12y ago ↗ HN
[–] _xhok 12y ago ↗ > This should work unless your opponent has read this articleNot even that. This won't work if you're playing someone who's consciously trying to play mind games.(Usually the actual mind-games played are meaningless, but they alter the kind of instinctive psychology that underlies this strategy.)
[–] dwd 12y ago ↗ You can always over think it..."The battle of wits has begun. It ends when you decide and we both drink, and find out who is right...and who is dead."
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[ 7.1 ms ] story [ 23.8 ms ] threadNot even that. This won't work if you're playing someone who's consciously trying to play mind games.
(Usually the actual mind-games played are meaningless, but they alter the kind of instinctive psychology that underlies this strategy.)
"The battle of wits has begun. It ends when you decide and we both drink, and find out who is right...and who is dead."