In this article, I'm going to tackle a children's game that's extraordinarily complicated, with many variations, and the programming task is going to be quite tricky. Just kidding! Rock Paper Scissors ...

A game designer has revealed his strategy for triumphing over an opponent in a game of rock, paper, scissors. New Yorker Nick Metzler, or @nickmetzler1 on TikTok, recently took to the popular social ...

It's a game that's used to settle debates around the world. But when it comes to 'rock, paper, scissors', what is the best ...

This article originally appeared on MIT Press Reader. This is an excerpt from veteran game designer Greg Costikyan’s book “Uncertainty in Games.” Unless you have lived in a Skinner box from an early ...

On Jan. 7, 2024, @NickMetzler1 posted a video titled “Win every time at rock paper scissors,” with the caption “Win rock paper scissors with this tip that works 40% of the time, all the time.” In the ...

Rock-Paper-Scissors works great for deciding who has to take out the garbage. But have you ever noticed what happens when, instead of playing best of three, you just let the game continue round after ...

RPS never lies,” says Master Pete Lovering, the reigning World Rock Paper Scissors champion. In the epic 2002 final, Master Pete won $1,200 by throwing “the rock heard ’round the world.” As he ...

How an ancient hand game traveled from east to west and became an unbiased way to decide everything. Plus: Can you actually hack a match? Think back to the last time you and a friend had to settle ...

Take a trip to Paris in this fun clip from Rock Paper Scissors, an animated series starring Ron Funches (Rock), Tom Lennon (Paper), and Scissors (Carlos Alazraqui). The clip comes from an upcoming ...