Comments on: Optimal Scissors, Paper, Stone Strategy Revealed https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2005/05/07/optimal-scissors-paper-stone-strategy-revealed/ My name is Jesper Juul, and I am a Ludologist [researcher of the design, meaning, culture, and politics of games]. This is my blog on game research and other important things. Mon, 26 Sep 2005 19:31:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Henrik Bennetsen.com » Blog Archive » https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2005/05/07/optimal-scissors-paper-stone-strategy-revealed/comment-page-1/#comment-2233 Mon, 26 Sep 2005 19:31:08 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.dk/ludologist/?p=180#comment-2233 […] en.com/?p=59″ rel=”bookmark” title=”Permanent Link: “> Read Jesper Juul’s comments on the BBC article “Scissors, paper, stone – a strategic game” a while back. This had me […]

]]> By: Christian Kirk Muff https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2005/05/07/optimal-scissors-paper-stone-strategy-revealed/comment-page-1/#comment-1879 Wed, 08 Jun 2005 18:11:46 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.dk/ludologist/?p=180#comment-1879 Nice! A precise update of an arcane game. Will teach my kids immediatly.

]]> By: CFoust https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2005/05/07/optimal-scissors-paper-stone-strategy-revealed/comment-page-1/#comment-1874 Mon, 06 Jun 2005 04:47:51 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.dk/ludologist/?p=180#comment-1874 I much prefer “cockroach, foot, nuclear bomb”.

foot crushes cockroach, nuclear bomb kills foot, cockroach survives nuclear bomb.

]]> By: jesper https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2005/05/07/optimal-scissors-paper-stone-strategy-revealed/comment-page-1/#comment-1873 Mon, 30 May 2005 06:51:20 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.dk/ludologist/?p=180#comment-1873 Interesting point.
I think we need hard data to determine this, but I think it’s considered too unimportant for anybody to do the research!

]]> By: Christian Kirk Muff https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2005/05/07/optimal-scissors-paper-stone-strategy-revealed/comment-page-1/#comment-1872 Sun, 29 May 2005 17:46:58 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.dk/ludologist/?p=180#comment-1872 Without checking the links above: I think that stone is played the least because it is the one where you do nothing (I and everybody I have played against have a closed fist when we count down before showing our hand). I base this on the idea that people like to do something, whatever, when they play. The idea of counting down and then not move a finger when the fight begins is alien and takes discipline. So, a novice would not choose stone.

]]> By: Bart https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2005/05/07/optimal-scissors-paper-stone-strategy-revealed/comment-page-1/#comment-1864 Wed, 25 May 2005 22:19:32 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.dk/ludologist/?p=180#comment-1864 Good ole rock, nothing beats rock!

]]> By: Mads rydahl https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2005/05/07/optimal-scissors-paper-stone-strategy-revealed/comment-page-1/#comment-1819 Wed, 11 May 2005 21:23:22 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.dk/ludologist/?p=180#comment-1819 Students at Bethel University have created a pattern matching Java applet, that uses correlated statistics from thousands of online RPS players to beat the Rock out of you:
http://cas.bethel.edu/dept/math-cs/RPS.html

]]> By: Jonas Heide Smith https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2005/05/07/optimal-scissors-paper-stone-strategy-revealed/comment-page-1/#comment-1814 Sun, 08 May 2005 21:48:48 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.dk/ludologist/?p=180#comment-1814 First time I played SPS with my wife she chose “fire”, a rather illustrative finger simulations of flames. I’m still not sure what to make of that…

]]> By: Peter Thomsen https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2005/05/07/optimal-scissors-paper-stone-strategy-revealed/comment-page-1/#comment-1811 Sun, 08 May 2005 00:03:16 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.dk/ludologist/?p=180#comment-1811 To Jesper all you need to know :

http://www.worldrps.com/

and so much more

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