RPS

[1eyedjack]

I see that Rock, Paper, Scissors world championship has just been decided in Las Vegas. Well done to the lucky winner of $50K. Wonder if there is any chance of getting this on viewgraph next year.

[Gerben42]

Actually there is the same contest for computer programs also. I wonder how they compare to human players.

 

Sadly there is more media attention for RoShamBo than for the world championships in bridge...

[mike777]

I see that Rock, Paper, Scissors world championship has just been decided in Las Vegas. Well done to the lucky winner of $50K. Wonder if there is any chance of getting this on viewgraph next year.

Vugraph, this is not on ESPN, tv?

[Rain]

I've always felt there is skill involved in this.

 

You will see that you can win little kids most of the time. So I've won when I was younger, in the school play area. You need to seize up your opponent fast, and decide what he's likely to do.

 

Of course, if both are evenly matched, then it is luck. =P

[Gerben42]

Of course, if both are evenly matched, then it is luck. =P

 

But that's the same for Bridge too. And any other kind of competition. RoShamBo gets interesting when you do it a lot of times after another.

[Guest Jlall]

There is certainly skill if both players are trying to exploit the other player, the best player will win. However, a randomization strategy can easily be introduced if you think the other player is better than you which would then make it completely 50/50 barring some read on the body language before the shoot.

 

I have lost 1k playing roshambo though, certainly you can get outplayed if not randomizing.

[scoob]

compliments of www.worldrps.com

The use of Gambits in competitive RPS has been one of the greatest and most enduring breakthroughs in RPS strategy. Selecting throws in advance helps prevent unconscious patterns from forming and can sometimes reduce the subconscious signals that give away the next throw, often called “tells”. Gambits are the focal point of beginner strategy and form the basis of many advanced strategies.

 

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