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 ...

In the game Rock, Paper, Scissors, two opponents randomly toss out hand gestures, and each one wins, loses or draws with equal probability. It's supposed to be a game of pure luck, not skill — and ...

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 ...