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 ...

In competitive scenarios where unpredictability is advantageous, this innate tendency to rely on history can be a significant liability ...

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 ...

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 surprising look at who truly wins rock paper scissors.

Helldivers 2 has had one heck of a time since it was released on Feb. 8, and it’s easy to see why: The third-person shooter is both hilarious and explosively fun. It’s also filled with little moments ...

The Xbox 360 has Idolm@ster, but the Playstation 3 has All Star Yakyuken Battle from Gebet. It looks like any standard Blu Ray idol video, but it’s partially a game. You can select an idol and play a ...

For most of us, rock-paper-scissors is just a game. But scientists see it differently — and thanks to a new study, they think they've figured out how you can win more consistently. But first, you'll ...