James_Miller comments on Rationality Quotes March 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: James_Miller 01 March 2012 03:22:58PM 14 points [-]

Had no idea so much strategy was possible in Rock, Paper, Scissors? The rules of the game itself may be simple, but the human mind is not.

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Comment author: Giles 04 March 2012 02:35:08PM 3 points [-]

I saw on TV some kid lose convincingly against a RPS champion when the kid had been given a prepared (random) list of moves to make ahead of time. That can't be explained by strategy - it was either coincidence or it's possible to cheat by seeing which way your opponent's hand is unfolding and change your move at the last moment.

Comment author: James_Miller 04 March 2012 08:50:42PM 6 points [-]

Or the losers were unintentionally signaling their moves beforehand.

Comment author: Desrtopa 04 March 2012 02:45:36PM 5 points [-]

The latter is definitely possible. Back when I was still playing RPS as a kid, I was fairly good at it; enough for somewhere upwards of 70% of my plays to be wins.

You don't want to change your move at the last moment though so much as you want to keep your hand in a plausibly formless configuration you can turn into a move at the last moment. Less likely to be called out for cheating.

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