A history of Rock papier scissors game theory
A history of Rock papier scissors game theory
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Timeline reading "All ties" from the far left until "Invention of scissors, -3000". Then it's reading "Rock advantage" until a second marker called "Invention of paper, -179". The final description from there to the far right reads "Balanced".
For a more exiting game of rock/paper/scissors, play for 5 points, each win 1 point, except if you win with rock, thats give you 2 points.
44ReplyThat actually sounds fun! I first thought it's a joke but it sounds like meta strategy.
Actually it's just strategy but meta makes it sound cooler so meta strategy it is.
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Now do Snakes and Ladders
28ReplyA game about being bitten by snakes no matter what until roughly 10.000 years ago
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Need to add the nuke in 1945AD. Strong nuke advantage
23ReplyF tier, unused in meta since launch.
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Banger post
15ReplyFor obvious reasons, the scissors weren't added until the discovery of metal in the Iron Age.
14ReplyGood ol' rock.
14ReplyNothing beats rock!
6ReplyExcept paper
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Imagine it being called "Rock paper scissors" before the latter two having been invented.
11ReplyWe should start playing Rock, Paper, Scissors, Blaartuu, in anticipation of the invention of Blaartuu.
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What did they cover their rocks with before paper?
10ReplyLeaf
14ReplyA rock would kick paper's ass, I don't care what they say.
6ReplyCow dung, probably
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@emidio I choked on my saliva reading this.
7ReplySorry, shall I make another meme for you to spit it out?
25ReplyMemes are for swallowers!
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Pretty sure paper was invented a bit earlier?
6ReplyYou may be thinking of other media for writing like papyrus or animal hides
10ReplyIndeed the mainstream media before was papyrus which is a bit different than paper. There was also an interesting thing where they cut bamboos to make some planks which where stringed together. They would write on the inside of the planks
5ReplyPaper was invented in China by Cai Lun who died in 121 CE. It's definitely a lot older than 179 years ago.
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Lizard is between rock and scissors. Spock is born 127 years in je future in the 129th anniversary of the January 6th Capitol Riot coup attempt.
6ReplyInvention of shotgun ~1500s
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Pay to win power creep
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