Easy as one-two-three... but winning is more complicated What are your odds of winning rock-paper-scissors? Simple - one in three. At least, that's what chance predicts. But people do not play ...

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 ...

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Most people think that rock-paper-scissors is a truly random game. All you can do is throw out whatever sign comes to mind and hope for the best. Not so fast. Humans are notoriously bad at behaving ...