From: "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" Date: 2007-10-31T09:27:23+09:00 Subject: Re: scissors_papers_stone John Joyce wrote: > > On Oct 29, 2007, at 7:53 PM, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote: > >> James Edward Gray II wrote: >>> On Oct 29, 2007, at 6:06 AM, Scissors Paper wrote: >>>> making a game for uni in ruby for the first time, called scissors >>>> papers >>>> stone and wanted to know if you can find out what method your oppenents >>>> are using before they use and and counter them. >>> This was a Ruby Quiz some time ago: >>> http://www.rubyquiz.com/quiz16.html >>> James Edward Gray II >> >> Hmmm ... reminds me of the old Claude Shannon penny matching machine. >> Isn't rock/paper/scissors the base-three equivalent of that? Anyhow, >> if you can find the Shannon paper, it will give you some clues on how >> to do rock/paper/scissors against a human opponent. >> > Oh but it is so much more than a number game. > It is about timing and has the x-factor of personality like in Poker. > Doesn't make a good computer game. > As "janken" in Japan it is frequently used to settle minor disputes and > make decisions by people of all ages. > Yet, I've never seen a video game version of it in Japan... > > There's a similar Italian game (I've forgotten the name) that involves one, two or three fingers. That one I'm pretty sure is in "The Compleat Strategist".