Both players can choose which move to make (rock, paper, or scissors) using the D-pad or arrow keys. Helldivers 2 has a couple more joint emotes beyond the Rock, Paper, Scissors one.

The "right" button of the d-pad throws scissors. As soon as the "rock-paper-scissors" gesture is selected, immediately press one of these buttons to choose your outcome.

With only rock, paper, or scissors to choose from, you'd be forgiven for thinking that there's a 33 per cent chance of players picking each item. Mr Metzler explains why this isn't strictly the case.

So much winning. 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 ...