Rock, paper, scissors, often seen as a game of chance, involves significant psychology and strategy. Game designer Nick Metzler offers insights into predictable human behaviors to increase winning ...

There's a way to increase your odds of winning rock, paper, scissors — if only we had known these techniques in elementary school. Research has found there are a few simple ways to get an advantage ...

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 ...

Rock-paper-scissors, also known as roshambo, has determined the outcome of millions of extremely important decisions. (That’s a rough estimate.) The knowledge that scissors cut paper, that rock ...

How an ancient hand game traveled from east to west and became an unbiased way to decide everything. Plus: Can you actually hack a match? Think back to the last time you and a friend had to settle ...

If you thought you can't be bad at rock-paper-scissors, you're dead wrong. The World Rock Paper Scissors Association makes it clear that you don't have to be anything more than an "armchair athlete" ...

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have built a robotic hand that never loses a hand of the familiar choosing game rock-paper-scissors, or "janken," as it's known in Japanese. Our team tests, ...