As always win in the game "Stone, scissors, paper"

Variations of the game "Stone, scissors, paper" were thought out hundreds of years ago. But, like most games, this is something more than mere chance. This is a battle of patterns, psychology and statistics. Do you want to know what statistics, research and experts should say about winning this game?

Psychology

According to the world organization of the community "Stone, scissors, paper," the idea of throwing a "stone" is fatal for beginners. This is especially true of men. It turns out that the choice of such a move has much in common with the idea that the "stone" is perceived as "strong" and "strong-willed", so men, as a rule, choose it. And because the enemy will guess that you throw out the "stone", you must first choose the "scissors".

The word to researchers

Researchers from the University of Zhejiang, specializing in game theory, looked at patterns that people tend to choose to play. They recorded the results of the game 360 students who played 20 thousand rounds of the game. As an incentive for students who won, they paid money.

In all games, each of the options was chosen approximately the same number of times, as expected. Nevertheless, the researchers noticed a clear picture in the tactics of people. According to scientists, people who have won tend to stay longer when choosing an action. On the other hand, students who lost, had a tendency to alternately choose "stone", then "scissors", and after "paper". If you want to win, given this data, it will depend on whether your opponent knows about them. But if you assume that he does not know about it, then you can confidently say that he will choose the same action again, if only because of him he won from you.

Mind games

In the same way as in a poker game, you can easily defeat an opponent by using the Machiavellian force of suggestion. The age-old tactic of advertising, which hand you play, can be a useful trick. Until you play with someone who actually thinks that you are brave enough to talk about your progress, and then do it in fact, you can change the course to the one that will win the previously announced by you . So, if you say that throw out the "stone", your opponent uses "paper". This means that the "scissors" will give you in the worst case a draw, and in the best - a victory.

And, finally, when the other chances are lost, your "safest bet" can be "paper", since it is statistically chosen only in 29.6% of cases, and not in 33.33%, as one would expect.