First, let me start out by explaining the game, you know the game. The game consists of two players and three possible throws. After a certain signal, usually on the count of three, one of the three hand signs are thrown, rock, which is a closed fist, paper, which is your hand flat, and scissors, which is the top two index fingers extended. Any the typical winning logistics are that rock beats scissors, scissors beat paper and paper beats rock. But is that all there is to it? …show more content…
They found that player behavior patterns typically follow a predictable pattern. Players will typically start by picking one of the three throws, obviously. But after the first round, depending on whether they won the round or not, they will switch it up. If a player wins the first round, they will usually stick with the same throw that they just threw. So if they won with rock, they will most likely throw rock again. On the other hand, if a player loses, they will usually alternate throws in a “clockwise direction” cycling through the name, which would be that rock changes to paper, paper to scissors, and scissors to rock. All you have to do in this case is anticipate your opponents next throw by what they just threw. It will seem as if you are reading his