The quickest game for settling anything
Rock paper scissors needs no explanation: rock blunts scissors, scissors cut paper, paper covers rock. Play against the computer as a single round, best of 3, best of 5 or an endless session with a running score.
In two-player mode, type two names and press Play: the game throws a random hand for each person – handy for settling who goes first, who gets the last slice or who does the dishes when you are not in the same room. The computer’s hand is always chosen with a cryptographic random generator before it is shown, and it never sees your pick.
How to use
- Choose vs computer or two players.
- Pick a match length: single round, best of 3, best of 5 or endless.
- Against the computer, press Rock, Paper or Scissors. In two-player mode, enter names and press Play.
- The score updates after each round; ties replay without changing the score.
- Press New match to reset the score.
Ideas for using it
- Settle a dispute. two-player mode decides who chooses the movie – best of 3, no arguments.
- Brain break. a one-minute game on the classroom screen between lessons.
- Probability lesson. nine possible outcomes, three ties – a perfect small example for students.
- Streams and calls. play viewers or colleagues in fullscreen during a break.
Can you beat a random opponent?
Against a truly random opponent, no strategy helps: whatever you choose, you win 1 in 3 rounds, lose 1 in 3 and tie 1 in 3 on average. Strategies only work against people, because people tend to avoid repeating themselves and often open with rock. The computer here has no such habits.