How To Win At Rock-Paper-Scissors

In a game where there is no hidden information and no luck, there will always exist a series of moves for one player that will lead to a win or a draw. Tic-Tac-Toe (Noughts and Crosses) is a trivial example – to guarantee a win or draw, the first player must always play in the centre square – while more complex examples like Chess or Go are presently impossible for computers to map out. However, this is not true for most of the games we play. More »