Wikipedia:Today's featured article/April 13, 2004



The game of Rock, Paper, Scissors is a whimsical hand game most often played by children. It is often used in a similar way to coin flipping, throwing dice or drawing straws to randomly select a person for some purpose, though unlike truly random selections it can be played with skill if the game extends over many sessions, because one can often recognize and exploit the non-random behavior of an opponent. Various sports, including ultimate frisbee, may use rock paper scissors to determine which team gets the opening play. It is also often used as a method for creating appropriately biased random results in live action role-playing games, as it requires no equipment. (more...)

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