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[Rev. Good Will]

Does this forum double as a general game theory thread, since game theory is a branch of mathamatics?

If so, is there any real theory in RPS? I only ask due to reasons explained here.

Thanks

[BluffTHIS!]

Since game theory is a branch of mathematics then this is the appropriate forum for discussions of same. Regarding RPS, it is a game and thus can be analyzed to try to produce optimal strategies, just like in other games. In some games, such as tic-tac-toe, when both parties play optimally, those games are played to draws, and thus have no effective payoff.

[drudman]

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Does this forum double as a general game theory thread, since game theory is a branch of mathamatics?

If so, is there any real theory in RPS? I only ask due to reasons explained here.

Thanks

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Strategy in RPS is not of the pure game theory variety. It is all about using psychology to identify patterns in throws and exploiting them.

[spamuell]

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