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0:09Rock, paper, scissors is an ancient game of cunning and chance.
0:13If only there was a way to improve those chances.
0:17Turns out there are a few key strategies.
0:24The game is mainly about predicting and reading your opponent.
0:29So what if you could predict their first hand?
0:32Research has shown that there is a slight preference
0:35for people to begin by playing rock.
0:37There are different theories about why -
0:40it could be because
0:41it is mentioned first
0:42in the name of the game,
0:43or it could be because
0:44rock is similar to a fist
0:46which seems powerful.
0:48So if we know that, it gives us an edge - just play paper.
1:01Research shows that people who lose a hand tend to change.
1:05So there is a reasonable chance that our opponent
1:07will change to scissors or paper.
1:10That gives us our second edge -
1:12just play scissors and we should either win or draw.
1:16But this isn't an exact science.
1:19What if it doesn’t go to plan and your opponent wins?
1:22Perhaps they know a bit of game strategy too.
1:31If we lost the previous hand
1:32then our opponent might reasonably expect us to switch
1:35to something else.
1:37This gives us our final edge -
1:39surprise them by sticking with our previous choice.
1:43Hopefully they'll switch,
1:44expecting us to switch, and it should improve our chances.
1:51The less predictable you are, the better chance you have of winning.
1:55Thanks for watching! :)
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