Congratulations Martin!  Judging from your posts, I didn't think you had it in you   I'll raise a beer in your honor this weekend!

feces... ahh, poop humor 

I was playing a game of darts a couple nights ago, and some friend told me "there's no such thing as being lucky, only skill."  I told him that's nice, cause I got skilled last night.

Bad jokes aside, I still stand by my thought that it takes luck and skill to win at RPS, or anything in life really.  I believe that being skilled increases your chance to utilize lucky situations when they arise. 


I think I feel almost completely opposite of that situation.  If I'm matched up against a player relying on luck who isn't very skilled, then it's easy to detect a pattern or use some of the basic tips around here to beat them, especially in a longer match.  One basic tip that I still use all the time is that women start off playing scissors more, while men tend to start with rock. 

But if I'm playing against top-notch players, then the luck seems to be amplified.  I can set up a great strategy, but it might come down to who hit the turning point in the match first, or who correctly countered a strategy picked for one particular match.  Luck could come down to a bunch of random things, like how good the lighting is, what stance my opponent takes, crowd noise in the background that's distracting, and so on... all seemingly minor, but perhaps they add up at a subconscious level.


Even if that's the only luck factor in the game, that's a huge factor if you're a tournament player, especially because tournaments are much less forgiving in nature.  Getting matched up against someone wrong could be the difference between a lot of money or nothing.  I'd say just look at Seattle's losing record as division champions last year in the NFL to see how luck can really play into anything.


I'd agree with you there, that's why I wrote

Hi!  I received the prize from Max, very quickly I should add.  I don't use the payment service much, so even though it's been there for a while, I didn't realize I needed to confirm it.  Just wanted to say that there was no problem, and game on for the SPRock fans.

Probably not still around, but playing switch hand can be a bit tricky.  I'd say as long as you're opponent is aware of your intent.  For example, the famed and nefarious Midnight Rider likes to use his non-playing hand as a distraction, so it better be clear which hand is meant to count.  I play switch frequently, and I make it clear through body language which hand is going to be dominant.  If you line up your prime with your opponent, then it's easy to tell.

I played a form of Korean Rock Paper Scissors with a stranger at a bar last night called something like Muk Ji Ba.  I've got a real hard time differentiating Korean syllables, so that's as close as I'm gonna get.  In this variation, you have to win, and then tie in order to win the game.  For example, P v R, then S v S, and boom you've got a a winner (the person who opened with paper).  It's also played really fast, so you have less than a second average between throws to get everything down.

Oh yeah I mention this here, and not in my Korean thread, because I agree with Rosh's challenge of a random pick-up game.  I play all the time, and if you're lucky enough to be able to flash your World RPS membership card, you've always got an interesting way to talk about the game to anyone. 

We used to have missions occasionally on this here board; and one pick-up match sounds solid to me!  Do it!!

Yo.  Still around, but most of the activity seems to be taking place on Facebook.  Since I already talk to the same people here as there, I guess I just kind of got lazy about posting here.  See lots of interesting RPS related things in my journies frequently, so it's kind of a shame.  But yeah, still sift through the pages frequently enough.

Sounds interesting.  I wouldn't mind dominating another SPRock tourney

Just wondering if the MOTBB 2010 is gonna be happening

Although I always picture Wojek to be a kind of typewriter guy, you might want to grab his computer if he had one too.  You never know when a spare will come in handy

Cheers Master Smallsoa!  Were there to be a championship this year, I would bow out in your honor.  The championship has been canceled, but the game lives on. 

I went to a bar last night that featured a RPS challenge; beat the bartender for a 40 percent discount off a large Heineken.  I think almost everyone in my group was able to win; I won using a scissors versus paper.  I asked a friend to take a pic of the advertisement, so I might try to put it up when I can.

Welcome Itsumo,

I don't have an iphone or ipod or I would check this one out.  Sounds like fun though.  I think this is exactly the place to blatantly advertise something that contributes to the RPS community, but that's just my opinion.

Nice!  Knew RPS held the fate of the world in the balance.

Had a match with TGOTT, first to 5.  I lost 2 - 5, but got to test it out.  It was a bit laggy, and had to throw about half speed, but it worked ok. 

Franklint, best way for a match would be just send me a message on Facebook chat, and if I'm there then we can throw-down.

I've never tried it before, so I don't know what to expect with lag and such.  I will say I'm currently hooked up to the fastest commercial internet on the planet, so that of course might make a difference.  I was thinking of using the webcam for the match.  I'm not sure if it's going to be garbage yet, but I'd like to try. Well, as I said, PM me if you would like to try this.