Posted Bycustardchuk on July 16, 2001 at 12:39:29:
Everyone, you have got to see this.
I think I have witnessed one of the classic games.
As part of RPSOZ's development program we travel to remote areas of Australia and put on exhibition matches. In truth it serves, not only to promote the game, but to give some of the older players on the circuit a chance to keep in contact.
I went out to a picnic meeting in a small town in Nth Wst Australia (I apologise for being inprecise however the reasons shall become evident) with "Ugly" Dave Brown and Lindsay "Metamorphic Man" Dyce both ex Australian champions from the 60s (Lindsay made the semis in 61,62 and 66 in the world championships and 'Ugly' was a qualifier 60 and a quarter finalist in 64.)
As is common in picnic events,after the presentations and preceding the dance, we put on a demonstration and invited some of the locals to a challenge.
In this small town of 40, not counting dogs, we expected a loose, freestlyle sort of show and thats what we got. We had heaps of fun and where winding down and heading for the bar when a young fellow stepped forward. That in itself was not unusual but there was something about this kid. And it wasn't just us it was everybody.
This kid took me out 3-0.
And then he took out Ugly 3-0.
We could see he had talent. It appears the town knew he had talent. So we took the gloves off.
Lindsay was focused. As you can imagine there is no prettier sight than an ex champion finding the desire to go one more time, taking not only that desire but also 40 years experience into one last hurrah.
The kid took him out 6-1 in the most perfect offensive game I have ever seen.
I record it here for the board:
1)Lindsay- Paper Kid- Scissors
2)Lindsay- Rock Kid- Paper
3)Lindsay- Rock Kid- Paper
4)Lindsay- Scissors Kid- Rock
5)Lindsay- Paper Kid- Rock
6)Lindsay- Scissors Kid- Rock
7)Lindsay- Rock Kid- Paper
Everyone present knew they had seen something special.
We didn't just know it, we could smell it.
Had you have been there you would have seen the confidence and surety of the kid however I will resist the tempation to analyse this game now because I believe it stands alone purely on strategy.
I emailed the game to an old friend Prof. Arthur Busato
at NTU and he was on the plane immediately. He cant fault the game and sent it down to Sydney. They've requested we get the kid to Sydney at the earliest opportunity for some tests.
I will be back there tomorrow to try to arrange it.
I am pretty sure we havent heard the last of this. This kid is something out of the box.
I've kept the town and the kids name quiet because already the media are sniffing around.
cc