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A history of Rock papier scissors game theory (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 2 years ago by emidio@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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Timeline reading "All ties" from the far left until "Invention of scissors, -3000". Then it's reading "Rock advantage" until a second marker called "Invention of paper, -179". The final description from there to the far right reads "Balanced".

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[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 45 points 2 years ago (1 children)

For a more exiting game of rock/paper/scissors, play for 5 points, each win 1 point, except if you win with rock, thats give you 2 points.

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago

That actually sounds fun! I first thought it's a joke but it sounds like meta strategy.

Actually it's just strategy but meta makes it sound cooler so meta strategy it is.

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Now do Snakes and Ladders

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

A game about being bitten by snakes no matter what until roughly 10.000 years ago

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Need to add the nuke in 1945AD. Strong nuke advantage

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago

F tier, unused in meta since launch.

[–] emidio@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago

I want to make a joke about Oppenheimer but I haven't seen the new Barbie movie

[–] themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago

Banger post

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 years ago

For obvious reasons, the scissors weren't added until the discovery of metal in the Iron Age.

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Good ol' rock.

[–] Blastasaurus@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nothing beats rock!

[–] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago

Except paper

[–] kamen@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Imagine it being called "Rock paper scissors" before the latter two having been invented.

[–] letsgocrazy@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago

We should start playing Rock, Paper, Scissors, Blaartuu, in anticipation of the invention of Blaartuu.

[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

What did they cover their rocks with before paper?

[–] chetradley@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

A rock would kick paper's ass, I don't care what they say.

[–] ludrol@qoto.org 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

@emidio I choked on my saliva reading this.

[–] emidio@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sorry, shall I make another meme for you to spit it out?

[–] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

Memes are for swallowers!

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Pretty sure paper was invented a bit earlier?

[–] Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You may be thinking of other media for writing like papyrus or animal hides

[–] emidio@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 years ago

Indeed the mainstream media before was papyrus which is a bit different than paper. There was also an interesting thing where they cut bamboos to make some planks which where stringed together. They would write on the inside of the planks

[–] AppaYipYip@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Paper was invented in China by Cai Lun who died in 121 CE. It's definitely a lot older than 179 years ago.

[–] dabaldeagul@feddit.nl 8 points 2 years ago

I assume with "-179" OP means 179 years BC, not 179 years ago

[–] Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago

I would argue that last time I checked we arent living in the year 1. In common usage -179 was 2023 - (-179) -1 = 2201 years ago
(the -1 is because there is no year 0)

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Lizard is between rock and scissors. Spock is born 127 years in je future in the 129th anniversary of the January 6th Capitol Riot coup attempt.

[–] ToastedPlanet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago

Invention of shotgun ~1500s

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