Tuesday, May 1, 2012
*Makeup MP3 - Option 4
I think that the game Rock, Paper, Scissors should be restricted to only a two player game, for any number exceeding two players will make the game very confusing. The goal of RPS is clear: to beat your opponent by throwing one of three choices (rock, paper, or scissors). Rock beats scissors, scissors beats paper, and paper beats rock. There are three circumstances that can occur for a player in a round of RPS which are a win, a loss or a tie. It is very easy to understand who wins a round because of the widely known rules, and the existence of a loop that makes the game fair for everyone. However, when you add more than two players to a game, it is very hard to determine a winner. For example, take for instance a game of RPS played with 4 players. In a single round, one player can win, lose, and tie. If each of the opposing players throws a different choice, the fourth player will have beaten one, lost to another, and tied the third. For example, player 1 throws rock, player 2 throws rock, player 3 throws paper, and player 4 throws scissors. In just that round, player 1 has tied player 2, lost to player 3, and beaten player 4. This makes it hard to determine a winner and can make the game very confusing. Although there may be ways to alter the game to make it suit more than 2 players, RPS is most convenient, comprehensible, and fun when only played with 2 players.
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