On: The Iocaine Powder Strategy in RoShamBo

[Lowkeyloki]

I understand this meta-strategy on an intellectual level, but I'd find it easier to fully understand with a concrete example or an interactive example. It mentions that this meta-strategy only works if your opponent's strategy is consistent. I'd like an interactive version to play with to show that. Also, I'm curious how this strategy fairs against itself.

The only winning move is not to play. ;-)

[Lowkeyloki → Lowkeyloki]

Kudos to the submitter. It got me to watch WarGames again. (Even though tic-tac-toe is the metaphor used in the movie, not rock-paper-scissors.)

[BurningFrog → Lowkeyloki]

Aren't all strategies, except perfect randomization, consistent?

I suspect the answer is "yes, but not in the sense of this meta-strategy".