Beat a Computer at Something
Not liking your chances at beating Deep Blue at chess or Watson at Jeopardy? Here’s your chance to beat a computer – which learns as it goes – in Rock-Paper-Scissors. There are two modes, Novice and Veteran, the latter being considerably tougher because the computer draws on a historical database of known human patterns to try and statistically predict what move you’ll make. From the developers:
A truly random game of rock-paper-scissors would result in a statistical tie with each player winning, tying and losing one-third of the time. However, people are not truly random and thus can be studied and analyzed. While this computer won’t win all rounds, over time it can exploit a person’s tendencies and patterns to gain an advantage over its opponent.
Even in Novice mode, the logic isn’t hidebound: it figures out your tendencies pretty quickly and gets smarter ruthlessly. I won my first game, but I had an 8-1 lead on it early on and it came back within 3 even though I won 20-17.
Give it a shot and post your scores to the comments. This might be your last chance to beat a computer at something before huddling underground as Skynet rises.
(Click picture to go to game page.)
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