1.Rock-Paper-Scissors Is The Most Serious Game In The World

剪刀-石头-布是世界上最正经的游戏

Nothing could be simpler than a game of rock-paper-scissors; it's the easiest way to decide any argument because it's basically just random chance, right?

没有什么事儿比剪刀-石头-布这个游戏还要简单了;它是解决争论，作出决定最简单的方式，因为基本上来说它就是随机的，不是吗?

Well, not if the dozens of papers written about the subject are to be believed. The game has become a favorite research topic of psychologists because of how intertwined rock-paper-scissors is with subconscious human responses and game theory. As a result, dozens of strategies exist to help players get an edge in the game-including playing blindfolded to avoid being subconsciously influenced by an opponent's body language.

哦，如果人们相信以此为主题写就的几十篇论文的话，那就没这么简单了。由于剪刀-石头-布和人潜意识的反应以及游戏理论紧密相关，这个游戏已经成为心理学家们热衷的研究主题。于是，研究发现了可以帮助选手取得优势的几十种策略-包括玩儿时蒙住眼睛，以避免潜意识里受到对手肢体语言的影响。四级评分

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