Sometimes, the hardest battles are the simplest ones. Chess may have its drama, Magic can enchant, but few things compare to the pure, raw warfare of rock, paper, scissors. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

It’s a game that dates back potentially more than two millennia – and yet, even today, people argue about how best to play it. Is it possible to guarantee a win? Can you really math your way to the top, or is it all mental? Would a human ever be able to beat a computer?

We’ve got the answers – but you may not like them.

Tactic one: go hog wild

If keeping up with your opponent’s throws is too taxing, don’t worry: there’s an alternative strategy, and it requires literally no tactics at all. Quite the opposite, in

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