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Zhejiang University researchers have come up with the secret to help you play "rock paper scissors" with the highest chance of winning.

Many people believe that, " Rock paper " (Rock - Paper - Scissors) is a simple game, heavily dependent on luck. But the reality shows that this game also needs strategy, observation and some intelligence to always win.

Scientists from Zhejiang University, China have recently published the results of a large-scale study of the game and given the secret to help you get the best chance of winning.

Most people will turn to Rock - Paper - Scissors (roughly translated: punch - scissors) in 1/3 of the time and you can hardly guess the opponent's intentions. What is out to "hand out" win.

However, Zhejiang University experts have revealed that you should pay attention to the first round.

The reason is because, if a player wins the first round, they will usually have the same gameplay in the next round. If the person loses, they will definitely turn the action in clockwise direction - that is, change the punch with the leaves, the leaves turn into scissors and pull to punch.

To understand a simple way, let's join the game with you A and B below:

1st:

Round 1: If A leaves and B punches, A will win.

A (left) leaves - B (right) to punch then A wins.

Round 2: A leaves, B will switch to leaves. Results: A and B draw.

A (left) and B (right) draw because of the leaves.

Round 3: A pulls out, B also pulls out. The result is A and B draw.

The final result of this play, B lost. But if B notes and follows Zhejiang University's research, the results may have changed.

2nd:

Round 1: If A leaves and B punches, A will win.

A (left) leaves - B (right) to punch then A wins.

Round 2: A leaves, B will switch to pull. The result is B wins.

A (right) leaves and B (left) pulls B then wins.

Round 3: A pulls out, B will switch to punch. As a result, B won another round.

A (right) pulls out, B (left) punches so B wins.

Through the above test, you can draw the principle of the game, when you lose, you should change the strategy in a clockwise direction - change the punch with the leaves, the leaves into scissors and pull to punch.

Previous researchers said that this game works according to a theory of game theory called "Nash equilibrium". Accordingly, each player has an optimal set of mixed strategies knowing the other player's strategy choices. From there, they will choose for themselves a play strategy they most expect - can cope with the strategy of other players.

Research on a larger scale, experts say players will arrange cyclical models. This means, players can use sneaky "conditional responses" to optimize the opponent's strategy.

The Zhejiang University researchers concluded: "Even if the conditional reaction is a mechanism determined by the human brain or it is only a consequence of the neurological mechanism, this is still a challenging question. So we will still try to find a solution to the special sequence of brain activity. "