Hope you're not doing anything for the next hour ...

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/science/rock-paper-scissors.html?hp

I went 28-31-41

 

40-29-31 vs. "Veteran"

 

8-11-11 vs. veteran.

I got a story to write.

 

9-5-3 vs. Novice.

That was fun.

 

Fascinating. Started 3-9-0 and felt like I was Rambo. Ended up 21-31-29.

Seems like the key is to try to do the opposite of the obvious. The computer will throw rock seven times in a row if you throw scissors seven times in a row, so watch out -- it's not just playing percentages, it's tracking your previous throws as well.

 

7-8-6 on veteran.

 

vs. veteran, I'm currently 12 wins, 13 losses and 10 ties. And I just can't imagine playing any more without getting pissed.

 

9-9-9 vs. novice.

 

I got about 19-12 up on the expert level, with about 20 ties, then somehow found myself 24-28-27. Having promised myself I'd stop at 100 (which I later noticed the first two posters did as well), I ended up 35-31-34. Every time I thought I had it figured out, I'd go on about a seven-game winless streak. Maddening.

 

35 wins, 36 ties, 29 losses at the expert level.
Most i lost was about four in a row... Went on a couple of seven or eight win/tie streaks.

 

I need to download the latest version of Flash player. Or not.

 

Got whomped early, but my last try, 11-4-5 vs. veteran...not a big sample, I know.