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#48 Rock, paper, scissors
Set by Christopher Dearlove
In the game of rock, paper, scissors, two players simultaneously pick and display one of these options to see who wins. Paper wraps rock, scissors cut paper and rock blunts scissors – each scoring 1 point to the winner and -1 to the loser. If both pick the same option, both score 0.
If both players pick rock, paper or scissors at random, what is the largest the total of their two scores could be after 10 games?
After paper wraps rock, we still have a rock; and although scissors cut paper, paper…
