Tuesday, September 20, 2011


Halo is an example of a game that follows the same logic as rock paper scissors. The different guns you can use give you a clear advantage in most situations, with some fluctuation for player skill. The shotgun often wins over automatic rifle which wins over the burst shot rifle, which wins over the sniper which wins over the shotgun. Although you have to find the gun you want, a player may choose to switch his gun if he thinks more players have the gun that his gun is effective against. Good strategy can help you do well against other players in this game.
The strategy of this game is that every gun has something it can easily beat, and something that it is easily beat by. This is very close to rock paper scissors. It is just not absolute like rock paper scissors is. Which is definitely a positive thing because it video-games the more skilled player should succeed in some cases since their advance level of play. But when it comes down to the basics of the game, rock paper scissors logic is a big part.

Monday, September 5, 2011

Historical Game

My favorite historical game would have to be chess. Different types of piece have different functions which allow for deep strategy. The goal is to trap the opponent's king so that there is no move it could make where it would not get overtaken. This is my favorite historical game because there is so much strategy involved. Moves can be thought of very far in advance creating an intense mental battle between the players