The best way to win a game like 'paper-stone-scissors' is to use "quantum rules". Baffle your opponent by pulling out a hand that is simultaneously 'paper' and 'scissors', says Phil Ball.
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Eisert,J., Wilkens, M., & Lewenstein, M. Quantum Games and Quantum Strategies Physical Review Letters 83, 3077 - 3080 1999.
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Ball, P. Everyone wins in quantum games. Nature (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/news991021-3
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