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Looks as though we're back. I'll post the next Adventure in the morning.

In the meanwhile. I have an assignment to write a computer program that simulates the game Paper, Scissors, Rock. The only problem is I have no idea how that game works and they don't tell you. Can someone fill me in? Thanks :-)

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Woohoo, it's really working again!

Paper, scissors, rock is pretty easy. You need a partner, and then you count to three and at 'three' you hold your hand out in front of you in the 'shape' of either paper (flat hand), scissors (a bit like a victory sign, obviously) or rock (fist). Then there is a kind of hierarchy that determines who wins -

Paper wins over Rock
Scissors wins over Paper
Rock wins over Scissors

That's basically it - you just need to randomly pick two and compare them.

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Oh, and the logic as to what wins over what (you might want to incorporate this into the program, Quinn) is that:

Paper "wraps" a Rock (thus paper wins)
Scissors "cut" Paper (thus scissors win)
and
Rocks "smash" Scissors (thus rock wins)

Hope this helps.

Good luck!!

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We played this when I was a child in the Olden Days just after scissors were invented. Anyway, when bratty kids play, the loser has to suffer appropriate consequences - the winner gets to "wrap" paper around your rock-fist really hard till it hurts. Ditto scissors cutting your paper-arm till you whine with pain. And of course, rock CRUSHES scissors -your fingers are smashed beyond recognition.

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