Rules of the Game

We are each going to choose Scissors or Paper or Stone. When we compare our two choices, we see who wins. Remember that:

Scissors beats Paper (it cuts)
Paper beats Stone (it wraps)
Stone beats Scissors (it blunts)

To make it more interesting we will first each randomly choose a COLOUR.

• Throw two dice. If they land as a pair, throw again. If they are different, add them (e.g., 3 + 6= 9).

• Select YOUR colour by looking up the total you just threw in the table below (e.g., 9 = PINK):

• Now multiply the two dice values you just got (e.g., 3 x 6= 18).

• Select MY colour by looking up this answer in the next table (e.g., 18 = ORANGE)

We will now use our randomly selected colours to help us select SCISSORS, or PAPER, or STONE.

• Throw the two dice again. This time it doesn't matter if they land as a pair.

• The table below contains 36 "cards", each of which is printed with a different combination of coloured items. (Note: manufacturing rights reserved).

• Look up the card that is in the position located by the two dice values. You have a free choice as to which dice represents the columns and which the rows.

• Now find whether YOU have Scissors, Paper or Stone, by looking up the item that corresponds to YOUR COLOUR on the card.

• Find out what I have by looking for the item that corresponds to MY COLOUR on the same card.

Have you won? I think not.