Schnick-Schnack-Schnuck: So you always win

In the game "Stone, Scissors, Paper", also known as "Schnick-Schnack-Schnuck", there are some tricks to help you win. Read here what they are.

Schnick-Schnack-Schnuck: Win with these tricks

The rules for the popular game "Schnick-Schnack-Schnuck" are quickly explained. The stone grinds scissors, or the scissors breaks on them. The scissors cut paper and win in this way. The paper wraps the stone and wins. The statistics show that players in "Schnick-Schnack-Schnuck" always follow similar patterns. Those who know the patterns can influence the game in their favor.

• If women are playing, in most cases you start with scissors. From a statistical point of view, the man starts his game with stone.
• If one of the two players wins, he thinks that his action was the right one. The result is that he starts the next round with the same variant. If the player loses, he changes his symbol in most cases. So he takes paper instead of stone or chooses the scissors.
• In addition, the loser looks at the symbol of the other player. By imitating the other player, the loser wants to improve his game and make it successful. If someone has lost paper, they choose scissors in the next round. Whoever lost with stone, his choice falls on paper. Those who remain victorious with scissors usually choose the stone in the following round. In the next round of the game, the loser often chooses the winning game element of the other player.

Probability is not everything when playing

These patterns are not about absolute certainty, but about probabilities.

• You can play "Schnick-Schnack-Schnuck" on the principle of probability if you cannot make any guesses about how your opponent is playing.
• Patterns are less likely to match in a match against a professional opponent. If your opponent is really good, he will trick you with these probabilities.
• With such an opponent, it is better to listen to your intuition. Against a professional it can be helpful to play unorthodox and without a system.

Don't just trust your luck: watch your opponent

Your opponent often exudes more of his playing style than you think. Your teammate's so-called passive signals are legible. The more unbiased you are, the easier it will be for you to see through your opponent.

• Look at the other person's hand. A light hand squeeze in advance will likely make his choice fall on stone.
• If the hand is held loosely and without tension, paper is the selected element in most cases.
• The more often your partner loses and is chewed up by frustration, the more often the element stone is used. Perhaps this is a sign that someone wants to assert himself with the "hard object". Paper hardly plays a role in the phase of selection.

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