How an ancient hand game traveled from east to west and became an unbiased way to decide everything. Plus: Can you actually hack a match? Think back to the last time you and a friend had to settle ...

The French and the English lined up on opposite sides of the battlefield. The drums rose and rose until they thundered in a deafening roar, at which point everyone agreed that it was actually too loud ...

The characters of Alfred Hitchcock’s world wield an array of weapons: revolvers, rope, even cameras. Yet, as the director once noted, “A murder without gleaming scissors is like asparagus without the ...

Rock, paper, scissors, often seen as a game of chance, involves significant psychology and strategy. Game designer Nick Metzler offers insights into predictable human behaviors to increase winning ...

While rock, paper, scissors is usually seen as a game of luck, a scientist has revealed what they claim is a surefire way to beat your friends. According to Dr Denise Moerel, a cognitive scientist at ...

Picture a pair of scissors, and there’s a good chance they’re orange. But have you ever wondered why? It’s all thanks to the 368-year-old Finnish company Fiskars, whose ubiquitous orange scissors ...