For those out there looking for seasonal stocking fillers for the budding game designer, but who does not know anyone with feet big enough to accommodate Salen and Zimmerman’s magnificent Rules of Play – try The Official Rock Paper Scissors Strategy Guide.
Sure it looks silly but as the work points out, albeit lightheartedly, decision-making games of this form are ancient and cross cultural, so taking this trivially simple game seriously looks a like a good catalyst to understanding all kinds of things about human decision making and game play - it also looks fun.
