Is This Game Fair?

A. What are the possible outcomes for each player (not just win or lose, be specific)?
P1

P2

ROCK

PAPER

SCISSO
R

ROCK

R,R

R,P

R,S

PAPER

P,R

P,P

P,S

SCISSOR

S,R

S,P

S,S

These are all the possible outcomes for

each player. Blue represents P1s wins,
red represents P2s wins and green
represents the draws.

B. Are the outcomes equally likely?

The outcomes are equally likely because both players have three possibilities
to win, three possibilities to lose and three possibilities to draw.
C. What is the probability of player 1 winning?
The probability of player one to win is 3/9. In the diagram player one can
beat player two with rock against scissor, paper against rock or scissor
against paper.
D. What is the probability of player 2 winning?
The probability of player 2 to win are the exact same as player one, 3/9.
Player 2 can win with paper against rock, scissor against paper or scissor
against rock.
E. What is the probability that the game is a draw?
The probability that a game is a draw is 3/9, if both players choose rock,
paper or scissor.
F. Do you think this is a fair game or is it biased? Explain why.
I do think the game is fair because if you play with someone both of you
have the same chances of winning, losing or drawing. I think that if one
person knows their opponent well enough to suspect or know what the other
person is going to choose it is not exactly biased, I think this because maybe

the other person can either use the knowledge to their advantage or just
choose whatever option comes to mind.