Strip Rock-paper-scissors - Tsubone Edition <Trusted>

The Unconventional World of Strip Rock-Paper-Scissors: A Tsubone Edition

• John chooses Rock; Jane chooses Towel.
• Jane wins (Towel covers Rock), and John must remove a sock.

3. Definitions and components

• Players: N ≥ 2 (the edition focuses on 2–6 players; scalability notes follow).
• Items: each player begins with an agreed, equal set of neutral stakes (e.g., tokens, stickers, or non-personal objects). For clothing-based play, all participants must be consenting adults and set explicit boundaries and safewords (see Section 7).
• Round: a single simultaneous reveal of rock, paper, or scissors.
• Penalty unit: one agreed decrement per loss (e.g., remove one token or perform a benign agreed action). Multiple penalty units may be assigned per round variant.
• Elimination: when a player’s penalty units are exhausted, they are either out or enter a “forfeit” state as pre-agreed.

• Lady Chie: 1 garment remaining. Won back mother's hairpin. Gained a kiseru and a mentor.
• Tsubone Sakura: 6 garments removed (by choice). Lost nothing she valued. Gained a worthy student.

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2. Objectives and pedagogical uses

• Demonstrate simultaneous-move games and mixed strategies.
• Illustrate expected value, risk, and variance in repeated games.
• Explore behavioral psychology: bluffing, escalation, social signaling.
• Provide a controlled environment to discuss consent, boundary setting, and debriefing.