April 29, 2007
Unbeatable Strategy for Roshambo
Online poker site UltimateBet has just added Roshambo — the ancient game of rock-paper-scissors — to its repertoire of online competitive games for money.
My referral logs tell me that a lot of people are looking for a strategy to win at Roshambo. Here is my own unbeatable strategy for online Roshambo:
Take a six-sided die (d6). Each time you throw, roll the die. Choose your throw according to this chart:
This is a truly unbeatable strategy — using it, no opponent will be able to get any edge over you.
Alternatively if the circumstances are right, you may be able to use Eric Cartman's strategy for winning Roshambo.
But maybe you shouldn't be playing Roshambo online at all: UltimateBet is charging a 10% rake of the money wagered for each Roshambo match or sit-n-go.
Rock crushes Scissors, Scissors cuts Paper, and Paper covers Rock. But Rake beats all of the rest, over time.
Posted by abostick at April 29, 2007 03:54 PMOh. my. god.
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I thought it was a joke but I had to log on to UB to see it for myself!
Posted by: YayHeaven at April 29, 2007 11:28 PMUB is in a world of hurt at the moment. They've recently changed the way they calculate both their MGR (Managed Gross Rake) and their UB reward pts. Both have gone from the "dealt" method to "contributed." The end result being that it takes four times as long to clear any bonus, rakeback earned is decreased by 75%, and UB pts are reduced by 75%.
It's no secret why their player population for cash games is down 25% since these changes.
I wrote a brief blurb about this on my own blog which you can reach via the link in my name, I believe.
In my opinion, UB has begun to spiral down. It feels much like the decline of Paradise Poker. Most of you reading this probably say, "What is Paradise Poker??" Well...Paradise Poker was the largest site in the world until they mis-managed themselves into the ground.
Roshambo is a blatant grab at publicity...and it has worked. 1 year from now, however, I doubt a new player will even hear the name "Ultimate Bet". I've nothing personal against the site, but they have nothing to offer that is not done better by their competitors.
