Talk:Chopsticks (hand game)

Clarification

Am I missing something? I don't understand this game. — Morganfitzp 03:36, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

There's another variation where if you hit your hand you are considered to add points from the other hand to it. Is there a way to definitely win? E.g. on the first turn your opponent hits their hand. They now have 1:2 and you have 1:1. What would you do?

Question

Why is there no article on the Magic Fingers Vibrating Bed? I was both surprised and disappointed to be led to an article about an obscure childrens' game. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 131.107.0.73 (talk) 03:25, 6 February 2007 (UTC).

Moving Page

Since there is more than one thing called "magic Fingers" (This game and the bed), I thought we should move the page to Magic Fingers (Game) and create a Disambuguation here. I want to know what you guys think first. --Andrew Hampe | Talk 19:55, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Auto Win

I just wanted to point out that it is not the second player that always wins; rather it is the player who doesn't tap the opponent first (that is, if the first player alters his or her hand to 2:0, then he or she may still win).12.206.235.170 22:20, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

That's not true for example:

You go Second Opponent goes First

You Opponent 1:1, 1:1

1:1, 2:0

1:1, 3:0

1:1, 2:1

2:0, 2:1

4:0, 2:1

2:2, 2:1

4:2, 0:1

0:2, 0:1

1;1, 0:1

2:1, 0:1

3:0, 0:1

4:0, 0:1

4:0, 0:0

There is no way that the first person who tapped 2:0 first can get out of losing.--71.234.101.173 19:43, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

This "auto win" section doesn't seem at all thorough to me, someone brand new to the game. All of the "sample games" depend on the opponent making specific moves (such as going to 3:0, 3:1 rather than 2:0, 2:1 with the fourth move of the game). Is there any source on the web for a proof of an auto-win based on a full game tree? Or is there any auto-win source at all aside from another wiki? I'm still not convinced that the game is an auto-win for either player. 69.244.122.247 01:35, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Chopsticks (handgame)

I can't find any sources calling this game "Magic Fingers" so unless anyone can present a source that does I think the article should be renamed "Chopsticks (handgame)"--Independentdependent 20:04, 14 April 2007 (UTC)