XL Country 100.7 KXLB Radio » games http://xlcountry.com Fri, 17 May 2013 23:14:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Vote to Keep Your Favorite Monopoly Game Piece In Production http://xlcountry.com/monopoly-game-piece-vote/ http://xlcountry.com/monopoly-game-piece-vote/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:02:05 +0000 Amanda Ferris http://thefw.com/?p=177506 Sorry 'Monopoly' fans, you're going to have to say good-bye to one iconic game piece soon. According to a recent Facebook post, 'Monopoly' wants their fans to vote on which piece is their favorite. The item with the fewest votes will be kicked out of the game, 'American Idol'-style.

]]> http://xlcountry.com/monopoly-game-piece-vote/feed/ 0 Webpronews.com How to Win at Rock, Paper, Scissors http://xlcountry.com/how-to-win-at-rock-paper-scissors/ http://xlcountry.com/how-to-win-at-rock-paper-scissors/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:44:19 +0000 Erin Phillips http://xlcountry.com/?p=18490 I went back and forth when deciding whether or not to post this article, you see – I play to win.  I wanted to keep all the secrets to myself!  ~Erin

In the game Rock, Paper, Scissors, two opponents randomly toss out hand gestures, and each one wins, loses or draws with equal probability. It’s supposed to be a game of pure luck, not skill — and indeed, if humans were able to be perfectly random, no one could gain an upper hand over anyone else.

There’s one problem with that reasoning: Humans are terrible at being random.

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