I got 14-16-8 before I quit on expert.
I accomplished this by thinking of what I might want to throw, deciding that the computer would anticipate this and try to beat it. Factoring in a few levels of reverse-reverse-reverse psychology, and then picking the choice of the three that I thought of picking the least.
But really, I think even on expert mode, it largely comes down to luck.
5-2-2 on Veteran, I is good.
Missed edit window, I never saw what the computer was thinking and if I had a strategy It was unknown to me.
9-3-8 vs. veteran. Dude’s tough!
6-4-0 veteran. Mostly luck I think.
Looking at the scores above I wonder if there is a selection bias where posters who are ahead are more likely to post their scores.
Clearly. I totally spaced that rule when I posted. Ah well.
I’d like it a lot better if you could see what the computer was thinking after you threw.
I did notice that repeating yourself to avoid fake randomness does not work on the full bot. Especially repeating yourself even after you lost. Those would be go-to strategies in the real game. I also note veteran mode doesn’t assume you will throw rock (and thus throw paper), as I would assume. That is the most common. But it seems to throw its first move randomly.