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What Beats Rock — Play rock, paper, scissors with an AI, forever?
Play Rock Paper Scissors but it...keeps going? The game is simple. Answer "What beats rock?" and then try to top it. Go as long as you can. Made with LLMs. Hiscores reset weekly.
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What Beats Rock is a creative spin on a childhood favorite. Kudos on the launch, Khoi!
my http://whatbeatsrock.com score: 6
space debris 😵 dyson sphere 🤜 sunlight 🤜 water 🤜 fire 🤜 scissors 🤜 paper 🤜 rock
This is hilarious and so creative. Could see this going an educational direction or just pure entertainment. Love it!!
I just want to share a bug, it says:
"humans
does not beat
existence
Humans are just a part of existence. You can't beat the whole with just a part. Nice try, though!"
hahaha pretty funny project, super cool idea!
The idea reminds me of when Dream (Morpheus) goes to Hell to reclaim his stolen helm. He ends up in a challenge against the demon Choronzon, who has the helm. They engage in a game of wits called the “oldest game,” where they take turns imagining increasingly powerful entities or concepts to defeat the previous one.
The pivotal moment in this scene comes when Choronzon declares himself as “anti-life, the beast of judgment,” effectively a destroyer of all existence. In response, Dream counters with “I am hope.”
I wonder if there is any pivotal moment in your product :)
@anastasiia_stepko yes the oldest game is brilliant and someone put in the exact sequence into our game and hope does indeed beat the anti-life!
This seems quite fun, my high score was just 13 though 😅. At one point I had "what beats rain?" and I answered snow 😂 Congrats on your launch!
I thinks that one deserves Golden kitty instantly. By the way, I've seen World Championship in RPS: you should definitely collab with them
Hey Khoi, this is a really fun twist on the classic Rock, Paper, Scissors game! I love how it challenges players to think creatively with each move. I'm curious, have you noticed any particular strategies that players are using to get high scores?
@kyrylosilin the best ones are very disciplined about using a chain of same level direct opposites and then leveling up slowly over time
LOVE IT! I tried to beat an asteroid with an even bigger asteroid and I lost, worth it. 10/10.
I'm curious to see if there are any surprising strategies or patterns that emerge as players compete week after week.
👋 Supabase employee here! This has been making the rounds in several discords I’m in, and we’ve all been having a blast with this. Enormous amounts of fun and a great concept. Was cool to see you were using Supabase too! Very fun stuff
@tyler_fontaine1 This makes me so happy to hear! Glad it's a hit and shareable in discord. Our supabase instance is holding up like a champ so thank you and your team!
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