Refer to Figure a.Charlie and Joe both want to ride shotgun with their mother,so they play a game of rock-paper-scissors to determine who gets to sit in the front seat.If -1 represents a loss,1 a win and 0 a tie,and Joe's payoff is shown in the upper left-hand corner of each cell,while Charlie's appears in the lower right-hand corner,which set of rules is illustrated in the following payoff matrix?
A) Rock tears paper, paper covers scissors, scissors clip rock
B) Rock crushes scissors, scissors cuts paper, paper covers rock
C) Rock crushes scissors, scissors cuts paper, scissors clip rock
D) Rock tears paper, paper covers scissors, paper covers rock

Question

Refer to Figure a.Charlie and Joe both want to ride shotgun with their mother,so they play a game of rock-paper-scissors to determine who gets to sit in the front seat.If -1 represents a loss,1 a win and 0 a tie,and Joe's payoff is shown in the upper left-hand corner of each cell,while Charlie's appears in the lower right-hand corner,which set of rules is illustrated in the following payoff matrix? 
A) Rock tears paper, paper covers scissors, scissors clip rock 
B) Rock crushes scissors, scissors cuts paper, paper covers rock 
C) Rock crushes scissors, scissors cuts paper, scissors clip rock 
D) Rock tears paper, paper covers scissors, paper covers rock

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Joe's best choice is to choose rock, as it wins against Charlie's scissors and ties with his rock. Charlie's best choice is to choose scissors, as it wins against Joe's paper and ties with his scissors. This strategy results in Joe sitting in the front seat. These rules are consistent with option B, where rock crushes scissors, scissors cut paper, and paper covers rock.

Refer to Figure A