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Results for criterions: Keyword: Traditional game Modify search criterions 2 matches Title Cursed trio or fruitful triad? The case of the "Rock-Paper-Scissors" game Author PARLEBAS Pierre Keywords Balanced graph, Effet Condorcet, Intransitivity, Paradoxical game, Tournament, Traditional game, Triad, Two persons zero sum game Topic None Abstract Observed in many countries, the traditional “Rock-Paper-Scissors” game represents a competitive interaction model that we also find in the animal world and in some social situations. Is it, as is often claimed, a triangular model generating a cyclical structure? Its underlying structure is in fact that of a two player zero-sum game, whereas the, apparently isomorphous, “Fox-Chicken–Snake” game’s structure in fact denotes a circular triadic configuration. This intransitivity generates a paradox characterized by an ambivalence which creates ambiguity between opposition and cooperation interactions. Many sociologists hold triads to be the fundamental relational unit. But paradoxical triads, which have perverse effects, are rejected by institutions, especially sport institutions, even though they seem fruitful and favor the emergence of a social link, a factor of open-mindedness and adaptability. Number 196, Winter 2011 Language   French Read the article Title Mathematical models, outdoor games and the social sciences Author PARLEBAS Pierre Keywords Interactive system, Internal logic, Mathematical model, Paradoxical game, Ritual, Sport, Traditional game Topic None Abstract Outdoor games embody physical activities with a social impact, capable of highlighting the norms and values of their cultural sphere of influence. A mathematical model of their content reveals universal values, whose internal logic can be expressed through graphs and matrices. Thus, in a measurable and often striking way, a cultural outlook, of which outdoor games are in part a reflection, is highlighted. The contrast between rituals and outdoor games as suggested by Claude Lévi-Strauss is challenged here, in favour of a different contrast between games and sports. Traditional games cannot be consistently put in the same category as «zero sum games», as in the case of sport; they may assume very different sorts of «non-zero sum» internal logic, in particular epitomised by competitive (and not exclusive) games, and through paradoxical games. Number 191, Fall 2010, special issue: Variability and inequalities Language   French Read the article Users rights : The entire journal is licensed under a Creative Commons license