Which is more intellectually stimulating?
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Rock Paper Scissors has no random factor whatsoever. Why isn't it solvable?The only reason why Pokemon isn't solvable is because there is a random factor, multiple options and metagaming have nothing to do with it.
I mean solvable in the sense that you can execute a chokehold strategy. Chess is solvable because one can find an ideal move every / any turn to guarantee a win or stalemate. Pokemon cannot.It is. The solution is that every option is equally likely to make you win.
That's a question that remains open actually. If chess is a win for white with best play, then there is at least one opening move for white that ensures the win providing white plays the best move on all subsequent turns.as should be quite obvious, this doesn't mean that you can find a move in turn 1 that will guarantee a win.
Memorization plays a huge role in competitive chess due to openings and such, which I actually consider a ruinously terrible aspect of the game that has nothing to do with critical thinking.TheCalmSnivy said:I think you have to remember more things in Pokemon, like the different sets various Pokemon have, but definitely chess requires more critical thinking.