The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports on Aidan Sommers, a fifth-grader who hopes his mobile app for a rock-paper-scissors-style game will raise money to help poverty-stricken Haitian children.
"If you're into strategy games, like chess or even checkers, the rules are easy to understand," he said. "A lot of people want to know how hard the game is, and we usually say it's not as easy as checkers, but it's not as complicated as chess. It's also a good training ground, because you build a strategy as you play the game. You're developing a skill set that allows you to learn chess easier."
The game is played on a grid pattern.
"Everyone has a customized rock, and you drop it on a grid to build a formation that resembles a rock, paper or scissors. Your opponent can see what you're building, and the goal is to outwit your opponent with a match," Aidan said, adding that players compete in rounds.
Original source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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