During team formation, we have a conflict where 2 developers both really want the same coveted window seat with a lush view of a creek & the woods. What sort of game / activity can we place them in that will:
- Decide who gets the seat
- Provide a random (not skill based) chance of winning
- Allow both team members to participate in the selection
- Not be a single player game masquerading as a two player game
(drawing straws for example – the outcome is based off of the first
player’s actions when there’s only 2 people)
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Clearly, the only fair way to decide is the time honored tradition of Rock, Paper, Scissors. Most places will play a Best out of 5 format, but if you really want to see some competition you may go up to Best out of 7 or even Best out of 9.
The other option is a duel, but I doubt that you only want one living developer in the long run, so that’s probably not an option.
Edit – I just wanted to point out that drawing straws is actually fair, as the first person has a 50/50 chance of picking either of the two straws, which is the exact same as the second person would have.
None of the above. That’s the space for the couch, the whiteboard (not covering the window of course) and the popcorn machine. Programmers need shared space as well as private space.
I’m assuming you have more than 2 devs, & the others aren’t asking for this space.
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Each programmer should write a random number generator, keep track of who generates a random number first. When both programmers can generate a random number add them together if the resulting number is odd then the first programmer who completed the generator gets the seat, if even the second.