They then "throw" by extending it towards their opponent. "Rock! Paper! Scissors!"), either raising one hand in a fist and swinging it down with each syllable or holding it behind their back. The players may count aloud to three, or speak the name of the game (e.g. Gameplay Įach of the three basic handsigns (from left to right: rock, paper, and scissors) beats one of the other two, and loses to the other. It is unclear why exactly this name ended up being associated with the game, with hypotheses ranging from a slight phonetic similarity with the Japanese name jan-ken-pon to the presence of a statue of Rochambeau in a certain Washington, D.C. This legend is clearly untrue as all evidence points to the game first becoming known in the United States no sooner than sometime during the 1930s. The name Rochambeau, sometimes spelled roshambo or ro-sham-bo and used mainly in the Western United States, is widely believed to be a reference to Count Rochambeau, who, according to a widespread legend, played the game during the American Revolutionary War.
A player who decides to play rock will beat another player who has chosen scissors ("rock crushes scissors" or sometimes "blunts scissors" ), but will lose to one who has played paper ("paper covers rock") a play of paper will lose to a play of scissors ("scissors cuts paper"). "Scissors" is identical to the two-fingered V sign (also indicating "victory" or "peace") except that it is pointed horizontally instead of being held upright in the air.Ī simultaneous, zero-sum game, it has three possible outcomes: a draw, a win or a loss. These shapes are "rock" (a closed fist), "paper" (a flat hand), and "scissors" (a fist with the index finger and middle finger extended, forming a V).
Rock paper scissors (also known by other orderings of the three items, with "rock" sometimes being called "stone", or as Rochambeau, roshambo, or ro-sham-bo) is a hand game, usually played between two people, in which each player simultaneously forms one of three shapes with an outstretched hand. None to some, depending on the skill level of those playing A chart showing how the three game elements interact