Directory of Rock, Paper, Scissors Resources

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RoShamBo is the game of Rock-Paper-Scissors, the classic simultaneous decision game. Face to face, players count to three, then simultaneously display either a fist for rock, open hand for paper, or two fingers for scissors. Scissors defeats paper which defeats rock which defeats scissors.

This is usually played multiple times to allow strategy to come into it. Even though a completely random choice is no less likely to win against any strategy, it is also no more likely to win, while a better strategy will defeat a worse strategy.

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Resources in This Category

• 1620 Spruce SEGA RoShamBo Tournament

  http://www.sniff.org/sega.html
  Results of a competition for a game console.

• Janken in the World

  http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~tokyo3/e/janken_e.html
  Scissors, paper, stone games as played in different cultures.

• Professional Rock Paper Scissors

  http://www.chessandpoker.com/rps_rock_paper_scissors_strategy.html
  Details strategy and statistics for the game of RPS, including an original match format.

• Rochambeau

  http://www.creekcats.com/pnprice/rocham.html
  Phil Price does a bit of research on the game's origins.

• Rock, Scissors, Paper Plus

  http://www.gogomag.com/rsp/
  Rules to add Bomb, Bird, Water, Chopper hand forms.

• Rock-Paper-Scissors Button Game

  http://www.ee0r.com/games/rpsbuttons.html
  Rules for a party game, moving the arena of combat from gestures to wearable buttons.

• Rock-Paper-Scissors-Spock-Lizard

  http://www.samkass.com/theories/RPSSL.html
  A variation with five options instead of the traditional three.

• RoShamBo (aka Rock Paper Scissors) with Christmas Lights

  http://www.komar.org/christmas/2002/cool_pics/rock_paper_scissors/
  Humorous results of a Roshambo contest between brothers using Christmas lights captured by a webcam.

• Slashdot: Rock-Paper-Scissors

  http://slashdot.org/developers/00/06/19/0037233.shtml
  Online discussion of the Roshambo programming competition.

• The Official Rock Paper Scissors Strategy Guide

  http://www.worldrps.com/
  Strategy and game news from the World RPS Society.

• Wikipedia: Rock, Paper, Scissors

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock,_Paper,_Scissors
  An article explaining the rules, variations, strategies, and lists recently played tournaments.

• WWWF Grudge Match: Rock vs. Paper vs. Scissors

  http://www.grudge-match.com/History/rock-paper-scissors.shtml
  Humorous article on the three-way conflict, with comments from those who voted for their favorite weapon.

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