Scissors, Paper, Stone!

I am not sure how the game was first started.

But since then, there are now international variations of this game.
In Singapore, we know it as Scissors, Paper, Stone. Which is derived from our former colonial masters. The Brits call theirs Paper, Scissors, Stone. Americans call it Rock, Paper, Scissors.

Singaporeans who play the mandarin version will say Stone, Scissors, Cloth.

There is also a World RPS (Rock Paper Stone) Society with annual games played to crown the world's top RPS player.

There are some rules you might not have heard before eg.

Scissors must be played vertically. Hence it must not be facing down or up.

Paper, on the other hand (hahaha) must be played horizontally. I suppose facing up or down don't matter that much as well.

You cannot play this symbol at any point of time in the game:

If you don't know how important this game is viewed, well, it was once used to decide who to award $20 million worth of art work; Christie's or Sotheby's. Sotheby's lost. Because Christie's employed the advice of two RPS experts - the 11-year old daughters of one of the company's directors.

Tip: When in doubt - Always Scissors.

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