page_title: Rock paper scissors
section_title: Tournaments
hierarchical_section_title: Rock paper scissors / Tournaments
caption_attribution_description: English: 4th UK Rock Paper Scissors Championships
context_page_description: Rock paper scissors is a hand game usually played between two people, in which each player simultaneously forms one of three shapes with an outstretched hand. These shapes are "rock", "paper", and "scissors". "Scissors" is identical to the two-fingered V sign except that it is pointed horizontally instead of being held upright in the air.
  A simultaneous, zero-sum game, it has only two possible outcomes: a draw, or a win for one player and a loss for the other.
  A player who decides to play rock will beat another player who has chosen scissors, but will lose to one who has played paper; a play of paper will lose to a play of scissors. If both players choose the same shape, the game is tied and is usually immediately replayed to break the tie. The type of game originated in China and spread with increased contact with East Asia, while developing different variants in signs over time. Other names for the game in the English-speaking world include roshambo and other orderings of the three items, with "rock" sometimes being called "stone".
context_section_description: Various competitive rock paper scissors tournaments have been organised by different groups.
caption: Two players at the 4th UK Rock Paper Scissors Championships, 2010
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