Rock, Paper, Scissors for the 21st Century

Whoa. This is crazy. Thanks to Nath for pointing this out.

Apparently, someone has developed new versions of the classic Rock, Paper, Scissors game, expanding it to 15, then 25, then 101 different combinations of hand motions.

From ReformedGeek.com:

Do you remember playing Rock, Paper, Scissors as a child? Do you also remember how many times you would tie? Well not any more. There is now the ultimate Rock, Paper, Scissors game, called RPS-15. RPS-15 has 15 different hand gestures (as opposed to the original 3). This dramatically decreases the chance of a tie, but also makes the game that much more difficult to play (and to learn to play).

The creator of RPS-15 didn’t stop at 15 and decided to create RPS-25 as well. He has created a chart with all the possible combinations of the 25 hand gestures.

I feel like an Infomercial, because there’s still more! There is now the RPS-101. That’s right, 101 different hand gestures. You can view the chart, investigate the gestures one at a time, dare to print out the combinations yourself, OR purchase the poster and booklet online.

Think all this required someone with too much time on their hands? I agree. But aren’t you just a little bit curious how it feels to play one of these new ultimate versions of Rock, Paper, Scissors? Then check out the online version of the game, where you can play the original, or try your hand at RPS-5, 7, 9, 11, 15, or 25.

I'm going to try and learn the 15 hand motions and hereby challenge all of you to an RPS faceoff!