Seth Yates

We’ve all played the game “Rock, Paper, Scissors” at least once in our lives. Its a familiar part of most Western (and much Eastern) culture.

However, did you know there’s actually a World Rock-Paper-Scissors Society? The website even provides hints on strategy and game play, including Official Abridged Rules of Play and “The Great Eight Gambits” for playing “best two of three” games:

1. The Avalance (Rock, Rock, Rock). “A subtle yet aggressive gambit”;
2. The Bureaucrat (Paper, Paper, Paper). “The deadpan delivery of this gambit is the ultimate in passive-aggressive play”;
3. The Crescendo (Paper, Scissors, Rock). “The slow-building nature of this gambit makes it a very elegant opening series”;
4. The Denouement (Rock, Scissors, Paper). “This gambit relies on a cooling-down approach to gently destroy your opponent”;
5. Fistful O’Dollars (Rock, Paper, Paper). “This gambit is still arguably one of the great surprise offensive moves”;
6. Paper Dolls (Paper, Scissors, Scissors). “The complexity of this gambit is belied by its apparent simplicity”;
7. Scissor Sandwich (Paper, Scissors, Paper). “An invasive and devious gambit”;
8. The Toolbox (Scissors, Scissors, Scissors). “Effective use of this gambit requires steady hands and steely nerves”.

As if this wasn’t enough, have a look at what you can do if you take this…well…just too far:

Don’t try this at home (or work)!

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