The World RPS Society web site is dedicated to the promotion of rock, paper, scissors (RPS) as a fun and safe way to resolve disputes.
RPS players use their hands to make the shape of a rock, a sheet of paper or a pair of scissors.
If one player makes a rock and the other forms scissors, the rock wins because rock blunts scissors. Scissors cut paper and paper can wrap up a rock. That's all there is to it.
The site says RPS is more than a game of chance, providing masses of information, including everything the basic rules and an online training programme described as the "single most sophisticated RPS grand master emulator".
Visitors searching for something more thought-provoking can join the site's discussion forum or read articles like The Zen of Paper.
More advanced players can explore how the "wild man" strategy can be used on its own or in conjunction with a "low ball strategy" and how to determine "local turf" when you meet another enthusiast on holiday.
Real fans can contact experts such as Singlis Martok, the splendidly named vice-chairman of theoretical throws, or join the World RPS Society.
Everyone else can just have fun.
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