Rock Paper Scissors

24 entries in Games / Rock Paper Scissors
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Robert E. Neale End Game three objects moved according to instructions, outcome predicted
  • History
  • The Children's Game (Rock Paper Scissors)
  • The System
  • A Variation
  • Two Betting Games
  • Addendum
  • The Second Game (with cube/die)
  • The Election Game
 		Feb. 1973
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 8 No. 4)
593
Philip T. Goldstein* Jan-Ken-Pon rock paper scissors cards, winning card and prediction
Also published here
Related to
 Dec. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 12)
960
Karl Fulves* Games Without Numbers chapter intro, Scissors-Rock-Paper
 		1991
Swindle & Cheat
25
Philip T. Goldstein* Jan-Ken-Ponder rock-paper-scissors variant with coins or chips
Related to
 1991
Swindle & Cheat
48
Simon Aronson Child's Play rock/paper/scissors with small prop versions, with three chips, outcome predicted
Inspired by
  • "My First Trick" (Robert Neale, Tricks of the Imagination, 1991)
 1995
Simply Simon
31
Bob Farmer Chased paper rock scissors type game with suits
 		Aug. 1996
MAGIC (Vol. 5 No. 12)
84
Cy Endfield Rock, Paper, Scissors Hummer's Three Card Monte with Rock paper scissors theme
Inspired by
 2012
Magical Mathematics
209
Robert E. Neale Bob Neale's Rock, Paper, Scissors Hummer's Three Card Monte with Rock paper scissors theme variation
Inspired by
 2012
Magical Mathematics
210
Michael Weber Rock Paper Millions rock/paper/scissors routine with paper cards, with prediction finale
Related to
 2012
Rock Paper Millions
5
Carol Vogel Rock, Paper, Payoff: Child’s Play Wins Auction House an Art Sale article that inspired the routine
 		2012
Rock Paper Millions
9
Michael Weber Bonus simplified routine
 		2012
Rock Paper Millions
11
Michael Weber Further Sources only names listed without sources
 		2012
Rock Paper Millions
13
Doug Conn Psychic RPS three items, one chosen, predicted
Also published here
Related to
 Aug. 2012
MAGIC (Vol. 21 No. 12)
57
Ian Rowland An Ancient Game
  • Loving Mentalism
rock, paper, scissors on cards, outcome predicted
 		Nov. 2012
MAGIC (Vol. 22 No. 3)
68
Michael Weber Rock Paper Scissors rock/paper/scissors routine with paper cards
(PDF bonus from ca. Apr. 2013)
Related to
 Apr. 2013
Real Secrets (Vol. 2 No. 13)
1
Jorge "The Jack" Garcia L-Mentary three spectators, without looking
Also published here
Variations
 2014
Lecture Notes 2014
29
Jorge "The Jack" Garcia L-Mental three spectators, without looking
Also published here
Variations
 2015
7 Mysteries of Mentalism
58
Max Maven* Jan-Ken-Pon
  • Lost Horizons
rock paper scissors cards, winning card and prediction
Also published here
Related to
 June 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 6)
19
Wonder Man Fred Fugitive Relationships three spectators on three chairs
Inspired by
 2015
Route 66
53
Alberto de Figueiredo Piedra, papel o tijera rock, paper, scissors, written on pieces of paper, three names written on paper, instruction game with several phases
Inspired by
  • a routine by Looch
 2018
Veinticinco
137
Jeff Pierce Solitary Rock, Paper, Scissors mathematical three card monte with rock, paper scissors theme, several phases
Inspired by
 2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
169
Doug Conn Psychic RPS three items, one chosen, predicted
Also published here
Related to
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1132
Michael Murray Rock & Roll prediction of chosen symbol, using the Tombola Force
 		2023
Experimental
17
Michael Murray Child's Play (Rock, Paper, Scissors) routine with prediction who wins
 		2023
Experimental
20