Roshambo

E492772
decision-making method game of chance hand game two-player game

Roshambo is another name for the hand game rock–paper–scissors, commonly used to make a random choice or settle simple disputes.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Rock Paper Scissors 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf decision-making method ⓘ
game of chance ⓘ
hand game ⓘ
two-player game ⓘ
alternateName rock-paper-scissors NERFINISHED ⓘ
rock–paper–scissors NERFINISHED ⓘ
canBeExtendedTo best-of-n series ⓘ
tournament format ⓘ
doesNotRequire special equipment ⓘ
hasCulturalRole informal arbitration method ⓘ
random selection tool ⓘ
hasDrawCondition both players choose same gesture ⓘ
hasLanguageVariant jan-ken-pon (Japanese equivalent) ⓘ
shifumi (French equivalent) ⓘ
hasMechanic non-transitive dominance cycle ⓘ
simultaneous hand gesture reveal ⓘ
hasOutcomeRule paper beats rock ⓘ
rock beats scissors ⓘ
scissors beats paper ⓘ
hasProperty no equipment required ⓘ
perfect information after reveal ⓘ
simple rules ⓘ
symmetric game ⓘ
zero-sum outcome ⓘ
hasRandomnessSource simultaneous independent choice of gestures ⓘ
hasStrategy mixed strategy equilibrium with equal probabilities ⓘ
hasWinCondition gesture that dominates opponent’s gesture ⓘ
isCategory children’s game ⓘ
parlour game ⓘ
isKnownAs RPS NERFINISHED ⓘ
isOftenUsedIn casual competitions ⓘ
informal decision-making ⓘ
playground settings ⓘ
isPopularIn United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
many other countries ⓘ
isUsedFor making random choices ⓘ
selection between alternatives ⓘ
settling simple disputes ⓘ
tiebreaking ⓘ
relatedConcept game theory ⓘ
non-transitive game ⓘ
randomization in decision-making ⓘ
requires two hands ⓘ
typicalDuration a few seconds per round ⓘ
typicalNumberOfPlayers 2 ⓘ
usesHandGestures paper ⓘ
rock ⓘ
scissors ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roshambo → isTitleCharacterString → Roshambo ⓘ
Angus Wall → employer → Roshambo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rock Paper Scissors
Angus Wall → coFounderOf → Roshambo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rock Paper Scissors