Janken - Game Play

Game Play

The players usually count aloud to four, or speak the name of the game (e.g. "Rock Paper Scissors!" or "Ro Sham Bo!"), each time either raising one hand in a fist and swinging it down on the count or holding it behind. On the third count (saying, "Shoot!" or "Go!" "Scissors!" or "Bo!"), the players change their hands into one of three gestures, which they then "throw" by extending it towards their opponent. Variations include a version where players use only three counts before throwing their gesture (thus throwing on the count of "Scissors!" or "Bo!", or a version where they shake their hands three times before "throwing." The gestures are (in the 3 gesture version):

• Rock, represented by a clenched fist.
• Scissors, represented by two fingers extended and separated, sometimes coming together
• Paper, represented by an open hand, with the fingers extended and touching, in order to represent a sheet of paper (horizontal).

The objective is to select a gesture which defeats that of the opponent. Gestures are resolved as follows:

• Rock blunts or breaks scissors: rock defeats scissors.
• Scissors cut paper: scissors defeats paper.
• Paper covers, sands or captures rock: paper defeats rock.

If both players choose the same gesture, the game is tied and the players throw again.

The game is usually played in Best Out Of 3 Series, but the players can choose to how many victories they will play this game.