Comments on: There Is A Rock Paper Scissors World Championship

By: Rock Paper Scissors Coming To Fox Sports Net

Rock Paper Scissors Coming To Fox Sports Net — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:06:37 +0000

[...] For those not familiar with professional Rock Paper Scissors (and no, I’m not making this up), the game is played under international rules with various countries holding local, regional and national finals, and there is even a world championship. [...]

By: There Is A Rock Paper Scissors World Championship « Hot WWW News

There Is A Rock Paper Scissors World Championship « Hot WWW News — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:43:34 +0000

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By: Tanaka

Tanaka — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:46:49 +0000

There is also a paper airplane competition:

http://www.redbull.com/en/Arti.....1324208695

By: Mediator Tech » When All Else Fails, There’s Rock, Paper, Scissors

Mediator Tech » When All Else Fails, There’s Rock, Paper, Scissors — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:15:04 +0000

[...] via TechCrunch. Thanks…I [...]

By: Tim Grahl

Tim Grahl — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 10:18:46 +0000

Is this one of those posts that someone cried on the phone to get you to post about?

By: David Mackey

David Mackey — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 02:14:55 +0000

One of the developers who works with me plays RPS. I only play the Moola version. Did you ever write a review of Moola?

By: Arlen Ritchie

Arlen Ritchie — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 00:32:20 +0000

RPS is the definitive decision making tool, at least amongst friends trying to settle matters of relative insignificance. RPS has now gone web 2.0 too. Due to its rising popularity, we felt compelled to add it to our game titles at Moola.com — where you play RPS against others for real money (your entry fee provided thanks to advertisers). Our version, “Ro Sham Bo Fu” (direct translation: Rock Paper Scissors Twist) has a skill based twist.

By: Mark Madsen

Mark Madsen — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:29:45 +0000

Why RPS here? Because it’s used to make multi-million dollar decisions in the executive ranks. e.g.

“Takashi Hashiyama, president of Maspro Denkoh Corporation, an electronics company based outside of Nagoya, Japan, could not decide whether Christie’s or Sotheby’s should sell the company’s art collection, which is worth more than $20 million, at next week’s auctions in New York.

He did not split the collection - which includes an important Cézanne landscape, an early Picasso street scene and a rare van Gogh view from the artist’s Paris apartment - between the two houses, as sometimes happens. Nor did he decide to abandon the auction process and sell the paintings through a private dealer.

Instead, he resorted to an ancient method of decision-making that has been time-tested on playgrounds around the world: rock breaks scissors, scissors cuts paper, paper smothers rock”

from this NY TImes article: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04.....mp;ei=5070

If you’re bored with three choices there’s also RPS 25 and RPS 101 complete with spiffy graphic depictions.

By: jackmayhofferr

jackmayhofferr — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:23:36 +0000

Mike,

Looks like TechCrunch has jumped the shark. Just change the name to Crunch and write about whatever whacky shit strikes your fancy. I am sure some one else will take your place and write about start ups.

FYI — it is called Rochambeau

By: Matthew C

Matthew C — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:22:22 +0000

Umm….TC is a blog. The title was quite clear. If it doesn’t interest you, don’t read it.

By: Travis

Travis — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:02:24 +0000

I think it’s hilarious. This guy has been selling World RPS prints on Imagekind for a while now, and does pretty well. He has a lot more in the works, I think. His poster are here.

By: extensions forklift

extensions forklift — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:50:00 +0000

Im just happy to see TC - follownig its roots /

- and some serious coverage is alwasy nice

Sarcasim, RB

By: Fashion Industry

Fashion Industry — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:34:40 +0000

This is not techcrunch worthy!!!

By: Douglas Walker

Douglas Walker — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:10:36 +0000

For those who are curious, here is two reasons that the World RPS Society is somewhat connected to Techcrunch’s usual fare.

1. The World RPS Society has never used traditional advertising - it has grown strictly by web word of mouth, viral tactics, some PR, blogs and social media sites.

2. RPS is simply the best way to avoid the high price of legal counsel in fighting intellectual property battles. Put it all on the line and RPS for it. At least a startup with no legal budget has a fighting chance…

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:04:46 +0000

I like Kramer’s version:

“Rock beats paper! Rock goes THROUGH paper!!”

Rock on….

By: Judd

Judd — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:03:37 +0000

Although it has nothing to do with what I’m looking for at TechCrunch, I kind of like the occasional, out of the left, odd artical…

By: John

John — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:53:44 +0000

How can this still be news to people? It’s been going on for years and years now. It’s certainly not the kind of thing I expect to see covered on TechCrunch.

By: Pedro Beltrao

Pedro Beltrao — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:36:40 +0000

Rock paper scissors world championship makes it to techcrunch … is this an attempt to diversify ?

By: centralia:live

centralia:live — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:33:19 +0000

Thanks for making Friday alittle better. Making it my goal to play RPS with everyone I meet today.
ROCK all the way!

By: patricia

patricia — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:21:03 +0000

I don’t know, for some reason that game stresses me out. We use it a lot to decide on things, like who is going to go out and get everybody lunch.

I couldn’t imagine competing in a tournament! I wonder what kind of strategy goes into it for competitors.

By: E-man

E-man — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:11:11 +0000

I would like to see the 70’s Show version: cockroach, foot, nuclear war.

By: P

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:04:06 +0000

paper. ha!

By: G

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:00:51 +0000

rock

By: Jef Hallestone

Jef Hallestone — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:52:42 +0000

Ha! Love the site. Nice fun diversion from your regular coverage