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How Do You Play "Rock, Paper, Scissors"?

"One-two-SHOOT" or "one-two-three-SHOOT?"

Rock, Paper, Scissors is a culturally vital game that, for centuries, has helped to solve otherwise unsolvable problems such as where to go for dinner, who should take out the trash, or who gets to pull the plug on grandma.

But there's ONE argument Rock, Paper, Scissors has not been able to solve: HOW MANY TIMES should you shake your fist (or "prime") before you throw either rock, paper, or scissors?

Do you go for the North American prime, aka one-two-SHOOT?

Or do you prefer the European prime, aka one-two-three-SHOOT?

There doesn't seem to be a definitive answer.

Let it be known that Rock Paper Scissors will always be played one, two, three, SHOOT! Never ever just one, two, three.

Rock paper scissors on the west coast is played on a 3 count. (One, two, shoot). That is all.

you're not playing rock paper scissors right if you go 'one two three' instead of 'rock paper scissors' at the start

If anyone could answer this burning question, you'd think it would be the World RPS Society with their ~official rules~.

But even THEY don't specify which approach is the correct one!

So let's settle this. But not with a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors, because we'll just be here all day.

We are obviously a civilization that takes fisting very seriously.