Hundreds of games’ fans are expected to descend on a Devon pub next month to fight for the right to be crowned the UK’s
“rock, paper, scissors” champion. The popular game, thought to originate in Japan, has been played for years to settle countless disputes – including whose turn it is to wash the dishes. It relies on quick-fire hand gestures, where rock beats scissors, scissors beat paper, and paper beats rock. The championship will be held at the Imperial pub in Exeter on 9 June. The competition has been organised by Tiverton-based Wacky Nation, which specialises in unusual or “off-the-wall” events. Organiser Sally Raynes, who claims her first taste of “wackiness” ended in complete humiliation when she sank twice in the Mountain Bike Bog Snorkel, said the main aim is to have fun. “Everyone is down in the doldrums because of the recession and this is something that almost everybody enjoys and knows how to play,” she told BBC News.
“Mums play it with their children to decide bedtimes and students play it to decide who buys the next round of drinks.”