USA Rock, Paper, Scissors National Championship

The national championship of the Rock, Paper, Scissors League was filmed in the mid-2000s in Las Vegas, Nevada. The announcers walk through the variety of strategies that players consider during the game and whether each method is valid. As a simultaneous game, RPS is taught that players should randomize, but professional players try to outsmart their competition.

Here’s a neat AI program to play RPS in your class.