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The origin of rock-paper-scissors

"Rock, Paper, Scissors" originated in China, then spread to Japan, Korea and other places, with the continuous development of trade between Asia and Europe it spread to Europe, and gradually became popular in modern times. "Rock, Paper, Scissors" originated from the Chinese invention of the game of guessing, which has existed in China since the Han Dynasty, while other countries have no soil or history of this game. There is no record of "rock, paper, scissors" in the West at all prior to its interaction with Asia, and Western writers of the late 19th century refer to it explicitly as an Asian game.

1. Rock, paper, scissors, cloth, also known as "Guess the Ding Shell". It is a guessing game that has been passed down for many years. Originated in China, then spread to Japan, Korea and other places, with the continuous development of Asia-Europe trade it spread to Europe, to the modern era gradually popular in the world.

2. Simple and clear rules, so that rock-paper-scissors without any loopholes to drill, single play than the competition for luck, multi-round play than the competition for psychological games, so that the rock-paper-scissors this ancient game at the same time with the "accident" and "technical" two characteristics, popular in the world.

3. The short time of the game, the poor spectacle, and the "profound" nature of the psychological game make this game not easy to be treated as an "ordinary" game, or competition to see, even though there are international rock-paper-scissors tournaments.

4. Rules: rock-paper-scissors, cloth-wrapped rock, scissors-scissors, in this kind of game, a person's ability to exercise the reaction, the second can be seen in a person's flexibility.