Ways to use this list
- One player against the wheel: make your throw with your hand, then spin. Keep a tally on paper and play first to five.
- Two players, one screen: each player taps spin in turn and the wheel throws for them. A draw means both spin again straight away.
- Who starts a board game: one quick round settles it. For other fair ways to choose a starter, see how to decide who goes first.
- Quiz tie-breaker: when two teams finish level, each captain spins once and the winning throw takes the point.
- Teach the game to young children with the Hand emoji button, so they see the shape of each throw on the slices before they try it themselves.
Press Spin the wheel, tap the game or press the Space bar. Change the list in the box as you
like: add your own, delete what doesn't suit you, or write *2 after an entry to give it double the
chance. The game buttons switch the same list to a duck race, hat, claw machine and more.
The full list (3 entries)
- Rock
- Paper
- Scissors
๐ Related guide: Who goes first? 12 fair ways to decide
Questions people ask
Can I play rock paper scissors against the computer here?
Yes. Decide your throw first, out loud or on paper, then spin. The wheel chooses Rock, Paper or Scissors with exactly a third chance each before it starts to move, so it can't see your hand or react to it.
How do you play rock paper scissors with 3 players?
Everyone throws at once. If all three signs are different, or all three are the same, it's a draw and you throw again. If two people show the same sign, they win or lose together against the third: two rocks beat one scissors, for example, and then the two rocks play off.
Is there a way to always win rock paper scissors?
Not against a truly random opponent like this wheel: every throw wins, loses and draws a third of the time each. People are less random. Studies of real players found many stick with a throw that just won and switch after a loss, which a sharp opponent can use.
What do the rock, paper and scissors hand signs look like?
Rock is a closed fist, paper is a flat open hand and scissors are the first two fingers held apart in a V. Players usually chant "rock, paper, scissors, shoot" and show their hand on the last word.
Where does rock paper scissors come from?
Hand games like it have been played in East Asia for centuries. The version known around the world today came from Japan, where it's called janken, and spread widely in the 20th century.