Rock Paper Scissors Generator

Play rock paper scissors against the wheel, or let it throw for you. Rock blunts scissors, scissors cut paper and paper wraps rock.

Quick lists:

Shortcuts: Space pick ยท F fullscreen ยท M sound

NamesโœŽ Edit

Tip: Anna *3 gives Anna three chances.

๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Photos

Add pictures of people, pets or things. Each photo takes its file's name (ava.jpg becomes "Ava") and appears in every game. Photos stay on this device and are not in share links.

    Tip: start a name with an emoji, like ๐Ÿ• Pizza, for a picture without a photo.

    โš™๏ธ Settings
    After each pick
    ๐Ÿ•˜ History

      Winners appear here.

      ๐Ÿงฉ Put it on your website

      Add this picker to a class website, blog, Google Sites or school portal: copy the code and paste it where HTML is allowed. It opens with the game you have chosen now.

      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

      See all 263 ready-made lists

      ๐Ÿ“– 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.