Play it. Learn it. Compete in it.
Rock Paper
Scissors.
Read WRPSA’s published rules, play other people, follow recorded rankings, find tournaments, and enter RPS World. The persistent world connects to the same WRPSA account and match system.
Your first throw
Play a verified round now
Choose Rock, Paper, or Scissors. The server commits its move first, verifies the reveal, and records the completed game.
Pick a move to play!
One shared pattern every day. Nine scored throws, then practice.
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Human sport. Worldwide stage.
WRPSA
Upcoming community sessions
Verified dates, capacity, rules, and rating scope come directly from the event record. If the schedule cannot be verified, WRPSA does not present a session as available.
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What is Rock Paper Scissors?
Rock Paper Scissors is a simultaneous two-player game. Each player chooses one of three hand gestures. Rock beats scissors, scissors beats paper, and paper beats rock. Matching gestures draw.
Rock
crushes scissors
Paper
covers rock
Scissors
cuts paper
Learn the official game
Start with the sport
WRPSA is more than a play button. Use the Association's rule, competition and research library to understand what you are playing and how official matches work.
Official rules
Timing, throws, outcomes, formats and fair-play standards.
Open guideHow to play
Learn the three gestures and play a correct round in minutes.
Open guideRankings
Follow players in the WRPSA rating ladder built from eligible recorded results.
Open guideTournaments
Find competition, understand formats and prepare to host.
Open guideOne canonical sport
Three ways to play Rock Paper Scissors
Character play in a persistent world
RPS World
The most approachable way into RPS World: arrive as your character, explore persistent places and join simple school, club and community events that can keep returning to the same venue.
Enter RPS World02The video-call venue for RPS
RPS Video
A Zoom-or-Teams-like place built for Rock Paper Scissors. Run pure online events, conference activations or connect remote players into a hybrid event.
Open RPS Video03App-managed in-person play
RPS Local
Pair two participant devices in the same place. Use phone orientation or let each device propose its participant’s throw from the camera; every camera proposal must be confirmed or corrected before it counts.
Open RPS Local
World Rock Paper Scissors Association
The Association behind the world
Founded in 2015, WRPSA works to make Rock Paper Scissors a clear, fair and globally accessible sport through rules, rankings, competition, education, research and play.
About WRPSAHistory & culture
Origins, names, famous moments and the worldwide culture of the game.
02Strategy & science
Probability, game theory, psychology and carefully sourced research.
03Events & competition
Competition formats, hosting tools, live events and spectator experiences.
04Governance & trust
Rules, policies, accessibility, safety and how the Association operates.
Host an RPS event anywhere
Run a World character event, a pure online Video tournament, an app-managed Local room or a hybrid production joining venue kiosks and screens with remote players. Every format stays on one event and match record.
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Learn through RPS Academy
Referee training, official rules and classroom learning belong to one Academy system. The site already carries official rules and classroom resources; RPS Academy in RPS City is the physical home for the same curriculum as its shared course and progress record is completed.
Membership
Everyone can play. Supporters go deeper.
Guests get a truthful preview. Free members get persistent identity and the complete fair sport. Supporter membership adds recognition and insight, and premium world value, without changing throws, ratings or tournament authority.
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Preview the sport and Home Planet before joining.
Free Member
Play every core RPS surface and keep your progress.
Supporter
Add premium insight, recognition and world depth.
Rock Paper Scissors belongs to everyone.
Learn the game, meet another player, join the Association or enter a world where your character can do far more than stand in one arena.