hand game

Rock paper scissors

Hand game refers to any game played primarily with the hands, from children's clapping games like pat-a-cake to guessing games where one player hides an object in their fist.

Among Indigenous peoples of North America, hand game specifically names a traditional gambling game where players guess which hand conceals a marked bone or stick, often accompanied by drumming and singing.

guessing

rock-paper-scissors

Hand-shape choosing contest

fingersAppendages of the hand
chopsticksPaired wooden eating implements
roshamboHand-gesture elimination game

dexterity

jacks

Children's ball-and-pieces game

knucklebonesOvine ankle gaming pieces
marblesSmall spherical game pieces
tiddlywinksGame of flipped discs

mancala · bao · astragalus · fivestones · dibs

childrens

patty-cake

Rhythmic hand-clapping game

concentrationSustained single-minded attention
slideSmooth continuous movement

indigenous

singing

Vocal music-making

drummingPercussive rhythm-making
bonesRigid internal support structure
cylindersCircular-based solid shapes

Paiute · Salish

Categories

traditional gameslacrosse, stickball, shinny, snow snake, mancala
reservationsreservation, booking, hotel reservation, room reservation, table reservation
California TribesMohave, Mojave, Paiute, Washoe, Shasta
Great Basin peoplesPaiute, Bannock, Washoe, Ute, Great Basin
Omaha Tribetribal lands
PawneePawnee Nation, earth lodge, star charts

Opposites

game equipment/medium

hand gameboard game

Marked-surface group entertainment

card game · video game · tabletop game · dice game · computer game

physical vs mental engagement

hand gamemind game

Psychological ploy to unsettle

strategy game · puzzle game · trivia game · word game · chess

Family

hand, game, hands, gaming, handed, gamer, underhanded, gamely, handedness

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G