roshambo
Fist-shaking contest
Roshambo is rock-paper-scissors, the hand game where two players simultaneously throw one of three gestures—rock beats scissors, scissors beats paper, paper beats rock.
The word likely derives from a children's counting rhyme.
Let's roshambo for who pays.
Also spelled ro-sham-bo.
Solid earthen material
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- scissorsPivoted twin-blade cutter
- fistTightly closed hand
- palmHand's flat interior
fingers · shoot · throw · hand · signal · gesture · sign · nonverbal
Game between opponents
- roundCurved like circle
- showdownDecisive final confrontation
- face-offDirect clash between opponents
- duelPrearranged one-on-one combat
tournament · championship · elimination · bracket · winner · loser · tie · draw
Lack of predictable pattern
- luckChance affecting outcomes
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
unpredictability · guessing · fifty-fifty · variance · indeterminacy · fortune · fate · fluke
Study of mind, behavior
- bluffingDeceiving about one's position
- predictionForecast of coming events
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- feintingDeceptive combat maneuver
counterplay · tells · adaptation · metagame · reading · tendencies · exploitation
rock
Solid earthen material
palm · fingers · shoot · throw · hand · signal · gesture · sign · nonverbal · mime
match
Game between opponents
duel · tournament · championship · elimination · bracket · winner · loser · tie · draw · tiebreaker
randomness
Lack of predictable pattern
- luckChance affecting outcomes
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
uncertainty · unpredictability · guessing · fifty-fifty · variance · indeterminacy · fortune · fate · fluke · stochastic
psychology
Study of mind, behavior
- bluffingDeceiving about one's position
- predictionForecast of coming events
- anticipationState of awaiting something
feinting · counterplay · tells · adaptation · metagame · reading · tendencies · exploitation
rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock
Five-way hand game
- hand gamesrock paper scissors, cat's cradle, thumb war, thumb wrestling, patty cake
- Rock Paper Scissorsrock, shoot, throw, round, win
roshambocoin flip
Random binary determination
deliberation · negotiation · drawing straws · dice roll · lottery
roshambochess
Strategic board game
Go · poker · bridge · Dungeons & Dragons · Civilization