Rock Paper Scissors is the classic hand game — now playable against the computer. Choose Rock, Paper or Scissors and the computer picks randomly. Best used to settle ties, make decisions, or just pass time.
Your running score, win rate and streak are all tracked throughout the session.
How to play Rock Paper Scissors
1
Choose your move — Rock, Paper or Scissors
2
The computer picks — simultaneously and randomly
3
See who wins — result shows with outcome details
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Play again — your record is tracked in the session
Rock Paper Scissors strategy
At its core, Rock Paper Scissors is a game of chance — if both players choose at random, every throw is a one-in-three guess. Against other people, though, patterns creep in: many players open with rock, rarely throw the same move three times in a row, and tend to switch to whatever would have just beaten them. Spotting those habits is how seasoned players gain an edge.
Against this game's Hard computer the trick is to stay unpredictable. On Hard the computer keeps track of which move you play most often and throws the counter to it about 80% of the time, so leaning on a favourite move gets punished. Mix rock, paper and scissors as evenly and randomly as you can, avoid obvious patterns, and you bring the match back to a coin-flip you can win.
Your move
Beats
Loses to
Rock
Scissors
Paper
Paper
Rock
Scissors
Scissors
Paper
Rock
Frequently Asked Questions
It depends on the difficulty. Easy plays completely at random, so every throw is a genuine 1-in-3 chance. Medium and Hard are smarter — Medium often plays the move that beats your choice, and Hard tracks the move you throw most and counters it about 80% of the time.
Rock beats Scissors. Scissors beats Paper. Paper beats Rock.
Yes — Rock Paper Scissors is widely used to settle disputes and make binary or three-way decisions quickly and fairly.
Yes, especially on Hard. Because Hard counters your most-played move, the key is to stay unpredictable: vary rock, paper and scissors as evenly as you can and avoid repeating patterns. On Easy there's no edge to find, as it plays purely at random.
Against a truly random opponent it's pure luck — a one-in-three guess every time. Against people or a pattern-reading computer, reading and avoiding patterns turns it into a game of skill.
There's no winning first move against random play. Against people, rock is the most common opening, so paper is a popular first-move counter.
On Hard the computer records the moves you've played, works out your most frequent choice, and plays the move that beats it about 80% of the time. Vary your throws to stay ahead of it.
It's completely free with no download and no sign-up. Just pick rock, paper or scissors and play.
Yes. It works in any mobile or desktop browser with nothing to install.