Rock Paper Scissors

Rock Paper Scissors - Bet you didn't know there is a card game.

If you like the traditional Rock, Paper, Scissors hand gesture game, you may like this similar easy-to-play card version. It plays like the old card game "war".

Object:
Have the most cards when all the cards have been played.
 
Set up:
Deal the cards face-down and evenly between the two players. Players put their face-down stacks in front of them.
 
Play:
Players take turns. Each player turns over the top card on his pile. Compare the cards and apply the Rock Paper Scissors rules to determine the winner:

• Rock crushes scissors (rock wins)
• Scissors cut paper (scissors win)
• Paper covers rock (paper wins)

The winner takes the cards, and the next top card is turned over by each player. If both players turn over the same cards, each player will then lay 2 face-down cards followed by one face-up card on the table. The two new face-up cards are now compared to determine the winner. Winner gets all the cards that have been played. The final game winner is the player who has the most cards when all the cards from the original piles have been played.

Try this:

• Hold the deck in the non-dominant hand. Use the thumb to push the top card off the deck to deal. You can also do this during the game to turn over your top card each time.
• Sort the cards. Place one rock, one paper, and one scissor card on the table top. Place the rest of the deck next to them. One at a time, pick up the cards off the deck and sort them into the appropriate matching piles without tipping over or sliding cards off the deck.
• Play one round where each person holds their stack in one hand and lays the cards down with the other. Then play a round where the stack is placed on the table and the players separate and lift the cards, one at a time, from the stack to play.
• Work on manual dexterity, in-hand manipulation, bilateral integration, visual discrimination, eye-hand coordination, shuffling/dealing/holding cards, socialization skills, process skills, executive functioning skills, play and leisure exploration and participation 

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