Rock Paper Scissor madness in London

Sept. 24, 2012 - PRLog -- 6th UK Rock, Paper, Scissors Championships

Date: 13th October 2012
Venue: Crosse Keys Pub, Gracechurch Street, London, EC3V 0DR
Times: 5.30pm - 10pm
Prices: £9.99 - £12 Price includes entry into tournament + £3 FREE RPS Challenge Money (advanced booking via website required)
Website: www.ukrockpaperscissorschampionships.com - information & booking
Contact Details: Phone +44 (0)1884 255896 or email info@wackynation.com
Nearest Tube: Monument or Bank


Press Release                                                 

Will YOU be the next UK Champion?

Rock, Paper, Scissors is everyone’s favourite decision making game – be it deciding who washes up, buys the next round of drinks or puts the kettle on.  But there will be a lot more at stake than a few household chores when the UK Championships arrives in London in October.

The popular knockout tournament, in its sixth year, will see more than 250 competitors battle it out to be crowned the 2012 UK Rock Paper Scissors Champion and walk away with a £100 cash prize.

The idea of the game is for two people to go head to head, using one hand to imitate either a rock (clenched fist), a piece of paper (flat hand) or a pair of scissors (two fingers in a V shape). Rock beats (blunts) scissors, paper beats (wraps) rock and scissors beats (cuts) paper. Perhaps surprisingly the game is not just about luck and avoiding elbow cramp. It’s very similar to poker with a lot of bluffing and putting out mixed signals.
For the experienced player there are well known gambits [three pre-determined throws] that are adopted in tournaments globally, including the ‘Avalanche,’ which is three successive rocks and the Fistful o Dollars, rock, paper, paper.  There are the less well known ruses of ‘Cloaking’ and ‘Shadowing’ and of course the more dubious tactic of psyching out opponents, which can have a massive influence in such a simplistic sport. There may not be too much to the game, but people will always go to extreme lengths to gain that extra advantage.  
Event organiser and co-founder of Wacky Nation, Sally Raynes commented: “This takes the art of the gamble back to its roots, combining judgement, skill and a small amount of luck to get the ultimate buzz of winning. It will be four hours of fun, excitement and tension; the best thing is that absolutely anybody could walk away as the UK Champion”.

Alongside the main tournament there will also be the return of the very popular RPS Challenge, allowing individuals to play against anyone in the room using a stake of fantasy money.  This ensures that anyone that attends the event can get caught up in the excitement and adrenaline with hundreds of games going on all around the room at any one time

If you would like to find out more or register to take part visit www.wackynation.com or www.ukrockpaperscissorschampionships.com. The contests will run between 5.30pm and 10pm, and the venue address is the, Crosse Keys Pub, Gracechurch Street, London. EC3V 0DR

For more information Sally Raynes can be contacted on 01884 255896 and at info@wackynation.com

ENDS




Further information:
Rock Paper Scissors Facts:
•   Ipswich Town footballers Jimmy Bullard & Keith Andrews played rock, paper, scissors during a match with Coventry City to decide who took a free kick.  
•   A Japanese art collector who could not decide whether to sell his Impressionist paintings through Christie's or rival auction house Sotheby’s instructed them to play rock paper scissors to decide. Christie's consulted its employees on strategies and, on the advice of the director's 11-year-old daughters, chose scissors. Sotheby's went for the open palm in a bid to beat the expected clenched fist, and lost the deal
•   The largest ever game of rock paper scissors involved 6,500 people in Louisville, Kentucky, USA
•   A federal court judge used rock, paper, scissors to settle a trivial point.
•   The origins of the game go back to Japan.  Although there are rumours it goes as far back as prehistoric times, when competitors only ever threw rocks!
Rock Paper Scissors Tips:
1.   Men are more likely to throw a rock on their first throw  - if you play a bloke, throw a paper first
2.   Women are more likely to play paper on their first throw – if you play a woman, throw scissors first.
3.   Belie your physique e.g. if your big, scary and muscular, throw paper
4.   Scissors is statistically the least thrown - therefore paper is statistically the safest throw, but not if everyone follows tip no. 2.
5.   For experts only, change your throw at the last minute e.g. twitch your fingers to signal a scissors before reverting to a rock.  This is called ‘Shadowing.’
6.   Wear sunglasses to prevent your opponent from studying your eyes
7.   Study your opponent’s eyes (if they aren’t wearing sunglasses). Are they looking up to the right or are the eyes glazed over.  They could be about to throw scissors.
8.   Taunt the opponent and try reverse psychology!  Tell them what you think they will throw and they may throw the opposite.

About the organisers: Wacky Nation (www.wackynation.com) is undoubtedly Britain’s craziest events company.  Their aim is simple: to invent or re-introduce wackiness for the British public to experience and further the popularity of alternative sports and exercise, such as backward running and rock paper scissors (more to follow).  With the London Olympics getting closer they also want to remind people of the fun events that exist where you don’t have to be incredibly fit or adhere to strict diets in order to become a UK or World Champion.  Whilst their website is arguably the authoritative source for all unusual and unique sports, contests and races.