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==Names== The modern game is known by several other names such as '''Rochambeau''', '''Roshambo''', '''Ro-sham-bo''', '''Bato Bato Pik''', and '''Jak-en-poy'''.<ref name=rpscamps>{{cite web|url=http://www.rpschamps.com/templates/j15_rps/images/propaganda/faq/game-basics/|title=Game Basics|access-date=2009-12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114215304/http://www.rpschamps.com/templates/j15_rps/images/propaganda/faq/game-basics/|archive-date=2012-01-14|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/03/16/BA251812.DTL |title=Ready, set ... Roshambo! Contestants vie for $1,000 purse in Rock, Scissors, Paper contest |access-date=2007-11-20 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=2003-03-19 |first=Kelly |last=St. John |archive-date=2007-12-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213095322/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/03/16/BA251812.DTL |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Wells|first=Steven|title=It's not your dad's ick-ack-ock|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/nov/24/1|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=2013-08-13|date=2006-11-24}}</ref> While the game's name is a list of three items, different countries often have the list in a different order. In North America and the United Kingdom, it is known as "rock, paper, scissors" or "scissors, paper, stone".<ref>{{cite web |title=The Origins and Evolution of Rock Paper Scissors: A History of the Game |url=https://wrpsa.com/the-origins-and-evolution-of-rock-paper-scissors-a-history-of-the-game/ |website=wrpsa.com |date=17 May 2023 |access-date=16 November 2023 |archive-date=16 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116100214/https://wrpsa.com/the-origins-and-evolution-of-rock-paper-scissors-a-history-of-the-game/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Tomkins |first1=Steve |title=Scissors, paper, stone - a strategic game |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4521589.stm |website=news.bbc.co.uk/ |date=6 May 2005 |publisher=BBC |access-date=16 November 2023 |archive-date=18 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418122010/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4521589.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> If this name is chanted while actually playing the game, it might be followed by an exclamation of "shoot" at the moment when the players are to reveal their choice (i.e. "Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!").<ref>{{cite web |title=How to Play Rock, Paper, Scissors: A Simple Guide |url=https://www.wikihow.com/Video/Play-Rock,-Paper,-Scissors |website=www.wikihow.com |access-date=16 November 2023 |archive-date=16 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116100212/https://www.wikihow.com/Video/Play-Rock,-Paper,-Scissors |url-status=live }}</ref> In Australia, the most common name is "scissors, paper, rock" (the reverse of the American format).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mamalisa.com/?t=es&p=6533 | title=Scissors, Paper, Rock - Australia | access-date=2023-06-08 | archive-date=2023-08-01 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801160758/https://www.mamalisa.com/?t=es&p=6533 | url-status=live }}</ref> There have been claims that there are regional variations of the name in Australia; one video claimed that it was referred to as "scissors, paper, rock" in [[New South Wales]], "rock, paper, scissors" in [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]], [[South Australia]] and [[Western Australia]], and "paper, scissors, rock" in [[Queensland]], though this has been disputed.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hicks |first=Stacey |date=2022-10-24 |title=Aussies debate the correct way to play 'Scissors, Paper, Rock' |work=[[News Corp Australia#Websites|Kidspot]] |url=https://www.kidspot.com.au/news/aussies-debate-the-correct-way-to-play-scissors-paper-rock/news-story/e34273406f9d44687d964f478693d807}}</ref> In New Zealand, the most common name in English is "paper, scissors, rock".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/467118/rock-paper-scissors-winner-fast-fingered-champ-takes-home-1000-prize#:~:text=%22In%20NZ%2C%20you%20usually%20say,scissors%20last%2C%20you%20throw%20scissors. | title=Rock, paper, scissors, winner! Fast-fingered champ takes home $1000 prize | website=[[Radio New Zealand]] | date=14 May 2022 | access-date=8 June 2023 | archive-date=1 August 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801160638/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/467118/rock-paper-scissors-winner-fast-fingered-champ-takes-home-1000-prize#:~:text=%22In%20NZ%2C%20you%20usually%20say,scissors%20last%2C%20you%20throw%20scissors. | url-status=live }}</ref> In [[Māori language|Māori]], it is known as {{lang|mi|pēpa, kutikuti, kōhatu}} ({{lit|paper, scissors, rock}}).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://view.genial.ly/5f582534c8db0e0d72759a70/interactive-image-te-wiki-o-te-reo-maori-2020-or-ko-ta-te-rangatira-kai-he-krero | title=Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2020 | Ko Tā te Rangatira Kai, He Kōrero | access-date=2023-06-08 | archive-date=2023-08-01 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801160632/https://view.genial.ly/5f582534c8db0e0d72759a70/interactive-image-te-wiki-o-te-reo-maori-2020-or-ko-ta-te-rangatira-kai-he-krero | url-status=live }}</ref> In France, the game is sometimes called Shifumi (sometimes spelled Chifoumi).{{cn|date=February 2025}}
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