Don’t get me wrong, I totally understand the rules of the game, its rather simple. My question is how do people manage to play out 3 rounds in less than 5 seconds?

For me, it’s a multi-step mental challenge that would take me like 15 to 20 seconds slowed down to complete.

    1. Pick a word, Rock, Paper, Scissors
    1. Remember how to shape my hand
    1. Punch Rock into my palm a couple times anyways, as apparently Rock is the default before the actual sign is thrown
    1. Remind myself how to arrange my own hand sign when the round is up
    1. Observe the opponent’s sign, which is only presented for about a half of a second
  • ?. Oh fuck, I didn’t have enough time to register the opponent’s hand sign
    1. Feel like a fucking idiot and walk away

Seriously, how is this game played so quickly? Is it more suitable for people that know sign language or something?

  • over_clox@lemmy.worldOP
    1·
    24 hours ago

    Interesting approach, which I just briefly tried.

    Apparently I have dyslexia of the hand, as whether I think Paper or Scissors, I’ll just end up throwing out an incomplete arbitrary hand signal with 3 fingers…

    I dunno, my mind just isn’t geared at making nor recognizing arbitrary hand/finger signs. They serve no purpose in my mind.

    Now when the hand is actually doing something, like turning a wrench, grabbing a bottle, tying shoes, well yeah I totally recognize what’s going on no problem.

    But hand signals in the air make about as much sense to me as trying to transcribe some dude playing air guitar into actual sheet music. There’s nothing there, the hands are moving without a purpose!

    • Mobiuthuselah@mander.xyz
      2·
      22 hours ago

      One way to differentiate between scissors and paper is that paper holds the wrist horizontally and scissors has the wrist turned vertically. It’s just a matter of practice. For sign language, people didn’t come programmed knowing ASL, they learned it over time. You can do the same with this.

      You’ve already played your hand with this group, but something to consider moving forward is disguising your lack of experience with this particular game (or similar arbitrary silliness) by offering to take the worst jobs as a way to exhibit your commitment to a sense of teamwork. A good leader is willing to do even the small jobs when necessary and while it has the added benefit of sidestepping something like RPS, it could signal that you’re ready for more important responsibilities.