The History Of Rock Paper Scissors

Why was it also called Roshambeau?

That's another interesting question. A lot of people, at the United States Association for Rock Paper Scissors (USARPS) League specifically, point back to comte de Rochambeau, who led the French Expeditionary Forces in the American Revolutionary War, and although his name was Rochambeau, there is no real strong tie linking him with the game. You don't see statues of him holding the scissors out, or anything like that. So, again, that's another element of the sport shrouded in the mysteries of time; the world may never know, but there is a tie there, and if we knew more about that, we'd know a lot more about ourselves.

What other variations of Rock Paper Scissors exist?

There are three player variants of rock Paper Scissors, you can play in kind of a round robin style and have everybody play everybody else and see who comes out with the most points. Those are a little harder. Instead of just keeping your eye on one opponent, you have to split your attention between two. It can be done, but to my mind, the purest expression of the sport is one-on-one spiritual combat, and you really only find that when you have a one-on-one game with someone. You can get into their head, keep them out of yours, and focus all your attention on that one person. Time stands still and all of a sudden it's like the two of you are there and then it's like there's no one there.