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Rock-Paper-Scissors
OpenGames using
14
Median complexity
1.97
0–5
Median rating
5.98
bayes
Tabletop fit
0.397
weight-controlled
Definition
From BoardGameGeek
There are three possible options, and they are cyclically superior (A beats B, B beats C, and C beats A).
Top games using this mechanism
By BGG bayes rating, top 50.
| Game | Year | Rating | Wt | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood on the Clocktower#68 | 2022 | 7.71 | 3.0 | 120m |
| Skull King#294 | 2013 | 7.21 | 1.7 | 30m |
| Fury of Dracula (Third/Fourth Edition)#400 | 2015 | 7.09 | 3.3 | 180m |
| Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game#425 | 2010 | 7.07 | 3.9 | 240m |
| The Grimm Forest#1166 | 2018 | 6.57 | 1.9 | 60m |
| BattleCON: War of Indines#1488 | 2012 | 6.44 | 2.8 | 60m |
| Kariba#1923 | 2010 | 6.28 | 1.1 | 15m |
| Yomi#2039 | 2011 | 6.25 | 2.4 | 30m |
| Hoity Toity#2244 | 1990 | 6.20 | 1.9 | 45m |
| Warhammer: Diskwars#2328 | 2013 | 6.17 | 2.8 | 90m |
| DungeonQuest#2408 | 1985 | 6.15 | 1.9 | 60m |
| DungeonQuest (Third Edition)#2501 | 2010 | 6.13 | 2.2 | 90m |
| DungeonQuest: Revised Edition#2531 | 2014 | 6.13 | 2.0 | 60m |
| Tiny Epic Mechs#2763 | 2019 | 6.08 | 2.6 | 60m |
| Village Pillage#3078 | 2019 | 6.01 | 1.3 | 20m |
| Exceed Fighting System#3084 | 2016 | 6.01 | 2.7 | 30m |
| BraveRats#3182 | 2011 | 6.00 | 1.1 | 15m |
| Fantastiqa: The Rucksack Edition#3381 | 2012 | 5.97 | 2.4 | 60m |
| Iliad#3627 | 2006 | 5.93 | 2.1 | 45m |
| Crystal Clans#3672 | 2018 | 5.92 | 2.5 | 60m |
| Yomi (Second Edition)#4240 | 2014 | 5.85 | 2.7 | 20m |
| Combo Fighter#4715 | 2019 | 5.81 | 1.5 | 15m |
| Age of Mythology: The Boardgame#4752 | 2003 | 5.80 | 2.9 | 120m |
| The Ares Project#5555 | 2011 | 5.74 | 3.3 | 60m |
| Lagoon: Land of Druids#5665 | 2014 | 5.73 | 2.7 | 60m |
| Spell Smashers#5674 | 2018 | 5.73 | 2.3 | 60m |
| HMS Dolores#5919 | 2016 | 5.72 | 1.3 | 20m |
| Pizza Box Football#5921 | 2005 | 5.72 | 2.0 | 60m |
| Empires of the Ancient World#6210 | 2000 | 5.70 | 3.0 | 180m |
| Grimslingers#6868 | 2015 | 5.67 | 2.7 | 90m |
| Lost Worlds#6965 | 1983 | 5.67 | 1.7 | 10m |
| WWE Superstar Showdown#7239 | 2015 | 5.66 | 2.3 | 120m |
| Critical Mass: Patriot vs Iron Curtain#7308 | 2018 | 5.66 | 2.2 | 30m |
| Ninja Taisen#7315 | 2014 | 5.66 | 1.5 | 20m |
| Football Strategy#7898 | 1959 | 5.64 | 1.6 | 150m |
| [redacted]#7992 | 2014 | 5.63 | 2.9 | 45m |
| Critical Mass: Raijin vs Archon#8116 | 2018 | 5.63 | 2.0 | 30m |
| Daxu#8282 | 2015 | 5.62 | 1.4 | 30m |
| Radetzky: Milano 1848#8510 | 2018 | 5.62 | 2.5 | 90m |
| Yomi: Round 1#8565 | 2014 | 5.62 | 2.7 | 30m |
| Muscat#9172 | 2001 | 5.60 | 2.4 | 45m |
| The Eye of Judgment#9366 | 2007 | 5.60 | 2.5 | 30m |
| Pixel Glory#9477 | 2014 | 5.60 | 1.9 | 25m |
| Field Command#9582 | 1991 | 5.60 | 2.3 | 180m |
| We Didn't Playtest This: Legacies#9977 | 2012 | 5.59 | 1.0 | 10m |
| Manitou#10093 | 1997 | 5.59 | 2.0 | 45m |
| We Didn't Playtest This Either#10109 | 2009 | 5.59 | 1.2 | 10m |
| WarpWar#10412 | 1977 | 5.58 | 2.0 | 30m |
| Coral Sea: Campaign Commander Series#10522 | 2010 | 5.58 | 2.6 | 180m |
| Yomi: Round 2#10610 | 2014 | 5.58 | 3.0 | 20m |
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