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Who invented the game rock paper scissors

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The earliest known written record of the game is from around 200 BC in Japan, where the game is referred to as "Jan-Ken." ChaCha!

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This is a very difficult question. Every culture seems to lay claim in one way or another to having first invented RPS.

Mar 20 2009, 04:37pm | Source: Frequently Asked Questions | www.worldrps.com

Biologist Barry Sinervo from the University of California, Santa Cruz has discovered the RPS. Thanks for using ChaCha.

Mar 07 2009, 03:36am | Source: Rock Paper Scissors - Seattle, WA | www.rpslife.com

As is the case with most games that are played by children, the exact time and place when the game was invented are unknown. MORE

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