I don’t know how to play Rock/Paper/Scissors- please tell me I’m not the only one…

[Zoflorabore]

Hi all, I’ve been on MN for over 10 years and was going to name change but decided against it and am being honest despite being embarrassed!

i am a 46 year old woman. I consider myself to be relatively intelligent and I’m educated to university level but this game burns my head out.

So as not to drip feed, I was diagnosed with ADHD last year and am also on the ASD pathway. My 2 dc are also autistic ( dd 13 and ds 21 ) they however can easily play R/P/S and think it’s pretty pathetic that I can’t.

Over the years I’ve had many, many people promise they can show me how to do it but it just goes over my head and I constantly question the game and how one thing is superior to another and I can never get it.

I see little kids playing it, people in films and i wonder why on earth I find it so hard.

it has come up in conversation tonight with my neighbours as their dc were playing it and I admitted I can’t do it and they were all laughing 😂
anyone else?!

@NervousSubject I don't struggle with basic concepts. I can cope with things that are logical and make sense. I thinks it's the fact that something has no definitive "right" answer that I struggle with - to me that's just pointless and I wouldn't waste my time on it.

In the same way I can't stand watching programmes that have plot holes in them or there are loose ends that are not tied up. I always end up saying "But why did X do that" or "Why didn't Y do that?"

Don't forget water balloon and fire

😂 Sheldon!

We did once try a whole body version of Giant Wizard Dwarf.

Giant you reach up as tall as you can
Wizard you pretend to cast a spell with your wand
Dwarf you crouch down

Cant remember what beats what now!

But it’s a bit hard on the knees so have stuck to traditional rock paper scissors.

DH and I play it quite often, for who gets to drive the new car that we both want to drive, who does the next nappy change that neither of us want to do, etc.

It's just a silly game, but quick and easy and can be played anytime anywhere.