Can scissors cut rock?
Andrew Campbell
Published May 15, 2026
Similarly, you may ask, what does rock do to scissors?
A player who decides to play rock will beat another player who has chosen scissors ("rock crushes scissors" or sometimes "blunts scissors"), but will lose to one who has played paper ("paper covers rock"); a play of paper will lose to a play of scissors ("scissors cuts paper").
Also, how do you always win Scissors Paper Rock? Therefore, this is the best way to win at rock-paper-scissors: if you lose the first round, switch to the thing that beats the thing your opponent just played. If you win, don't keep playing the same thing, but instead switch to the thing that would beat the thing that you just played.
Likewise, people ask, is it rock-paper-scissors shoot?
A classic two-person game. Players start each round by saying, “rock, paper, scissors, shoot!” On “shoot,” each player holds out their fist for rock, flat hand for paper, or their index and middle finger for scissors. Rock crushes scissors, scissors cut paper, and paper covers rock. See who wins each round!
Can paper break a rock?
Rocks are tough objects that don't get blown in the wind like Paper. In fact, you need to put a rock on top of the paper so it won't blow away in the wind.