 Revy (right) loses in a Janken match to see who gets to kill pursuing enemies first in the anime Black Lagoon. Janken (Japanese: じゃんけん) "Jan ken" is "Rock, Paper, Scissors" in the English-speaking world, and it is the most popular of a subset of games played using only your hands, known as "Ken games" (ken asobi/拳遊び, "Ken games"?). It was invented in the late 19th century and acquired popularity world-wide throughout the 20th century. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (839x478, 50 KB) Summary An informal janken match between Revy (right) and another mercenary (left) decides who gets to kill pursuing enemies first. ...
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History Janken is believed to have been based on two older Ken games, "Kuma Ken" (数拳, "Kuma Ken"?) and "San Sukumi Ken" (三すくみ拳, "San Sukumi Ken"?). San Sukumi Ken existed in Japan since ancient times, and Kuma Ken was imported from China in the late 17th century. Ken games began to increase in popularity in the middle of the 19th century. Janken is believed to have been invented in the late 19th century, judging from textual sources of the time about Ken games.
Rules Usually, though not always, the game starts by both players chanting "saisho wa Guu!" (最初はぐう！, "saisho wa Guu!"?) ("starting with the stone!") while pumping their fists to synchronize the moves.
They repeat the same pumping while chanting "jan ken pon!". On "pon", the players show a fist for "rock" (Guu/ぐう, "rock"?), index and middle fingers extended in a V for "scissors" (Choki/ちょき, "scissors"?), or all fingers extended for "paper" (Paa/ぱあ, "paper"?). The exchange is won as determined by the rules:
- Scissors cuts Paper
- Paper wraps Rock
- Rock breaks Scissors
Ties are broken by repeated plays, either accompanied by two more fist pumps with "aiko desho!" (あいこでしょ！, "aiko desho!"?) ("isn't that a tie!") or the more rapid single-pump with "pon!". There exist many other less popular regional variations.
The Hand-signs - "rock" (Guu/ぐー, "rock"?)
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- "scissors" (Choki/ちょき, "scissors"?)
There are two different ways to form the scissors, as illustrated below: -
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 (Man's Choki, Country Person's Choki) (old way, seldom used outside Japan) - "paper" (Paa/ぱー, "paper"?)
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Variations In some versions of the game, a second round of play is used. After one player has won the paper/scissors/stone game, another count of three is conducted with the phrase "acchi muite hoi!" (あっち向いてホイ！, "acchi muite hoi!"?) ("hey, look [turn] over there!"). On "hoi!", the player who won previously points in one of four directions (up, down, left, or right), and the player who lost previously tilts their head to look in one of those directions. If both directions are the same, the game is over, and the player pointing is declared the final winner; if the directions are not the same, the game reverts back to the original "jan ken pon" and the original winner's win is cancelled.
A further variant makes use of the rhythmic nature of the phrases and counts of three; every time a round is played, the tempo of the game is increased slightly. If a player loses tempo, they lose. It is quite easy for a long sequence of draws, or of fails to guess correctly in the second round, to result in the game reaching breakneck speed.
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In the Philippines, a variation called jack en poy is used. This was introduced most likely during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War II. The complete chant in Tagalog is jack en poy, hali hali hoy, sino ang matalo, siya ang unggoy! ("jack en poy, hali hali hoy, the one who loses is a monkey!") This article covers the history of the Philippines from 1898 to 1946. ...
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Due to corruption in part through Hawaiian Pidgin, Janken is known in Hawaii as Jan Ken Po with the n removed from Pon. Hawaiʻi Pidgin English, Hawaiʻi Creole English, HCE, or simply Pidgin, is a creole language based in part on English used by some residents of Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian Pidgin English is considered an inaccurate label). ...
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Guu Paa Janken Victory or defeat doesn't attach easily when playing janken by a lot of numbers of people that are. Guu Paa Janken was designed as a way to which victory or defeat easily attached even by the large number of people. New janken that used only Guu and the Paa was designed. The person in belonging to many wins without any relation to the meaning of the Guu Paa.(Or, the person in belonging to small number of people wins. The rule whether defeating of belonging to many or belonging to people of a little number wins is decided beforehand.) It usually plays janken after the number of people decreases.
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Kuma Ken "Kuma Ken" is another example of Ken game. It is played mainly around the Hitoyoshi City in the Kumamoto Prefecture. It is believed to have originated in the Edo period, in the Shogun's court. The following text needs to be harmonized with text in the article History of Japan#Edo Period. ...
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The players show their hands simultaneously, after chanting "hii, fuu, san", forming a number from 0 to 5. Whoever has chosen the largest number wins. For instance, 1 beats 0, 2 beats 1, etc. However, 0 beats 5. If both players choose the same number, it is considered a draw. Winning twice in a row is required for victory.
Some people believe it was the origin of the widely known janken, as 3 of the 6 possible hands in the game are the same, and the rules are similar.
| Number | Shape | Image | Remarks | | 0 | Make a fist. |
| Guu | | 1 | Extend only the thumb. |
 | | | 2 | Extend the thumb and index. |
| Choki | | 3 | Extend the middle and ring fingers, as well as the pinky. |
 | | | 4 | Extend all the fingers except the thumb. |
 | | | 5 | Extend all the fingers. |
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Team play The traditional way to play Kuma Ken is to form two teams with 5 players each. Each team sits on one side of a long table, in such a way that 5 pairs of players opposite each other are formed. For each pair, ten sticks are laid on the table. Then, each of them plays the game ten times, whoever wins collecting a stick each time. When there are no sticks left, the pairs are shifted, and the same process is repeated until everyone in each team has played against every member of the opposing team.
The team which collects more sticks out of the total of 250 is declared the winner.
Multimedia Appearances Janken is often used as a means of duelling in the Sega-created Alex Kidd series of action-platformers for the Master System and Genesis. Furthermore, in the NES game Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom, both of the first two rounds (the rock-paper-scissors and the "look away" game) are used whenever a fight with an enemy comes up, with victory often being declared to whomever wins the look-away portion three times. Janken also makes a brief appearance in the Sony PlayStation music/rhythm game PaRappa the Rapper in a cut scene, when three of the characters (PaRappa, Katy Kat and P.J. Berri) are trying to divvy birthday party duties amongst themselves. In the music realm, the Japanese pop group Mini Moni released a single titled "Minimoni Jankenpyon!". Sega Corporation ) is an international video game software and hardware developing company, and a former home computer and console manufacturer. ...
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