A diagram of the game's rules.
Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock is a game of chance that expands the traditional game of Rock, Paper, Scissors. It is first used to settle a dispute about what to watch on TV between Sheldon and Raj in "The Lizard-Spock Expansion".
It's mentioned again in "The Rothman Disintegration", where Sheldon explains the rules to Penny and Barry Kripke.
The game was originally created by Sam Kass with Karen Bryla. According to an interview with Kass, the series producers did not originally ask for permission to use the game, but Kass was officially referenced by Sheldon as the creator of the game during the "The Rothman Disintegration", after which he states, "Hail Sam Kass!" to which Leonard, Howard, Raj, and Sheldon all then chant "Hail!" while raising their hands.
Rules:[]
The game is an expansion on the game Rock, Paper, Scissors, with the additional hand signs of Lizard (resembling a hand puppet), and Spock (the Vulcan Salute). Each player picks a variable and reveals it at the same time. The winner is the one who defeats the others. In a tie, the process is repeated until a winner is found.
Almost always, the boys will all pick Spock at the same time and tie over and over again.
- Scissors cuts Paper
- Paper covers Rock
- Rock crushes Lizard
- Lizard poisons Spock
- Spock smashes Scissors
- Scissors decapitates Lizard
- Lizard eats Paper
- Paper disproves Spock
- Spock vaporizes Rock
- (and as it always has) Rock crushes Scissors
External Links[]
- Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock and Global Warming John Hickman The Space Review. January 28, 2013.
- iOS and Android sample app for mobile developers from Magnet Systems
- Play now for free - The Big Bang Theory Interactive Youtube Game - Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock
- Play now for free - beareact.dev
- Python3 game of Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock game. Play against Sheldon Cooper from Big Bang Theory