Muk-jji-ppa

Muk-jji-ppa
Hangul
묵찌빠
RRmukjjippa
MRmuktchippa

Muk-jji-ppa (Korean묵찌빠) is a variant of the two-player game rock paper scissors. It originated in South Korea.

  1. The game starts with an ordinary game of rock paper scissors (가위바위보).[1]
  2. Once someone wins, they become the attacker and the other player becomes the defender
  3. The two then rhythmically show either muk (), jji () or ppa ().
  4. The attacker must shout their move each turn before they make it
  5. The defender loses if they play the same move as the attacker. The attacker loses if they shout a word that doesn't match the hand sign
묵 (muk)=Rock, 찌 (jji)=Scissors, 빠 (ppa)=Paper[2]

History

The basic idea of muk-jji-ppa is known to be originated from Japan after the victory of the Russo-Japanese war. The game it originated from, じゃんけん (janken), came from China around the 17th century.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Play muk-zzi-ppa! The upgraded rock-paper-scissors". Hancinema. 2011-06-25. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  2. ^ 묵찌빠 (in Korean). Naver Dictionary. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  3. ^ admin (2021-08-08). "The Official History of Rock Paper Scissors - World Rock Paper Scissors Association". Retrieved 2025-01-16.