If scissors pre-date paper, then what were they cutting? Don’t believe the lies!

They just played rock-papyrus-scissors for a few thousand years.

If you add Lizard and Spock, the game is still current tied.

The next evolution would be to replace the simple rock with Dwayne Johnson.

In ancient China they played The Cycle of Life, Death, and the Five Elements but it became so convoluted and toxic everybody left the community.

I was at a Texas Rangers game in the late 90s or early 00s and two kids were playing in the seats in front of me. The older kid played boogers wiggling all ten of his fingers at his opponent as a trump card. I still think about that. That little innovator is an adult now.