( PN ) 01/18 01:31PM USA Rock Paper Scissors League Launches With Bud Light and A&E 

ST. LOUIS, Jan 18, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Bud Light, the

world's best-selling light beer, announced today that it would host a nationwide

tournament with the USARPS League to find the best Rock Paper Scissors player in

the country. Beginning this month in bars across the U.S., competitors 21 and

older will have the opportunity to play the sport in a classic tournament ladder

structure. In April, 250 finalists and their guests will be flown to Las Vegas

to compete for a grand prize of $50,000 at The House of Blues in the Mandalay

Bay Hotel.

 

This announcement came at the same time co-commissioners Matti Leshem and Andrew

Golder announced the formation of The USA Rock Paper Scissors League (

http://www.usarps.com ). Although the game has existed since before recorded

history, and has been played by such greats as General Rochambeau (for who the

game is named in certain circles), it is only now that an American League has

been formed to bring rules and structure to the previous chaos that dominated

the sport in the U.S.

 

"We're very excited to host the first USARPS tournament and name the first

champion at a fun event in Las Vegas, where adults from across the country who

have won tournaments in their hometowns can compete to determine the ultimate

champion," said Dan Sprague, product manager, Bud Light, Anheuser-Busch, Inc.

 

"We are extremely lucky to have Bud Light as a partner," said Leshem. "For too

long, adults who gather in clubs looking for competition have had only pool or

darts to challenge them. Finally, there's a true sport where talent can be

showcased."

 

A&E Network has signed on to be the official media partner of the USARPS League.

The network announced that they would cover the finals in a one-hour special to

air after the live event.

 

"We are proud to be the network of choice for this historic sporting event,"

said Nancy Dubuc, senior vice president of non-fiction & alternative programming

at A&E Network. "It's a quirky, humorous way to bring to television a sport

everyone can play -- where strength and agility take a backseat to strategy and

skill."

 

Based in St. Louis, Anheuser-Busch (NYSE: BUD) is the leading American brewer

holding 50 percent of the U.S. beer market. The company brews the world's

largest-selling beers, Budweiser and Bud Light. Anheuser-Busch also holds a 50

percent share in Grupo Modelo, Mexico's leading brewer, and a 27 percent share

in Tsingtao, the No. 1 brewer in China. The company is one of the largest theme

park operators in the United States, is a major manufacturer of aluminum cans

and is America's top recycler of aluminum cans. For more information, visit

http://www.anheuser-busch.com .

 

USA Rock Paper Scissor League ( http://www.usarps.com ) is the governing body of

the sport in the U.S. The league was founded in 2005 by Matti Leshem and Andrew

Golder, and has hundreds of members and affiliate Rock Paper Scissors cells.

 

Now reaching more than 88 million homes, A&E Network brings viewers a diverse

mix of programming ranging from critically acclaimed original series and movies,

to innovative documentaries, to the Emmy Award-winning Biography® series, to

dramatic specials, feature film presentations, and contemporary performances. In

2005, A&E Network holds the distinct record for the most Primetime Emmy

nominations (10) for a basic cable network. Great drama remains the heart of the

A&E Network brand with upcoming original programming such as the film Flight 93

and the espionage series MI-5. Returning real-life series include Dog the Bounty

Hunter, Intervention, Criss Angel Mindfreak, Inked, Airline, and The First 48.

 

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OMG. Rock, papper, scissors is referred to multiple times AS A SPORT?!?!?

OMG.  Rock, papper, scissors is referred to multiple times AS A SPORT?!?!?  

 

Then why did you put this in SLaP?

They did a goof competition during the WSOP. I imagine this is a follow up. If not... these folks need to be taken out back and shot.

Then why did you put this in SLaP?

 

This is the same place I would put a NASCAR thread, why not?

Things overheard during the rules commitee meetings.......

 

"ok...now we need to vote....do we go on three or go one two three THEN go???"

 

"What kind of suspension are we talking about for illegal substances???"

 

"What would YOU consider illegal substances?"

 

 

Did anyone go to the web site and look at what they say about the "sport"? There are some good quotes in there such as:

 

"Even though chess involves considerably less strategy than RPS, one may use any of one’s pieces at any given time, according to certain rules."

 

 

http://usarps.com/site/index.php/welcome/1/

All cries of “RPS is just random” disappear the moment one’s opponent states, “I dare you to open with rock, you sissy.”

 

:rolly

I'm so in.

Things overheard during the rules commitee meetings.......

 

"ok...now we need to vote....do we go on three or go one two three THEN go???"

 

"What kind of suspension are we talking about for illegal substances???"

 

"What would YOU consider illegal substances?"

 

The chick in your avy can be considered an illegal or lethal substance.

Edited January 19, 200620 yr by SoxFan1

Let's play the on-line version, you go first

Do they play Tiger Claw Rules?

 

 

Oldie but goodie

This is the same place I would put a NASCAR thread, why not?