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Rock-Paper-Scissors: Five Lives

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Two people playing elimination energiser game Rock-Paper-Scissors Five Lives

Rock-Paper-Scissors: Five Lives

Elimination energiser game to build excitement & movement.

  • Very playful & fun
  • Healthy competition
  • Elimination game
  • Partner activity
  • No props

Elimination Energiser Game

This fun partner game transforms the classic ‘rock-paper-scissors’ into a dynamic whole-group experience that builds excitement through progressive physical challenges. Rock-Paper-Scissors: Five Lives is an elimination energiser game that generates excitement and high energy through familiar gameplay. The multiple lives system allows for unexpected reversals of fortune, whilst the elimination format creates natural laughter.

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Original post October 2015, last updated October 2025.

BY Mark Collard - Experiential Trainer, Author & Speaker

Comments (2)

  1. smallishbear

    Practical Leadership Tips
    “Remind your group that with every round played, the winner goes up a level, and the loser goes down a level. It’s not a simple matter of only having five lives (despite the name of the game.)”

    For our Youth Group I call this game Scissors, Paper, Rock: Five Levels (rather than Five Lives) to avoid that confusion.

    🙂

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    1. Mark Collard

      Fair enough too, Sara. You make a good point, it’s just that this is what I’ve always known this game to be called. Thanks for helping others here 🙂

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