Apr 1, 2009 14:31
16 yrs ago
português term

as crianças romanas brincavam ao par e ímpar

português para inglês Ciências Humanas História Roman times
This is a quite common "thing" in Portugal. Is there an english or american equivalent?
Thank you

http://desciclo.pedia.ws/wiki/Par_ou_ímpar

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Odd or Even

Common game among children



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http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210200/ancient_rome/childre...

another link, specific to the subject

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odd or even - One child held stones in a closed hand. The other guessed if the objects were an odd or even number.

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Thank you, Milesaway :)
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agree Maria José Tavares (X)
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Roman children played rock, scissors, paper

É mais ou menos o equivalente cultural.

Rock, Paper, Scissors: InstructionsPlaying Rock, Paper, Scissors with this traditional scoring scheme can make for the most satisfying games, particularly if you play long enough to get each ...
www.rinkworks.com/games/rps.shtml

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CORRECTION: ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS

How to Play Rock, Paper, Scissors (with pictures) - wikiHowwikiHow article about How to Play Rock, Paper, Scissors.
www.wikihow.com/Play-Rock,-Paper,-Scissors - 40k

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My correction was unecessary. I thought I always said wrong because of the order.

Rock-paper-scissors (also known as paper-scissors-rock, scissors-paper-stone, jan-ken-pon, rochambeau (sometimes spelled roshambo) and many derived terms[1]), is a popular two-person hand game.

The game is often used as a selection method in a similar way to coin flipping, drawing straws, or throwing dice to randomly select a person for some purpose. However, unlike truly random selections, it can be played with skill if the game extends over many sessions, as a player can often recognize and exploit the non-random behavior of an opponent.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock-paper-scissors

For centuries, perhaps longer, people who wanted to play 'Paper-Scissors-Rock' (also known as 'Rock-Paper-Scissors' or 'Rock-Scissors-Paper') have suffered ...
www.brunching.com/psr.html
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