Go Play RPS In Camden

You kids like Camden, right? Neighbor just across the river from Philadelphia, perennial competitor with Pittsburgh in the competition for city that Philadelphians make most jokes about, home of summer festival concerts. Of course you like Camden.

Well, this Saturday is Philadelphia Rock Paper Scissors League Day at the Camden Riversharks, the independent minor league baseball team. As the Riversharks website says, “This season, the team will try a lot of new ideas that have never been done in Camden or any of the other parks in the area.” Indeed!

There’s an RPS tournament, unlimited wings and beer from 4-6 and a game at 5 p.m. The tournament will begin “around 3,” which could mean anytime from 3 p.m. to June 26.

But better yet, who will be refereeing at this tournament? That’s right: Yours truly, the competitor formerly known as This Rock is a Pipe Bomb, Danny Awesome. (That’s my new name.) As you know, last time I tried to referee I ended up heckled by superior RPS players, was featured in a documentary about RPS and won a second place award in the state for the article I wrote about it. I can only assume this time I will not only ref, but I will win the entire tournament. (Yes, I’m playing also.)

As an update, Philadelphia Will Do’s sponsorship of the timeouts for the RPS city league is going swimmingly so far; and I’m in 12th so far this year. I’m also working on an Elo rating-style system for RPS, because I am the biggest freaking nerd in the universe.