The emoticon version of rock-paper-scissors
A story has been [going around](http://distantsignal.blogspot.com/2007/02/battle-of-skype-emoticons-beer-almost.html) internally and externally about the emoticon version of the popular [Rock, Paper, Scissors game](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock,_Paper,_Scissors). (Did you know they now have something like the [World Cup for this game]((http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock,_Paper,_Scissors#WRPS_sanctioned_tournaments)? 
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Instead of hands and real life, the emoticon version is played in Skype chat with — what else — emoticons. You can create as many this-emoticon-is-stronger-than-that-emoticon relationships as you like. It’s like a wiki-game, everyone can create and edit their own power hierarchies within the emoticon roster.
Here is an example ruleset:
* a 
is beaten by a 
* a 
is beaten by a 
or a 
* a 
is beaten by a 
* a 
is beaten by a 
For extra gaming pleasure, you may use hidden Skype emoticons to whack your opponents in one swift move.
Skype.Good for tak[ng money.Even supply a RecNo.Yes thats folks.No reply no nothing.Did not have time to use it.Yep $16.00c.Hows that.John Richards.