Rock Paper Scissors takes the schoolyard classic and turns it into one of the highest-variance casino games on the market. Every round you pick rock, paper or scissors against the computer — a win doubles your multiplier, a loss wipes your stake, a draw lets you play again for free. The multiplier starts at 1.96× on the first win and doubles every round after: 3.92×, 7.84×, 15.68× and so on, up to a theoretical 1,027,604× after 20 straight wins. You can cash out at any time and lock in whatever multiplier you've climbed to. RTP is 98% across the entire ladder, so every cash-out decision carries the same mathematical expectation — the only variable is how much variance you're willing to stomach. This guide covers the full mechanics, the cash-out math, why draws matter, and how RPS compares to other doubling-ladder games on Stake and Rainbet.
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▶ Play Rock Paper Scissors FreeHow Rock Paper Scissors Casino Works
The core rules are the classic ones every player already knows. Rock crushes scissors, scissors cuts paper, paper covers rock, and matching moves tie. In the casino version, you place a bet, then pick your move. The computer picks its move at random, the result is revealed, and one of three things happens — win, loss, or draw. What separates the casino variant from the playground version is the ladder: each win advances you one rung, each rung doubles the multiplier on your active stake, and you can cash out at any time instead of playing the next round. The round only ends on two outcomes — a loss wipes everything, or a cash-out pays out.
The Multiplier Ladder — How Each Win Doubles Your Payout
The ladder starts at 1.96× on the first win — the classic Stake-style RTP 98% opener (0.98 × 2 = 1.96). Every subsequent win doubles the multiplier, giving a clean geometric progression. The table below shows the top of the ladder:
- Win 1 — 1.96× (break point where expected value equals your bet)
- Win 2 — 3.92× (double or nothing, played from the 1.96× position)
- Win 3 — 7.84× (8× territory)
- Win 4 — 15.68× (15× — meaningful pocket money hit)
- Win 5 — 31.36×
- Win 10 — 1,003.52× (thousand-x threshold)
- Win 15 — 32,112.64×
- Win 17 — 128,450.56× (Stake's traditional 'max')
- Win 20 — 1,027,604.48× (FakeStake ladder ceiling — auto-cashout fires)
Strategy — When to Cash Out
Because RTP is constant at 98% on every rung, there's no mathematically 'correct' cash-out point — pure EV is identical whether you stop at 1.96× or push all the way to 1M×. The real decision is variance tolerance. Stopping early means frequent small wins and smooth bankroll growth. Pushing deep means most rounds end in total loss, but the occasional cash-out at 100×+ is the kind of hit you remember. Three practical rules most players converge on:
- If you're playing for session length, cash out at 1.96× or 3.92×. Win rate is ~50% per round (draws neutral), so you'll win roughly half your rounds at 1.96× — enough to keep the balance steady without ladder chasing.
- If you're hunting for wow-moments, target 31× to 125× (wins 5-7). Takes luck but is achievable — roughly 1 in 32 to 1 in 128 runs hit it. Won't blow your bankroll chasing.
- If you're deliberately betting small to chase the million, bet tiny (<0.5% of bankroll) and don't cash out. Expected value is the same, but variance crushes anyone who isn't funded for 50+ losing rounds in a row.
Draws — The Best Rule in the Game
When your move matches the computer's, the round doesn't resolve — no win, no loss, no multiplier change. You simply pick again for free. From a math standpoint this is huge: draws happen ~1 in 3 rounds on pure random play, and every draw is a free re-roll with no edge loss. Effectively your winning probability per resolved round is still 50/50, but you're not bleeding expected value on the undecided ones. Some versions of casino RPS penalize draws (half-loss, or advancing-computer) — this one does not. Keep this in mind when comparing to other providers.
RTP and House Edge
RPS on FakeStake runs at 98% RTP (2% house edge). The edge is baked into the multiplier coefficient itself — each win pays exactly 1.96× instead of the fair 2.00×, so the 2% gap accumulates across the ladder regardless of how many rungs you climb. That's notably tighter than slot RTPs (usually 95-97%) but slightly looser than Mines or Crash (99%). The trade-off is that RPS gives you the kind of exponential upside those games can't match — a Mines clear on 24 mines maxes at about 10,000×; RPS can in theory go to a million.
RPS Free vs Real Money
Playing RPS at FakeStake uses virtual currency with a $100,000 starting balance — you can practice the ladder math, test different cash-out targets, and get a feel for the variance before risking real money on Stake, Rainbet or any other crypto casino that hosts the same game. The RNG behavior, multiplier structure and draw rules are all matched. Once you have a sense of how often you actually hit the win-5 or win-10 rungs — it's humbling — the real-money version becomes a much more informed decision. Free play is for learning; real play is what you graduate to after the math clicks.
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