Pirate-Ninja-Bear

As one of the creators of the Pirate-Ninja-Bear system of dispute resolution, I was surprised to see a Youtube video of college students employing its intricacies. PNB-mania is sweeping the nation!

Here were the original rules:

PNB plays like a more complicated form of rock-paper-scissors. Less luck based, it requires skill, cunning, and good acting.



The system requires two parties and a referee. When the referee shouts "draw," each party must select a character and mime an action. Each character has two possible actions that defeat one of the two opposing characters:

Pirate -
Slices with cutlass (defeats bear)
Shoots with pistol (defeats ninja)

Ninja -
Stabs with katana (defeats bear)
Throws shuriken (defeats pirate)

Bear -
Roars & Bites (defeats pirate)
Claws (defeats ninja)

Stalemate occurs when both parties select the same character or when actions cancel each other out (e.g., Ninja throws star at a pirate shooting pistol). If three stalemates occur in a row, the referee can declare the contest null and void and decide the matter for the parties involved in PNB.

It's that simple ;-)