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  2. Classifier constructions in sign languages - Wikipedia

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    It has also been found that many unrelated sign languages use similar handshapes for specific entities. Children master these constructions by the age of 8 or 9. [4] Two-handed classifier constructions have a figure-ground relationship. Specifically, the first classifier represents the background whereas the second one represents the entity in ...

  3. Handshape - Wikipedia

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    For example, the 5 and F handshapes (the approximate shapes of the hand in fingerspelling 5 and F) only make contact with another part of the body through the tip of the thumb, whereas the K and 8 (a.k.a. Y) handshapes only make contact through the tip of the middle finger, and the X handshape only with the flexed joint of the index finger.

  4. Rock paper scissors - Wikipedia

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    In many games, it is common for a group of possible choices to interact in a rock paper scissors style, where each selection is strong against a particular choice, but weak against another. Such mechanics can make a game somewhat self-balancing, prevent gameplay from being overwhelmed by a single dominant strategy and single dominant type of unit.

  5. Are claw game machines rigged? - AOL

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    People call it the claw machine. They're popular at arcades, restaurants, grocery stores – just about everywhere. In case you've never played, it's a game where you line up a claw over loot ...

  6. American Sign Language grammar - Wikipedia

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    When the referent is physically present, pronouns involve simply pointing at the referent, with different handshapes for different pronominal uses: A 'G' handshape is a personal pronoun, an extended 'B' handshape with an outward palm orientation is a possessive pronoun, and an extended-thumb 'A' handshape is a reflexive pronoun; these may be ...

  7. Morra (game) - Wikipedia

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    Matching pennies - a game of chance, using coins instead of fingers. Rock paper scissors - a hand-game of chance, in which each player has three options. Spoof (game) - a game of chance, in which each player has to guess the total number of coins held by all players. Horsengoggle - a hand-game of chance, used to select a single person from a group.

  8. American Sign Language literature - Wikipedia

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    The same is true for the "M" and "W" handshapes, which are formed with a three-fingered handshape. [5]: 47 Similarly, the "K" and "P" handshapes are the same, and the same can be said for the "U", "H" and "N" handshapes, albeit with different palm orientations. ABC stories allow for signers to focus primarily on the handshape of these letters ...

  9. Claw machine - Wikipedia

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    A claw machine in UstroĊ„, Poland. A claw machine is a type of arcade game.Modern claw machines are upright cabinets with glass boxes that are lit from the inside and have a joystick-controlled claw at the top, which is coin-operated and positioned over a pile of prizes, dropped into the pile, and picked up to unload the prize or lack thereof into a chute.