Lizard-toad-snake

"Lizard-toad-snake for pilot?"

- Thane Kyrell, to Ciena Ree

Lizard-toad-snake was a hand game played between two individuals, in which each player (at the count of three) formed one of three shapes with an outstretched hand. The three shapes were "lizard," "toad," and "snake." Other than a tie, the game had only three possible outcomes: a player who decided to play lizard would beat another player who had chosen snake ("lizard ate snake") but would lose to one who had played toad; a play of toad would lose to a play of snake.

Six years before the Battle of Yavin, 13-year-olds Thane Kyrell and Ciena Ree played lizard-toad-snake to determine who would pilot the Kyrells' V-171.

Behind the scenes
Lizard-toad-snake is derived from the real-world game of rock-paper-scissors and first appeared in the 2015 novel Lost Stars. Another interpretation of the game, Desert Draw, appeared in the Legends MMORPG Star Wars Galaxies.

Appearances

 * Lost Stars