diff --git a/src/games/rock-paper-scissors.js b/src/games/rock-paper-scissors.js
index c275686..99ec0c7 100644
--- a/src/games/rock-paper-scissors.js
+++ b/src/games/rock-paper-scissors.js
@@ -16,9 +16,24 @@ const emojis = {
 	rock: '🪨',
 	paper: '📄',
 	scissors: '✂️',
+	scissoring: ':scissoring:',
 };
 
-async function play(context, hand) {
+const emojiAliases = {
+	rock: 'rock',
+	paper: 'paper',
+	page_facing_up: 'paper',
+	page_with_curl: 'paper',
+	newspaper: 'paper',
+	newspaper_roll: 'paper',
+	scroll: 'paper',
+	scissors: 'scissors',
+	scissoring: 'scissors',
+};
+
+const emojiLookup = Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(emojis).map(([key, emoji]) => [emoji, key]));
+
+async function play(context, hand, originalHand) {
 	const counter = Object.keys(wins)[crypto.randomInt(0, 3)];
 
 	const userWins = wins[hand] === counter;
@@ -29,11 +44,17 @@ async function play(context, hand) {
 	await timers.setTimeout(500);
 	context.sendMessage(`${emojis.paper} Paper!`, context.room.id);
 	await timers.setTimeout(500);
-	context.sendMessage(`${emojis.scissors} Scissors!`, context.room.id);
+
+	if (originalHand === 'scissoring') {
+		context.sendMessage(`${emojis.scissoring} Scissoring!`, context.room.id);
+	} else {
+		context.sendMessage(`${emojis.scissors} Scissors!`, context.room.id);
+	}
+
 	await timers.setTimeout(750);
 
 	if (userWins) {
-		context.sendMessage(`${style.bold('You win!')} ${config.user.username} played ${style.italic(counter)} ${emojis[counter]} against your ${style.italic(hand)} ${emojis[hand]}`, context.room.id);
+		context.sendMessage(`${style.bold('You win!')} ${config.user.username} played ${style.italic(counter)} ${emojis[counter]} against your ${style.italic(originalHand)} ${emojis[originalHand]}`, context.room.id);
 
 		context.setPoints(context.user, 1);
 		context.setPoints(config.user, 1);
@@ -42,7 +63,7 @@ async function play(context, hand) {
 	}
 
 	if (botWins) {
-		context.sendMessage(`${style.bold('You lose...')} ${config.user.username} played ${style.italic(counter)} ${emojis[counter]} against your ${style.italic(hand)} ${emojis[hand]}`, context.room.id);
+		context.sendMessage(`${style.bold('You lose...')} ${config.user.username} played ${style.italic(counter)} ${emojis[counter]} against your ${style.italic(originalHand)} ${emojis[originalHand]}`, context.room.id);
 
 		context.setPoints(context.user, -1);
 		context.setPoints(config.user, 1);
@@ -50,16 +71,21 @@ async function play(context, hand) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	context.sendMessage(`${style.bold('It\'s a draw.')} ${config.user.username} also played ${style.italic(counter)} ${emojis[counter]}`, context.room.id);
+	context.sendMessage(`${style.bold('It\'s a draw.')} ${config.user.username} also played ${style.italic(originalHand)} ${emojis[originalHand]}`, context.room.id);
 }
 
 async function onCommand(args, context) {
-	return play(context, context.command);
+	return play(context, context.command, context.command);
 }
 
 async function onMessage(args, context) {
-	if (context.user?.username !== config.user.username && Object.values(emojis).some((emoji) => new RegExp(`^${emoji}$`, 'u').test(context.message.body))) {
-		play(context, context.command);
+	const emojiHand = emojiLookup[context.message.body];
+	const emojiAliasHand = config.platform === 'schat' && context.message.originalBody?.match(/^:((?:rock)|(?:paper)|(?:scissors)|(?:scissoring)|(?:page_facing_up)|(?:page_with_curl)):$/)?.[1];
+
+	const hand = emojiHand || emojiAliases[emojiAliasHand];
+
+	if (hand && context.user?.username !== config.user.username) {
+		play(context, hand, emojiHand || emojiAliasHand);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -68,5 +94,5 @@ module.exports = {
 	onMessage,
 	name: 'Rock, Paper, Scissors',
 	commands: ['rock', 'paper', 'scissors'],
-	help: 'What\'s your next move? Try ~dice [rolls] [faces], ~die or ~roll',
+	help: 'Can you read my mind? Play ~rock, ~paper, or ~scissors.',
 };
diff --git a/src/play.js b/src/play.js
index d8b8ba2..5d464c0 100644
--- a/src/play.js
+++ b/src/play.js
@@ -235,17 +235,19 @@ function onMessage(message, bot, games) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	Object.values(Object.fromEntries(Object.values(games).map((game) => [game.key, game]))).forEach((game) => game.onMessage?.(message, {
-		...game,
-		bot,
-		message,
-		user: user && {
-			...user,
-			points: points[game.key]?.[`${user.id}:${user.username}`] || 0,
-		},
-		room,
-		logger,
-	}));
+	if (message.type === 'message') {
+		Object.values(Object.fromEntries(Object.values(games).map((game) => [game.key, game]))).forEach((game) => game.onMessage?.(message, {
+			...game,
+			bot,
+			message,
+			user: user && {
+				...user,
+				points: points[game.key]?.[`${user.id}:${user.username}`] || 0,
+			},
+			room,
+			logger,
+		}));
+	}
 }
 
 module.exports = {