Previously: The Staircase Ritual.
Daruma-san, also known as The Bath Game, is probably best described as a deadly version of Red Light, Green Light. After the initial summoning ritual has been performed, it follows the basic rules of a Japanese children’s game called Darumasan ga Koronda — literally, “The Daruma doll fell down.” The player is “it,” while Daruma-san attempts to catch “it.” But if Daruma-san catches you… well, let’s just say you should never, EVER let that happen.
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Curiously, Daruma or Dharma dolls are traditionally symbols of good luck. The Daruma-san of this game, however, seems not to carry the same good luck as her namesake—and neither, should she catch you, will you.
As always, play at your own risk.
Players:
- 1 principal.
Requirements:
- 1 bathroom with a bathtub.
NOTE: A shower may NOT be substituted. You MUST use a bathtub.
Instructions:
The Prelude:
- Begin at night, just before you got to bed.
- Shed your clothing and enter the bathroom. Fill the bathtub with water and turn out the lights.
- Climb into the tub and sit down facing the faucet and taps. Close your eyes and begin washing your hair.
- As you wash your hair, repeat the words “Daruma-san fell down. Daruma-san fell down.” Do not stop repeating them until you have finished washing your hair. Do not open your eyes.
- If you have performed this action correctly, you will gain a mental image of a Japanese woman standing in a bathtub. She will slip and fall, landing face first on a rusty tap and gouging her right eye out.
- Should you hear any noise behind you or feel movement in the tub, do NOT turn around and do NOT open your eyes. Ask aloud, ‘Why did you fall in the bathtub?”
- Allow the question to hang in the air. Then, keeping your eyes shut, carefully stand up and get out of the tub. Do not trip and fall yourself, and do not drain the tub. Exit the bathroom, shutting the door behind you.
- You may now open your eyes. Leave the bathroom as you left it — water in the tub, door shut — until morning. Do not turn on any lights.
- Go to sleep.
The Main Event:
- Awaken at your usual time. The game begins the moment you open your eyes.
- Go about your day as normal. You will feel a constant presence behind you; it is likely that, should you turn to look, you will see nothing. However, glancing over your right shoulder may occasionally reveal a glimpse of her. Her hair will be black and tangled, and she will have only one eye.
- She will attempt to get closer and closer to you as the day goes on. Should you spot her and find that she is too close for comfort, shout “Tomare!” — that is, “Stop!” — and run away. The idea is to put some distance between you and her; do NOT allow her to catch you.
The Ending:
- Capture her in your gaze by looking over your right shoulder.
- Shout “Kitta!” — that is, “I cut you loose!” — while swinging your arm down in a chopping motion. If you have performed this action correctly, a winning condition will have been achieved and the game will be over.
- If you have NOT performed this action correctly… run.
Additional Notes:
She is fond of water and dark spaces; as such, it is recommended that you avoid immersing yourself in or crossing running water, as well as traversing dark spaces, until the conclusion of the game.
Use the “Tomare!” command sparingly. Each time you use it, the amount of time for which it will stall her will diminish. Use it only when absolutely necessary.
The ending MUST be performed before midnight. Failing to do so will grant her permission to enter your dreams. Do NOT allow her to do this. Additionally, performing the ending is not as easy as it seems. If she suspects you are about to try to end the game, she may hide. You MUST have her in your sights when you perform the “Kitta!” command.
Concerning Second Attempts:
It is NOT recommended that you play this game more than once. Should you play it a second time, she will begin in the same position she was in at the conclusion of the previous game. This will not provide adequate distance to escape her.
Do NOT let her catch you.
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So how do you dry/dress yourself after the bath? It states that you should go to bed and implies that you go to sleep directly. I can’t sleep dripping wet and without clothes! I’ll freeze!
close the windows, turn off your fan before start the game, have another bed sheet to change at the next day
I am too scared to tell anybody to play this!!!
Same I did that last night, I’ll never do it again!!!!!
yep me too. I tried two times with my friends then my friends are gone D:
Get yourself a towel and dry off before exiting the bathroom
I am too scared to do this.
I’m scared just reading it
Me too.
Me too, but it sounds cool.
I’m shaking like CRAZY
Same here.
Exactly.
Sleep in a towel with your blankets on top.
DUDE I JUST READED THIS AND I’M SO SCARED THAT EVEN JUST READING IT WILL START THE GAME!!!!!!!!!
Yea
I lost my friends when playing this game.
Just put on a blanket
I agree
Do you turn the water in the tub off?
No, it tells you to leave the bathroom with the door closed and the water in the tub.
So how would you dry yourself? Are you supposed to open your eyes to dress yourself? Or just go to bed naked?
Wow who have played this game??. So interesting. Not that i believe it.it sound fun though. Sadly can’t play it dont have a bathtub T^T
Hey guys you should check out the youtuber
ImJayStation
Because he played it you really should check
I watched it before, that is how I found this page.
Or Brittyy44
Oof
I’ve played it’s terrifying. Like, she’s scary, man.
i was looking for the “daruma-san has fallen from” ”神さま の 言うとおり” but this is cool too. I’m not gonna play it, but it’s cool. I wanna know how you back out of something like this though. What happens if I DO turn on the lights? will she kill me? or will the game not start the next morning?
Wondering the same thing, if things go well, I’ll try a second time and turn them on, if I live I’ll tell ya what happens
Are you still there?
It’s been over a year so I’ll hazard a guess it doesn’t work out too well…
Did he not live to tell the tale?
il gioco non inizierà se accendi le luci, ma c’è probabilità che ti uccida. non ti consiglio di accenderle
The game will not start the next morning as you did not follow the rules.
does this game work in japan only?
What happens if you talk bad about the ghost during the game? Will this anger her?
Yes
Probably.
What happens when she catches you?
verrai ucciso.
TYLER SUMNER Failed to finish the game. probably she died.
really?
Probably. Or, she / he just don’t want to type it.
Sometimes people do things they are not soposed to and live, but they would be in such a shock that they wont type it.
I will try and find out if she is alive. I will type it in if Tyler summer is alive.
If she catches you she will always follow you this game is too scary for me and I’m happy i don’t have a bath tub?
I will try this, I will do exactly as it says and fill you up on what happened, I promise to respond.
Ok… don’t die
Me too!
I played https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M1iNMBqlJA&t=0ss
Hey I watched your video and wanted to know what eventually happened after doing the game. Did u end up doing it over again ?
Be really careful… We don’t know what she’s capable of…
If you don’t cut her loose and she does follow you into your dreams, Is there any way to stop her then?
No
What if you don’t sleep?
Will you die if she catches you? ?
Yes…you will die an honorable death of trying ._.
It sounds so interesting. Is there any Japanese movie about this?
https://youtu.be/dv3sFuttV2s?list=PL_I_xW06YeiTJ6FVRndvhh-edHogakANI (Somewhat accurate, but not Japanese though)
https://youtu.be/ZYxEbPzAs0U It’s in gacha life tho
Can you tell people you’re playing the game while you’re playing it, or will this just piss her off?
I’ve read posts where people have told others but she didn’t react. It’s probably okay to try, but it’s unknown how her reaction will be.
so many questions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What will she make you dream about if you don’t end the game by midnight! Is there a way to stop the dreams? What happens if she catches you? What happens if you go into water or in a dark space? Who makes the water move in the bathtub? If its her then why is she in the bath tub with you? What will happen if you mess up the Kitta thing, what will she do to you if you don’t run? What will happen if you chicken out halfway through washing your hair? What happens if you open your eyes to the moving water? What will you see if you open your eyes? What will happen if when you are leaving the bathroom you look back. What will happen if you forget to close the door when you are leaving the tub??????????????????????? THE QUESTIONS NEVER END!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“What happens if you fail/mess up the ritual?” As the creator of this website has said many times, at best if you mess it up the ritual simply won’t work. At worst, something dire/fatal will happen. There are no answers as to what specifically will happen. The unknown is much more frightening than knowing what sort of evils to expect.
More like what if you break all the rules ^•^
Will a combination bath/shower work? It has both the tub faucet and the shower faucet and it has tub walls.
why can’t you just wake up the next morning and do the kitta command then?
What NICK says. Plus, its like telling someone to get out after you invited them
Because you need to see her from your right shoulder first before doing the command. If she sees you then she’ll know what your doing and hide. If she hides and you can’t see her then you don’t be able to capture her and she will have access to your dreams.
What if your bathtub is NOT in a bathroom. My bathtub is in a basement SEPARATE from my bathroom. Does that matter?
I don’t think so, what’s important is going into the bathtub
Oh god, never do a ghost ritual in a BASEMENT. Have you not seen horror movies?
RIP TYLER SUMNER thanks to this game…
RIP TYLER SUMNER. DID YOU DIE? IF YES, WE WILL MISS U.
Jesus I just read the replies TYLER SUMNER is probably dead, forgot the name of the website, didn’t wanna talk, or just forgot
I wonder if there is anyway to summon her then release her from the ritual so she can find peace elsewhere
that’s very kind! although i’m not sure you would be able to do that. you could always research it, just don’t put your safety on the line to free Daruma-san, although that’s very considerate.
I’m just gonna say, I’d try to hug the spirit if there weren’t any consequences. Like a “Feel no more pain” kinda thing.
Just wanna say, R.I.P. TYLER SUMNER since no one has heard from him/her in over a year due to this game.
Use these words while you wash your hair instead:
Tyler Sumner turned on the light, Tyler Sumner turned on the light, etc.
Then, when the ghost gets in the bath with you, say Tyler, why did you not follow the directions?
Report your results.
Damn I don’t have a bath tub
Everybody, i will try the game tonight! I swear to god i`m going to be carefull on doing every step right and also coming back tomorow or in two days (depends if the ritual worked on not) to tell you if this is a true paranormal game or just a legend that is fake.
it’s been 2 weeks since frédérick wrote this… rest in peace man.
Oh great firts Tyler and now Frédérick? No way I’m never gonna play that game?
Megan too
it’s probably best not to play. O_O
Right.
I didn’t directly try it but I thought the words out in my head while I was in the bath washing my hair and I saw a thin women with blood running down her face running after me. so yeah I didn’t get what I thought was gonna happen but if scared me just as bad.
Does that mean you need to be careful to not even think the words while washing your hair? Lol if so then reading this was probably the worst decision of my life.
Instructions unclear, accidentally got my face stuck in a blender and my hand in a lawn mower…
In all seriousness, I tried it and it didn’t work??♂️
I don’t know if this stuff is real or not but I am going to do what anyone who is not sure and do it hope I don’t die wish me luck
Good luck.
Do you have keep the water in the tub?
What happens if she catches you?
You freaking summoned her just to ignore her all day and shout every time she gets near.
She is obviously pissed at you so don’t expect anything good to happen.
My friend played this game and she died. PLEASE DON’T DO THIS.
The other night I had a nightmare and when I woke up I had the name in my head. Do you think that means anything? I do not plan to play any of these games but I thought it was just creepy.
I guess it is left up to me to do this and then report back.
I am going to try to do the game and break the rules, I will tell you guys tomorrow
If I survive
I have tried the game. And honestly, PLS DO NOT TRY IT. It is fking scary to always feel a presence following behind you. And there are times when I want to really end the game because of the horror, but she hides away from you and gets closer everytime you fail to stop her. I escaped just when she was 2 feet away from me and it is hell scary. PLS PLS PLS PEOPLE DO NOT TRY THIS GAME. I swear on my life, you will not find the thrill to be satisfying at all. Now I am still damn paranoid and it left me with a permanent scar…. DO NOT TRY IT!
Interesting, thrillin’, scary, fascinating,
brilliant, terrible,
haunting. It’s like I love it, but I hate it at the same time.
Do you go to bed with the shampoo in your hair? I wouldn’t be able to do this game because I’d have to rinse the shampoo out then put in three minute miracle conditioner in my hair to make it soft.
How do you pronounce tomare?
Is it toe-ma-ree? Too-may-ray?
toe-mah-ray
Hey guys I’m in my bathtub as I speak. If I do not live to tell what happened don’t worry. I’m katelyn coplen so here goes nothing. And btw IM GONNA DRAIN THE TUB AFTER YOLO
I just searched “Daruma-san” in Google because I kept having this dream when a man cried this name and I didn’t know what it meant. I never played this but holy fuck now I’m horrified
Okay. So I played this game last night and I haven’t ended it yet. I can constantly feel her in the room with me. I didn’t go to bed right after and I started seeing her the night of. I hear breathing and water dripping and it’s only 9:30 am the next day. This game is super freaky and I don’t know how soon I will be able to end it. I would recommend playing this game but only if you are comfortable with the actual supernatural. If you think you have seen ghost before or you are ill prepared, don’t try this.
What will happen if I accidentally think of her name in my head without saying it out loud while I’m washing my hair in a shower? You know, it was a random thought and now I’m panicking.
I’m so grateful that I don’t have a bathtub cause this game is really tempting and truth to be told a part of me is also very scared.
Do you have to do it alone for can someone be inside the bathroom or the tub with you? Will it just not work or will she target both or just one? What if you do the ritual correctly and you go to school the next morning and you have to sit down in one area for over an hour each class, will she still be trying to get close? What if you cant leave the area you are in after saying “Tomare” will she just attack you or stay still for awhile?
So I did this ritual, the only thing that happened, was the night before, I felt the remote falling off my lap as I was watching a show to fall asleep, and I went to grab it, and noticed my remote wasnt on my lap. Other than that and not being able to sleep, nothing happened, very disappointed.
I didn’t leave the water in the tub for the night and I turned the light by mistake. Do you think it will work?
If you want to play this game, do it right.
Holy shit, I got hella scared just by reading this.
Can’t help but think there are a ton of simmilarities with this game and the “Playable Teaser” game P.T. aka Silent Hills.
So “Lisa” was inspired by Daruma-san (Ms. Dharma). Has her eye gauged out and everything. She follows/posseses you, and if you turn around and look, you die. The game ends when there are 3 laughters triggered, but the the second is hard to trigger, as people were saying you have to say a word or name or phrase. The assumed trigger word is “Jareth”, but now I am wondering if it is actually “Tomare!” I’ll have to re-play the game I guess to find out ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
Or is my theory just coincidence
Ok so, to everyone who might have died, I’m sorry. But, allow me to say one thing to those who want to attempt this, Spirits are always nearby, most actually protect some. But, doing this ritual could anger them, causing them to not protect you. Those spirit radars and games anger them as well, and I wouldn’t recommend this ritual, some may ask why and how I know this, well, sometimes here and there, I can see figures of animals and humans, like a lot of people, now, please, don’t do this ritual unless you’re prepared. And again, may I say. Rest in peace those who attempted this and didn’t make it.
If she catches you do you die?
yes
I’m scared but this is too tempting to not try. I guess I’ll just hope for the best…
So what happens when she catches you? Do you get tortured until you die or does she make it a living hell?
Me too!
Y’all guess what, half the people who did this probably just didn’t want to come back to make it seem as they died, or they really did die, anyways, r.i.p if they really did die, also, if ye do this, just know that if you have anxiety, you’ll most likely have an anxiety attack, so don’t play if you do have anxiety, also, master the end command so ye don’t fail the game. Yours truly, A Person from earth
I’m NEVER trying this, it’s too scary
I played this a while ago and forgot about it without ending it. Obviously I have not been killed but I remembered the game because I had a dream of a demonic woman who followed me everywhere I went until I went to my mother and my mother banished her.