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13 Ritual Games That Will Let You Meet Your Double, Doppelganger, Or Alternate Self

November 3, 2025 by Lucia

Previously: 54 Scary Ritual Games To Play At Night. Have you ever wanted to introduce yourself to your own double? Your doppelganger? An alternate version of yourself? Well, good news: These Continue Reading > about 13 Ritual Games That Will Let You Meet Your Double, Doppelganger, Or Alternate Self

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: doppelganger, doubles, games, games you shouldn't play, The Most Dangerous Games

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The Most Dangerous Games: The Ghost At The Crossroads Ritual & How To Change Your Fate

September 29, 2025 by Lucia

Previously: The Ghost Book Game. Fate spins along as it should… unless you should desire to change it, of course. If that’s what you want, then might I suggest this ritual game? It’s called the Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Ghost At The Crossroads Ritual & How To Change Your Fate

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: crossroads, fate, games you shouldn't play, halloween 2025, optical illusions, tempting fate, The Most Dangerous Games

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The Most Dangerous Games: The Ghost Book Game

September 1, 2025 by Lucia

Previously: The Devil’s Candle Ritual. Looking for a short, easy ritual game to play with one player? The Ghost Book Game, or 귀신의 책 in the original Korean, might just fit the bill. Part summoning Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Ghost Book Game

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: books, games, games you shouldn't play, Korea, The Most Dangerous Games

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The Most Dangerous Games: The Devil’s Candle Ritual

August 4, 2025 by Lucia

Previously: Hell Phone. This week, another wish-granting ritual game — one that should only be used for the deepest of wishes, owing to the fact that you may only attempt to perform it once over Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Devil’s Candle Ritual

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: 2ch, candles, games, games you shouldn't play, Japan, ritual games, The Most Dangerous Games

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The Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. XXIII

July 28, 2025 by Lucia

Previously: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. XXII. As has become tradition: Our annual summertime installment of our The Most Dangerous Games: FAQ series, in which I attempt to answer any new Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. XXIII

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: Dangerous Games To Play In The Dark, games you shouldn't play, ritual games, the internet, The Most Dangerous Games, urban legends

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The Most Dangerous Games: The Hell Phone Ritual

July 7, 2025 by Lucia

Previously: Kagome Séance. One of a long line of telephone-based games, the ritual game called Hell Phone has more in common with, say, the Shoebox Telephone — which, notably, does not involve an Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Hell Phone Ritual

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: Brazil, games you shouldn't play, ritual games, telephone, telephone number, the internet, The Most Dangerous Games

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The Most Dangerous Games: The Kagome Séance Ritual Game

June 9, 2025 by Lucia

Previously: The Three-Mask Ritual Game. In Japan, there’s a commonly-played children’s game called Kagome Kagome. The Kagome Séance ritual game is… not that game. Sure, it uses the rhyming song Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Kagome Séance Ritual Game

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: 2ch, games you shouldn't play, Japan, Japanese folklore, Japanese urban legends, Kagome Kagome, The Most Dangerous Games

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The Most Dangerous Games: The Three-Mask Ritual Game

May 12, 2025 by Lucia

Previously: The Nail Cutting Ritual. Have you ever played the game Two Truths And A Lie? Y’know, the ice-breaker game where you tell a group of relative strangers two truths and a lie about Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Three-Mask Ritual Game

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: games you shouldn't play, masks, The Most Dangerous Games

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