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

July 31, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol VII.  Here we go again! The usual caveats apply for this round of The Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions — I’m not an expert; these Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. VIII

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: Answer Man, Charlotte's Web, Concentrate, Dark Music, Daruma-san, Dry Bones, faq, frequently asked questions, The Apex, The Bath Game, The Dead Poet's Game, The Midnight Game, The Most Dangerous Games, the red book, The Staircase Ritual, The Stranger Ritual, the three kings, three kings

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The Most Dangerous Games: The Picture Game

July 19, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: Concentrate. I’ll be honest: I have no idea where the Picture Game came from, when it originated, or pretty much anything else about its background. I assume it’s fairly recent — Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Picture Game

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: cameras, games you shouldn't play, spirit photography, The Most Dangerous Games, The Picture Game

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July 14, 2017 by Lucia

If you like reading The Ghost In My Machine, consider supporting the site on Patreon! In addition to helping keep this weird little corner of the internet up and running and contributing towards the Continue Reading > about Want Access To Bonus Content From The Ghost In My Machine? Support The Site On Patreon!

Filed Under: Admin, Encyclopaedia, Games, News, Places, Tales Tagged With: announcements, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, games you shouldn't play, Patreon, The Most Dangerous Games

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The Most Dangerous Games: Concentrate

July 3, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: The Answer Man.  I used to play the game Concentrate on the playground as a kid. Maybe you did, too. Interestingly, though, despite the morbid-sounding rhyme at the center of the Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Concentrate

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: childhood, Concentrate, creepy kids, games you shouldn't play, The Most Dangerous Games

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The Most Dangerous Games: The Answer Man

June 19, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: Charlotte’s Web. The ritual game known in English as The Answer Man game — also sometimes known as The Phantom of the Answer or The Answer Phantom — originates in Japan, where Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Answer Man

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: Answer Man, games you shouldn't play, Japan, telephone, telephone number, The Most Dangerous Games

A doll head reflected in a cracked mirror

The Most Dangerous Games: Charlotte’s Web

May 29, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: The Red Book Game. The ritual game Charlotte’s Web — not to be confused with the children’s book, although that’s undoubtedly where it got its name — seems to have been born out of the Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Charlotte’s Web

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: Charlotte's Web, games you shouldn't play, mirrors, The Most Dangerous Games

Bell, book, and candle

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

May 8, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. VI. It's that time again! As always, I'll caution you against taking any of my answers as gospel truth; they're (usually) just my best guesses based on Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. VII

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: 11 miles, a small radio, candles, Dark Music, Dark Reflection Ritual, Dry Bones, elevator game, elevator to another world, elevators, faq, Japanese New Year Ritual, Japanese urban legends, mirrors, new year's, shoebox telephone, The Candles Game, The Dead Poet's Game, The Gambler, The Gambler's Game, the hosting game, The Most Dangerous Games, The Stranger, The Stranger Ritual, the three kings, three kings

The Most Dangerous Games: El Juego Del Libro Rojo, Or The Red Book Game

April 17, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: The Dark Music Ritual. This is one of those times that I really wish I’d studied Spanish as a foreign language in school: I’ve been unable to verify the history of this one because of Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: El Juego Del Libro Rojo, Or The Red Book Game

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: books, El Juego Del Libro Rojo, games you shouldn't play, The Most Dangerous Games, the red book

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