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The Most Dangerous Games: The Mirror Box

July 16, 2014 by Lucia

Previously: Elevator to Another World. Mirrors are often employed in these rituals and games we really shouldn't be playing; I’ll be exploring why that is in an upcoming edition of “Scare Yourself Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Mirror Box

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: antumbra, games you shouldn't play, Mirror Box, mirrors, The Most Dangerous Games

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The Most Dangerous Games: Elevator to Another World

June 25, 2014 by Lucia

Previously: The Dead Poet’s Game. For an updated deep dive into the Elevator Game, aka Elevator To Another World, find more about the legend's history here. Elevator to Another World, known Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Elevator to Another World

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: elevator game, elevator to another world, elevators, games you shouldn't play, Japan, Korea, The Most Dangerous Games, the otherworld, the shadowside

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The Most Dangerous Games: The Dead Poet’s Game

June 2, 2014 by Lucia

Previously: The Shoebox Telephone. I found the instructions for the Dead Poet's Game wrapped up in a mediocre creepypasta; as such, I can’t vouch for the efficacy of the ritual. It does, however, Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Dead Poet’s Game

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: creepypasta, games you shouldn't play, rituals, The Dead Poet's Game, The Most Dangerous Games

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The Most Dangerous Games: The Shoebox Telephone

May 7, 2014 by Lucia

Previously: One-Man Hide and Seek. The Shoebox Telephone comes to us from the same redditor who brought us The Three Kings, who noted in his original post that although he contributed a few Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Shoebox Telephone

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: FableForge, games you shouldn't play, reddit, rituals, shoebox telephone, The Most Dangerous Games, the shadowside

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The Most Dangerous Games: One-Man Hide and Seek (Or, Hitori Kakurenbo/Hide And Seek Alone)

April 16, 2014 by Lucia

Previously: The Midnight Game. Instructions for how to play a version of hide and seek alone — that is, with with only one player — first began appearing under the name ひとりかくれんぼ (Hitori Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: One-Man Hide and Seek (Or, Hitori Kakurenbo/Hide And Seek Alone)

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: dolls, games you shouldn't play, haunted dolls, Japan, Japanese urban legends, one-man hide and seek, The Most Dangerous Games

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The Most Dangerous Games: The Midnight Game

March 31, 2014 by Lucia

Previously: The Three Kings. It is believed that the Midnight Game was once an old pagan ritual used as a punishment for those who dared to disobey the gods. Or at least, that's how it's Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Midnight Game

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

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The Most Dangerous Games: The Three Kings

February 24, 2014 by Lucia

There exist in the world a number of games which you really shouldn’t play. You probably already know one of the most famous ones – Bloody Mary – but here, in “The Most Dangerous Games,” I’ll be Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Three Kings

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: FableForge, games you shouldn't play, mirrors, reddit, The Most Dangerous Games, the shadowside, the three kings, three kings

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