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The Most Dangerous Games: The One Who Answers

November 11, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: Dream Of The Dead. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. This ritual game, referred to by the title “The One Who Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The One Who Answers

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: candles, games you shouldn't play, summoning rituals, The Candles Game, The Most Dangerous Games, The One Who Answers

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

December 4, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. VIII. It’s time for another FAQ for the Most Dangerous Games! As always, I’m by no means an expert; these answers are my best guesses based on research Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. IX

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: 11 miles, Answer Man, cameras, candles, closet game, closets, Dark Music, faq, games you shouldn't play, Hooded Man Ritual, Lady Spades, telephone, The Candles Game, the little finger, the little finger game, The Man in the Fields Ritual, The Midnight Game, The Midnight Man, The Most Dangerous Games, The Picture Game, The Playing Card Game, the red book, White Kimono Game, wishes

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: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. VI

January 9, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. V.  It’s been a few months; time for an update, I think. A lot of folks have had some interesting questions about how these games and rituals might Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. VI

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: a small radio, candles, Channel Infinity, closets, corners, Dark Reflection Ritual, Daruma-san, Dry Bones, elevator game, elevator to another world, elevators, faq, frequently asked questions, Lady Spades, mirrors, musical chairs, Musical Chairs Alone, one-man hide and seek, shoebox telephone, The Bath Game, The Candles Game, the corners game, the hosting game, The Man in the Fields Ritual, The Midnight Game, The Most Dangerous Games, the three kings, three kings

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

August 22, 2016 by Lucia

Previously: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. IV. Time for another round of frequently asked questions! This time, we’ve got a lot of one shots for individual games; the one exception is The Man in Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. V

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: candles, closets, corners, Dark Reflection Ritual, Daruma-san, faq, frequently asked questions, games you shouldn't play, Lady Spades, mirrors, shoebox telephone, The Bath Game, The Candles Game, the corners game, The Dead Poet's Game, The Doors of Your Mind, The Man in the Fields Ritual, The Midnight Game, The Midnight Man, The Most Dangerous Games, The Stranger Ritual

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

May 30, 2016 by Lucia

Previously: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. III.  Let’s open it up to another round of frequently asked questions, shall we? I’ve been thinking about creating a permanent page for these; the link Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. IV

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: bed of sorrow, candles, closets, corners, elevator game, elevator to another world, elevators, faq, games you shouldn't play, mirrors, one-man hide and seek, shoebox telephone, The Apex, The Candles Game, the corners game, The Doors of Your Mind, the hosting game, The Midnight Game, The Most Dangerous Games, The Raven Man, The Stranger, The Stranger Ritual, the three kings, three kings

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

June 15, 2015 by Lucia

Previously: Frequently Ask Questions, Vol. I. A surprising number of questions about all these Most Dangerous Games have found their way into the comments section since the last FAQ I posted, so Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. II

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: candles, Dark Reflection Ritual, elevator game, elevator to another world, elevators, faq, frequently asked questions, games you shouldn't play, Hooded Man Ritual, mirrors, shoebox telephone, stairs, The Candles Game, the hosting game, The Most Dangerous Games, The Staircase Ritual, the three kings, three kings

The Most Dangerous Games: The Candles Game

September 3, 2014 by Lucia

Previously: The Hosting Game. There are a lot of reasons why you shouldn’t play The Candles Game; the least spooky one is “good gravy, fire hazard, much?” The others, though… well, let’s just say Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Candles Game

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