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The Most Dangerous Games: Eye Spy, or the Binoculars Game

August 22, 2018 by Lucia

Previously: How To See Your Future In A Mirror. Note: Please don’t copy, paste, or otherwise republish the text of this post elsewhere without permission. As far as I know, the ritual game Eye Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Eye Spy, or the Binoculars Game

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: binoculars, binoculars game, eye spy, games you shouldn't play, The Midnight Man, The Most Dangerous Games

Bell, book, and candle

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

July 2, 2018 by Lucia

Previously: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. X. Time for another round of Most Dangerous Games Frequently Asked Questions! A lot of the questions readers have left in the comments over the past few Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. XI

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: 11 miles, Answer Man, bed of sorrow, dice, faq, frequently asked questions, games you shouldn't play, Hooded Man Ritual, Jogo do Compasso, La Cegua, Mirror Window, Sara Sarita, The Compass Game, the corners game, The Dice Game, The Gambler's Game, The Midnight Game, The Midnight Man, The Most Dangerous Games, the Red Man

Bell, book, and candle

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

April 2, 2018 by Lucia

Previously: Frequently Asked Questions Vol. IX.  And just like that, we're looking at the tenth — tenth! — edition of the Most Dangerous Games’ FAQ. We’ve covered a lot of ground in the three Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. X

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: bed of sorrow, crossroads, crossroads divination, Dark Reflection Ritual, Daruma-san, Dry Bones, faq, fortune telling, frequently asked questions, games you shouldn't play, Hooded Man Ritual, Lights Out, One Step Ahead, one-man hide and seek, Ritual da Televisão, Satoru-kun, television, The Bath Game, the fortune game, The Gambler, The Gambler's Game, The Maiden's Gamble, The Midnight Game, The Midnight Man, The Most Dangerous Games, The Picture Game, The Stranger, The Stranger Ritual, The Television Ritual, Tsuji-ura

Bell, book, and candle

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

Bell, book, and candle

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

Bell, book, and candle

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

February 22, 2016 by Lucia

Previously: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. II. It’s been a while since we’ve done an FAQ for the Most Dangerous Games, so now seems as good a time as any for another installment. As always, each Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. III

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: candles, dolls, don't look back, faq, frequently asked questions, games you shouldn't play, Hooded Man Ritual, Hyakumonagatari Kaidankai, Japan, one-man hide and seek, The Apex, The Doors of Your Mind, The Game of 100 Ghost Stories, the hosting game, The Midnight Game, The Midnight Man, The Most Dangerous Games, The Stranger, The Stranger Ritual, the three kings, three kings

Bell, book, and candle

The Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions

March 9, 2015 by Lucia

It occurred to me a few weeks ago that an FAQ pertaining to the myriad games and rituals we’ve talked about here in The Most Dangerous Games might be useful; as such, here’s my attempt to provide one. Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: candles, Doors to the Mind, elevator game, elevator to another world, faq, fire hazard, frequently asked questions, games you shouldn't play, rituals, shoebox telephone, The Doors of Your Mind, The Midnight Game, The Midnight Man, The Most Dangerous Games, the three kings, three kings

The Search Terms from the Black Lagoon: Why You Shouldn’t Buy Haunted Dolls, South American Larvae, and Other Queries Answered

August 27, 2014 by Lucia

Previously: Ghost Babies and Jungle Splash. It’s time for another addition of The Search Terms from the Black Lagoon, in which I attempt to figure out what you were trying to find when Google sent Continue Reading > about The Search Terms from the Black Lagoon: Why You Shouldn’t Buy Haunted Dolls, South American Larvae, and Other Queries Answered

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