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The Ghost In My Machine

Stories of the Strange and Unusual

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The Most Dangerous Games: Summoning The Whimsical Wish Granter

September 2, 2024 by Lucia

Previously: The Shoulder Tap Game. Here’s another one for anyone who’s into wish-granting rituals — or at least, rituals that give you the opportunity to ask for a wish to be granted. In the Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Summoning The Whimsical Wish Granter

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

A pile of old coins

The Most Dangerous Games: The Three Wishes Ritual

January 16, 2023 by Lucia

Previously: Stairway Ghost Stories. We’ve been talking a lot about wishes and wish-granting here at TGIMM lately, so here’s another one for the books: The Three Wishes Ritual. It’s a bit more Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Three Wishes Ritual

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

an old wishing well in a foggy field

16 Ritual Games That Grant Wishes – For A Price, Of Course

November 14, 2022 by Lucia

Previously: 23 Ritual Games To Play For Information And Knowledge. Do have any secret wishes? Something you want, more than anything in the world? Are you willing to… pay a certain price for it? Continue Reading > about 16 Ritual Games That Grant Wishes – For A Price, Of Course

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

A close-up of a penny

The Most Dangerous Games: Copper In The Water, Or The Copper Wishes Ritual

March 28, 2022 by Lucia

Previously: The Elevator Game – Three-Floor Version. Note: Please don’t copy/paste, republish, or narrate this post on other websites, video platforms, etc. without permission. The r/ThreeKings Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Copper In The Water, Or The Copper Wishes Ritual

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A red-clad garden gnome sitting on the ground in the dark. It would be cute if it weren't so creepy.

The Most Dangerous Games: Gnome Gnome Come (гном гном прийти)

December 23, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: Salt Magic Ritual. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. The first time I encountered the Russian summoning game Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Gnome Gnome Come (гном гном прийти)

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: folklore, games you shouldn't play, Gnome Gnome Come, gnomes, reddit, Russia, Sweet Tooth, The Most Dangerous Games, wishes

Matryoshka dolls

The Most Dangerous Games: The Nesting Doll Game

May 30, 2018 by Lucia

Previously: The Ritual Of Static. Posted to both r/NoSleep and r/ThreeKings by Redditor u/kukla-ne-plach in December 2016, the Nesting Doll Game — also known as Уда́чная матрешка Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Nesting Doll Game

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: chance, games you shouldn't play, luck, matryoshka dolls, nesting dolls, Russia, the lucky nesting doll, The Most Dangerous Games, The Nesting Doll Game, wishes

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

the royal cards in the suit of Spades

The Most Dangerous Games: Lady Spades

January 4, 2016 by Lucia

Previously: The Stranger Ritual. The current prevailing version of the Lady Spades ritual game hails from redditor jazzyfingers at the Three Kings subreddit; it may also be referred to as The Queen Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Lady Spades

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: card games, games you shouldn't play, Lady Spades, rituals, summoning rituals, The Most Dangerous Games, wishes

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