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'''The Game''' is a [[mind game]], the objective of which is to avoid thinking about the Game itself. Thinking about the Game constitutes loss, which, according to the rules of the Game, must then be announced. The Game is continuous - once a player stops thinking about the Game, they stop losing. |
'''The Game''' is a [[mind game]], the objective of which is to avoid thinking about the Game itself. Thinking about the Game constitutes loss, which, according to the rules of the Game, must then be announced. The Game is continuous - once a player stops thinking about the Game, they stop losing. |
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The Game is a mind game, the objective of which is to avoid thinking about the Game itself. Thinking about the Game constitutes loss, which, according to the rules of the Game, must then be announced. The Game is continuous - once a player stops thinking about the Game, they stop losing.
Rules
There are three rules to the Game:[1]
- Everyone in the world is playing the Game. (Sometimes narrowed to: Everybody in the world who knows about the Game, is playing the Game.[2])
- If you think about the Game, you lose.
- When you lose, you have to announce that you have lost.
Popularity
The Game is played by hundreds of thousands of players,[1] on the internet and in schools and universities in the United Kingdom, the United States,[3] Canada,[1] Brazil, Australia, Japan and Belgium.[2] Some players have developed strategies for making other people lose, such as writing "The Game" in visible places or hiding notes for people to find.[2] The Game has been called pointless and has been known to infuriate some people.[1] The origins of the Game are unknown.[1]
Internet culture
The webcomics Real Life[4] and xkcd[5] both have had comics dedicated to the Game; xkcd in particular has announced that players have just won the Game, and that they are free.
The Game has a strong presence on 4Chan and other various imageboards and forums.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Montgomery, Shannon (2008-01-23). "Teens around the world are playing 'the game'". The Daily Gleaner. p. D6.
- ^ a b c Verelst, Jeroen (2007-03-15). "The Game, het eenvoudigste spel ter wereld" (Subscription required). De Morgen (in Dutch). p. 2.
- ^ Boyle, Andy (2007-03-19). "Mind game enlivens students across U.S." The Daily Nebraskan.
- ^ Dean, Greg. Real Life, 2007-09-24
- ^ Munroe, Randall. xkcd, 391