The Ouija board is a timeless board game that has been scaring people for decades. It is a classic board game that has been portrayed in movies, books, short stories, and countless horror tales that have been passed down through the generations. When people think of Ouija boards, they think of demons, ghosts, haunting, and a scary experience overall. Some people absolutely refuse to have this game in their house or be in the same location as it. This review will go over how to play it, the lore, and my personal review of the game. Get ready to be scared.
Ouija is a very simple game to learn how to play. You need to start off with at least two players. NEVER play by yourself. Playing by yourself can open yourself up to possession and other terrible outcomes. Also, it works more efficiently if you play when it is dark outside or if it’s midnight with candles lit. To start the game, you pull the board out as well as the seeing eyeglass. You place the board on a flat, hard surface and place the glass in the middle of the board. The board is covered in the alphabet, numbers, YES, NO, HELLO, and GOODBYE. From there, each player places two fingers onto the glass and move it around in circles slowly, “waking” the Ouija up. Then you proceed to ask questions. The object of the game is to communicate with the “other side” i.e., spirits and demons. You ask questions and the glass will move, either spelling out answers or giving yes and no answers. It works best if you ask simple questions as to not confuse the spirits
The lore behind the game is that basically, the religious community believes that it is the gateway to hell and has dismissed the game for decades. They believe that playing with the game awakens malevolent spirits and opens the players up for a hunting or being possessed. The game is being kept alive by teenagers and young adults who play it.
My take on the game: It really depends on what you believe if you get something out of the game. If you do not believe in the Ouija board or the afterlife, or heck, spirits in general, you may find the game boring and pointless. But, if you do believe in it, it can impact you for the rest of your life. I, personally, do believes in ghosts as well as demons. I have played this game numerous times but nothing has happened to me yet. It could be a number of factors as in there are no spirits present or the people I’m playing with don’t believe so the spirits keep away.
All in all, I rate this game an 8/10 just because of the lore, controversy, and creepiness of it all.
Until next time my games, stay scared.
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