Paranormal Games: The Answer Game

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The Answer Game is a paranormal game that started in Japan. It made its way to English-speaking countries from 2012 to 2013. In this game, you get any answer you want, but have to risk losing a body part if you falsely answer the Answer Man.

Items needed for the game:

• Cell Phones for each player. Preferably throw away phones as they will need to be destroyed. 
• Up to 10 players

Rules:

• All players need to sit in a circle.
• Each player needs to call their person to the left without answering. For example, Player 1 calls  Player 2 to Player 3, ect. 
• Once the phone call is made every player is to put the phone to their ear. 
• Everyone should get a busy signal, ring, or to voicemail.
• If the game is successful one plater will get answered by the Answer Man. Do not pass the phone around as the Answer Man answered this person's phone on purpose. He will not be willing to talk to others. 
• The person who makes contact can ask the Answer Man any question they wish and it'll be answered truthfully.
• With every question asked and answered the Answer man will do the same. The person will have to answer truthfully just as he did. 
• Never answer falsely as he will emerge from the phone and attempt to take a body part to add to himself. 
• To end the game is simple as all that is required is to hang up, but there are some rules. You need to tell him goodbye and persist you need to go. He will attempt to ask more questions and offer free information and if he is able to you will have to answer. Avoid this though as he may have something up his sleeve. Sometimes the Answer man will end the game if the caller is persistent. 
• Immediately destroy the phones. 

SOURCES:

Pop Sugar

Scary For Kids

Ghost in My Machine

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