About the Midnight game

Supposedly, the midnight game is based on a pagan ritual used to punish people who have comitted crimes. The authenticity of this is unknown, and most likely untrue. This ritual can cause intense mental scarring and even death. It is recommended that you do not play this game, but if you are a thrill seeker looking to attempt this game, do so at your own risk.

What You'll Need

• This ritual must be initiated at exactly at midnight, so make sure you prepare before then.
• A candle.
• A piece of paper.
• A writing instrument, such as a pencil or pen.
• Matches or a lighter.
• A room with a wooden door.
• Some salt, enough to make a circle surrounding yourself with it.
• A sharp object for drawing a drop of your own blood, such as needle.

Important note: If you are playing with multiple people, each person needs their own set of materials.

How to Prepare

• Make sure all the lights are off in the home/building in which you are doing the ritual.
• Write your full name on a piece of paper, and put at least one drop of blood onto it. Allow it into soak into the paper.
• Place your piece of paper in front of the wooden door. Then light your candle, and place it on top of the piece of paper.
• Knock on the door twenty-two times, making sure that the final knock happens when it is still 12:00 AM.
• Then open the door, blow out the candle, and close the door. This is what invites the midnight man into your home.
• Immediately relight your candle.

After this is completed, the game has begun. You must lurk around your home in the dark with your lit candle, avoiding the Midnight Man at all costs until 3:33 AM. If your candles goes out on its own, it means that he is nearby. If this happens, you should light your candle immediately and try to move as far as you can. If you successfully relight it, continue playing the game like normal.

If you are unable to relight your candle within 10 seconds, surround yourself in a circle of salt on the ground and do not leave the circle until 3:33 AM.

If you are unable to do either of these, the Midnight Man will torture you with a hallucination of your worst fear until 3:33 AM.

Some other ways to know that the Midnight Man is near you are a sudden drop in temperature, seeing an all-black humanoid figure, and hearing faint whispering.

Finishing the Game

The midnight man will leave your home at 3:33 AM, effectively ending the game. You must avoid him at all costs, or stay surrounded in your circle of salt to "win" this game.

MOST IMPORTANTLY

• Do not turn on any lights during the Midnight Game.
• Do not use a flashlight during the Midnight Game.
• Do not go to sleep while playing the Midnight Game.
• Do not attempt to use another person's blood on your name.
• Do not attempt to substitute the candle with a lighter.
• Definitely do not provoke the Midnight Man in any way!