Still Waters Posted November 27, 2014 #1 Share Posted November 27, 2014 What better time to talk to dead people for fun than the festival to celebrate the birth of Jesus? Ouija boards are flying themselves off shelves and under trees this Christmas, according to trends data released by Google. The company has recorded a 300 per cent increase in searches for the spirit-bothering devices, fuelled by a terrible movie that was effectively a feature-length ad for a board game, an appearance on The Archers, and the Victorian belief that if the dead could speak, they would use a plank of a wood and the alphabet. http://www.independe...tors_picks=true 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted November 27, 2014 #2 Share Posted November 27, 2014 I hope at least one of the recipients attempts to resurrect the spirit of Christmas. I reckon we need it. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archangel Oger Posted November 27, 2014 #3 Share Posted November 27, 2014 That, IMO is truly a shame. Those "game" boards cause more problems that go unnoticed (I'd say 90% of the time) It would be interesting to actually find/see a graph showing the amount of units sold per year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Use your brain Posted November 27, 2014 #4 Share Posted November 27, 2014 (edited) I posted a story in another thread of a bad time with one of these. It's worth noting that mine was homemade with help from a friend that dabbled in the occult. I wonder if these that are mass marketed are even made to work like the old ones. Edited November 27, 2014 by Use your brain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasha Posted November 28, 2014 #5 Share Posted November 28, 2014 (edited) I hope at least one of the recipients attempts to resurrect the spirit of Christmas. I reckon we need it. And cheers to that, Eldorado, Those are some of the truest words to have ever been written. Edited November 28, 2014 by Kasha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxo1 Posted November 28, 2014 #6 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Might make a good present for weaning compulsive Iphone users off their phones. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfonso Posted November 28, 2014 #7 Share Posted November 28, 2014 speaking from my own experiences I honestly would stay well away , there not toys 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post freetoroam Posted November 28, 2014 Popular Post #8 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Oh wonderful! we should see an influx of newbies in the new year on here then with their stories of "I made contact with a long lost uncles, cousins brother I never knew I had" 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakari Posted November 28, 2014 #9 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Oh wonderful! we should see an influx of newbies in the new year on here then with their stories of "I made contact with a long lost uncles, cousins brother I never knew I had" And old ones ^^^^^^^^^^ a few replies....... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hammerclaw Posted November 28, 2014 #10 Share Posted November 28, 2014 A brief burst of silliness before all that unaccustomed facetime with real people becomes unbearable and it's into the closet, where all Ouija Boards eventually wind up, along side Operation and Etch-a-Sketch, and back to their cellphones. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginarynumber1 Posted November 28, 2014 #11 Share Posted November 28, 2014 speaking from my own experiences I honestly would stay well away , there not toys Speaking from the real world I would also stay well away. They are boring toys. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted November 28, 2014 #12 Share Posted November 28, 2014 (edited) I played with a "Ouija Board" when I was much younger. Perhaps fortunately for me there was no second person hand-on "player" which apparently is required. Thus, I experienced nothing. I guess I don't know what I can say, because I have no actual experience with it given it's rules of use. In generality though, I feel that it could be psychologically dangerous, if not spiritually. I don't know... Edited November 28, 2014 by pallidin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibeliever Posted November 28, 2014 #13 Share Posted November 28, 2014 I played with a "Ouija Board" when I was much younger. Perhaps fortunately for me there was no second person hand-on "player" which apparently is required. Thus, I experienced nothing. I guess I don't know what I can say, because I have no actual experience with it given it's rules of use. In generality though, I feel that it could be psychologically dangerous, if not spiritually. I don't know... I agree, I think they are definitely psychologically dangerous. To a person predisposed to fantasy this toy can be like throwing gasoline on a fire. If you believe you have spiritual abilities, this may not be the pass-time for you. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
switchopens Posted November 28, 2014 #14 Share Posted November 28, 2014 >Insert anecdotal story here< 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROGER Posted November 28, 2014 #15 Share Posted November 28, 2014 I see a few posts of members speaking of " The REAL " world . I submit that what's real is subjective . Where and how you live creates the reality we each live in . A good subject for the debate section . 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxo1 Posted November 28, 2014 #16 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Well I think the Ouija board is a good psychological game to get all the family around the table this Xmas. Don't forget to turn the TV off, dim the lights and see how far you can go without freaking out, the last one left is the winner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingAngel Posted November 28, 2014 #17 Share Posted November 28, 2014 "And we also noticed a higher number of ghost sightings report and higher searches about ghost in Google" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A rather obscure Bassoon Posted November 28, 2014 #18 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Christmas is a good time for Board Games,fortunately their apparent reputation is pure fantasy and should be kept in the Movies where it belongs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxo1 Posted November 28, 2014 #19 Share Posted November 28, 2014 (edited) I see a few posts of members speaking of " The REAL " world . I submit that what's real is subjective . Where and how you live creates the reality we each live in . A good subject for the debate section . So perhaps we could call the Ouija board game a reality game, where the players are participating in making a thought form become a reality . Edited November 28, 2014 by Oxo1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foil Hat Ninja Posted November 28, 2014 #20 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Job security for exorcists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaldera Posted November 28, 2014 #21 Share Posted November 28, 2014 I think these are quite fun. My fiancée and I have one, and we have used it several times, having fun 'encounters' with random things such as PC Plum, Peyton the Shower Perv and a random 6 year old girl named E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROGER Posted November 29, 2014 #22 Share Posted November 29, 2014 So perhaps we could call the Ouija board game a reality game, where the players are participating in making a thought form become a reality . Such as The Aswang Phenomenon ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakari Posted November 29, 2014 #23 Share Posted November 29, 2014 I see a few posts of members speaking of " The REAL " world . I submit that what's real is subjective . Where and how you live creates the reality we each live in . A good subject for the debate section . Reality : ( unless you are born into money ) Work Pay bills Work pay more bills Work Pay Bills Die Some people in between that, have vacations, and kids, etc. ( and pay more bills ) Others do not like what reality is, and insert things like Ghosts, Psychic ability, and Ouija boards, to try to make their " reality " different. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_dreamer Posted November 29, 2014 #24 Share Posted November 29, 2014 I wonder why there is no high-tech update for this game. Like how to speed up the ideomotor effect. Maybe they could cross it with a magic 8-ball, just for something different. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakari Posted November 29, 2014 #25 Share Posted November 29, 2014 I wonder why there is no high-tech update for this game. Like how to speed up the ideomotor effect. Maybe they could cross it with a magic 8-ball, just for something different. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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