The Rules

The Game of WHAT??

A friend of mine organized The Game of Death solely for fun. We each came up with a list of 25 people whom we thought would die between October 31, 1996 and October 31, 1997. If any of the people dies by October 31, 1997, whomever picked that person gets a point. The player with the most points at the end wins.

We're not sick, really.

We aren't encouraging their death, we're just predicting it. Each player did agree to contribute $5 to the game, but for that amount of money, it's really just a token. One of the rules explicitly states that no player may contribute to the death of any people on the list (though it's not specified whether this applies to paying taxes in the case of a government assassination...).

The one pro-lifer

Player 0 is the Angel of Life. Before any lists were even submitted, he declared that if no people on anyone's list die in the whole twelve months, he wins. The rules were appropriately modified to accommodate his request.

Send comments to Rob Konigsberg or Mark Jackman.

Page last modified November 5, 1997.