Has anyone just lost The Game?

[pne]

Occasionally, I see people mention that they just lost The Game.

These always amuse me, since I've never considered playing. But some other people seem to take it fairly seriously.

I suppose it's schadenfreude, really, because I imagine that to them, it's not a joke. But still. I find it funny when someone, through a public announcement that they have lost The Game, cause other people to lose, too, and declaim so publicly.

(Am I being too callous? I suppose I really don't know how seriously people take it, or what emotions surround losing.)

Comments

[yvi]

I only know *I* don't take it seriously. After all, it's not something anyone can really actively play.

[azurelunatic]

I think it's mostly tongue-in-cheek. I play off and on, when I remember to.

[slowfox]

OK, clearly I've been out of the loop a little too long, as I don't understand this post... (although part of me suspects I'm not supposed to, and that is part of This Game thing...)

And, for obvious reasons, googling 'The Game' isn't overly helpful!

[pne]

part of me suspects I'm not supposed to, and that is part of This Game thing

Well... one of the tenets of The Game is that everyone is playing The Game (or, at any rate, everyone who knows of The Game), so nobody minds if someone else joins.

But ignorance may be bliss. I can't imagine taking The Game seriously, myself, but I suppose it has a certain appeal.

for obvious reasons, googling 'The Game' isn't overly helpful!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_(mind_game)

[schnurble]

I haven't heard about The Game before and I wonder how anyone could take this seriously...
But for those who do, you're a mean mean blogger, you made us all lose by writing about it ;o)

[chasy]

the version of the game that my brother taught me says you have 10 minutes of immunity after someone mentions they lost the game which means you CAN'T lose the game just because someone mentions they lost it! it might be a bit sadistic of me, but i can't help grinning when someone on twitter posts that they lost the game and all their friends moan and complain - i have immunity! LOL (and i can honestly say that, thanks to my immunity, i have not once lost the game!)

[pne]

the version of the game that my brother taught me says you have 10 minutes of immunity after someone mentions they lost the game

Ah, that's a version I hadn't come across yet!

Though I've heard of versions where you have immunity for a while after you've lost the game so you can't immediately lose again.

I think part of the fun might be making other people lose due to posting about your loss :)

[pthalo]

that's the way i've always played too.

[idonotlikepeas]

Nobody takes it that seriously. Well, not "nobody", I'm sure; there's probably someone out there who does take it seriously.

(I played it for a while, until I got bored, then I stopped. I maintain that this means that I won forever.)