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**Title:** The Midnight Man Game
**Game Overview:**
* A supposedly haunted game where players invite the "Midnight Man" into their world
* Played with: candle, matchbox, salt, paper, and a needle (with player's blood)
* Rules:
1. Prepare items before 12:00 AM
2. Knock on bedroom door at 12:00 AM to initiate
3. Survive for 3 hours and 33 minutes without:
* Letting the candle extinguish
* Speaking a word
* Leaving the house
4. Salt can be used for protection
**Warning:**
The narrator strongly advises against playing, citing risks of death, mental instability, or being driven mad.
**Backstory:**
The game's origins are rooted in a 1610 European legend about a wrongly accused boy who was beheaded at midnight. His vengeful spirit, the "Midnight Man," is said to haunt those who play the game, seeking to claim their life if they cannot survive the duration.
**Additional Note:**
The narrator mentions other supposedly haunted games (e.g., Bloody Mary, Charlie Charlie) but debunks their legitimacy, emphasizing the psychological aspect of fear rather than paranormal activity.
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**Game Instructions**
1. To play the Midnight Man game, you need a candle, matchbox, salt, plain paper, and a needle.
2. Write your full name on the paper before 12:00 AM.
3. Drop a few drops of your blood on the paper using the needle.
4. Turn off all lights, place the paper outside the main door, and put a candle on top.
5. Return to your bedroom, keeping salt with you.
6. Knock on your bedroom door at exactly 12:00 AM.
7. The game lasts for 3 hours and 33 minutes.
8. Keep the candle lit, and if scared, make a circle of salt to stand in.
9. Remain silent and don't leave the house until 3:33 AM.
**History and Background**
10. The Midnight Man game originated from a punishment ritual in Europe.
11. The ritual was used to punish those who disobeyed kings.
12. The game is linked to a prosperous family, the Rojgars, who lived in a European village in 1610.
13. The family's cruelty led to a curse after they wrongly accused and killed a young man.
14. The curse resulted in the family members dying mysteriously, with a paper bearing their name and blood found near each body.
15. The soul of the wrongly killed young man is believed to be the Midnight Man.
**General**
16. The narrator has never played the Midnight Man game and advises against playing it.
17. Similar "haunted" games include Bloody Mary and Charlie Charlie.
18. A separate video discusses how these games exploit psychological states to create fear.