What is The Game?

The Game is an ongoing mind game that is known in many places around the world.

The objective of The Game is to avoid thinking about The Game itself.

Thinking about The Game constitutes a loss, which, according to the rules of The Game, must be announced each time it occurs. How to win The Game is not defined in the rules; players can only attempt to avoid losing for as long as possible.

The Game has been described alternately as pointless and infuriating, or as a challenging game that is fun to play.

Rules of The Game:

1. Everyone in the world is playing The Game. (Sometimes narrowed to: "Everybody in the world who knows about The Game is playing The Game", or alternatively, "You are always playing The Game.")

2. Whenever one thinks about The Game, one loses.

3. Losses must be announced to at least one person (either by using a statement such as "I lost The Game" or by alternative means).

Strategy

Some players have developed strategies for making other people lose, such as writing about The Game on hidden notes, or saying "The Game" out loud, as graffiti in public places, and on banknotes.