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Some Believe 'Elevator Game' Sends You To Another Dimension

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For centuries, creepy paranormal games like 'Bloody Mary' and 'Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board' have been rites of passage for adolescents. Ouija board seances also fall into this category. With the internet at our fingertips, websites like Reddit make it easy to share cautionary tales and discuss supernatural games. The 'Elevator Game' is one such game, which allegedly grants access to other dimensions - but beware, playing it incorrectly can have bad consequences. If you're considering playing, heed these cautionary rules first.

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    How To Play The Game (Though You Probably Shouldn't)

    Do not risk playing this game. However, curious players follow these supposed steps.These are the rules.:

    First, the prospective player must choose a building with ten or more accessible floors. Find an elevator that lets you ride alone. Then, enter the elevator from the first floor. You must becompletely alone.

    Inside the elevator, visit these floors in this exact order: four, two, six, two, ten, five, one. Press the next button right after you reach each floor.

    If you press the button to go back to the first floor and the elevator moves up instead of down, the ritual succeeds. The next floor you reach becomes the portal to another dimension. If the elevator goes down to the first floor, exit the elevator and the building fast. Do not look back, for any reason.

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    Playing the Elevator Game often means a woman tries to enter when the doors open at the fifth floor. If this happens, the player should not look at, talk to, or acknowledge the woman.the woman.

    People who spoke with or looked at the woman said she turned hostile fast. One player taunted her so much she attacked the unknown woman.attacked the unknown woman. Another player starteddreaming about the woman, with her getting closer to him in the dream each night.

    Only one player claimsthe woman helped themremember how to get home. Allegedly, she still haunts them today.

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    If the ritual works right, the tenth floor shows a shadow and a faint red glow near nearby windows. Some players report the red glow comes from a cross-like structure in the distance.faint red glowSome players report the red glow comes from a cross-like structure in the distance.a cross-likestructure in the distance which they can never get close enough to see clearly. Others say there is no cross.only the glow.

    Nearly all players describe being completely alone in this other dimension. The woman from the fifth floor, if she entered the elevator, refuses to explore with them. Some report it is incredibly dark; the heavy air suffocates.

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    Many Things Can Go Wrong In The Other Dimension

    Players who exit at the tenth floor think walking straight helps them find the right elevator door to go home. Some sources say this is not true.this isn't the case. Many people brave enough to exit reported that the closer they walked toward the elevators, the farther away they seemed to get.

    While others claim the air becomes too thick, making them disoriented and hard to spot similar elevator doors.

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    If a player faints during the game, they supposedly wake up home. Except, it is not the same home they left.same home they left.One player thought she reached home before passing out, but then realized she woke up in the other world.in the other world.

    Another player passed out after leaving the building.He woke up in his home after leaving the building.No resources show what to do if this happens. The player likely remains trapped.

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    If the elevator goes to the 10th floor instead of the first after the last button, the player reached another dimension. Here, the player can choose toPlayers must exit the elevator.or go into this new dimension, or stay inside and go straight back to the first floor—the real world.

    To stay in the elevator, the player just needs to push the first-floor button again until the elevator responds, then exit when the doors open at ground level.

    If the player leaves the elevator to explore this unknown dimension, they must remember how to get back. The player will press the same button sequence used to reach this other dimension.

    After pushing the first-floor button one last time, the elevator tries to go to the 10th floor. The player must press any button below 10 repeatedly to return home. Once the doors open on the first floor, the player must check if they reached the right world.

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    If a player explores the 10th floor, they must watch how far and where they go. If they use the wrong elevator to return to their world, they might think they are home while still in another dimension. Things look normal, but players start seeing small signs that something is wrong.

    For example,Foods may smell wrong.They might smell like popcorn with a meaty odor, or things look strange. Sounds get confusing, like a bird chirping weirdly. These things suggest a player did not return home.

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    One player reported waking up., who stayed anonymous, looked right at the woman when she got on the elevator at the fifth floor. After the woman pushed the player to attack her, the elevator finally dropped the player to the first floor.

    After returning home and sleeping, the player started having dreams of being in the elevator again. She dreamed every night of being in the other world; the first night she used the elevator, but every night after, she only used the hard stairs. She fears being trapped there, but no one knows what happened to her.

    Another thought they made it home, butHe woke up.He woke up in the 10th-floor hallway the next morning.

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    An Unknown Entity Has Followed Many Players Home

    One player claimed the woman who entered the elevator on the fifth floor.An unknown entity followed him home.It banged on his windows at night, laughing at him. Another player dreamed they were back in the other dimension every night.They noticed the woman.Players watched them leave during the day. Many felt a presence behind them, following them long after the game ended.

    Another player thought the ritual failed untilBloody footsteps followed. showed something followed him out of the elevator.

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    A player reported seeing dismembered bodies and corpses afterward.Player Alex saw this.Alex reportedly saw the woman board the elevator with him at the fifth floor. He looked at her then stumbled out at the tenth floor. Searching for the red cross in the distance, he saw many crosses. People were crucified and burned on them. The elevator returned home full of burned corpses.

    Another player, Sammy, saw this.Sammy only saw the woman's feet and dress. After reaching the tenth floor, he saw body parts covering the red cross.

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    The Elevator Game Can Make People Paranoid

    Several players reported hearing strange sounds, having visions, and experiencing extreme paranoia after the game. Others justcannot stop shakingOne player believed the woman followed him home. He posted on Reddit asking for help, revealing he evenbought a gunThe Elevator Game makes people paranoid.

    Others experience paranoia.Players live in a state of paranoia.They fear they did not return home. One person saw thewoman's faceParanoia followed her everywhere and whenever she slept.

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