OUIJA BOARD
THE OUIJA BOARD IS THE MOST INFORMATIVE CURSED POSSESSION: EVERY RECOGNIZED QUESTION COSTS A FIXED PERCENTAGE OF SANITY (5% TO 50%), SO IT'S BETTER TO DECIDE IN ADVANCE WHICH ONES ARE ACTUALLY USEFUL RATHER THAN ASKING EVERYTHING. NEVER ASK ABOUT HIDE AND SEEK: IT'S THE ONLY QUESTION THAT ALWAYS TRIGGERS A COUNTDOWN FOLLOWED BY A CURSED HUNT, WITH NO UPSIDE. THE BOARD BREAKS (ALSO TRIGGERING A CURSED HUNT) IF YOUR SANITY IS TOO LOW FOR THE QUESTION ASKED, OR IF YOU LEAVE IT ACTIVE TOO LONG WITHOUT PROPERLY DEACTIVATING IT — DON'T HANDLE IT CARELESSLY.
LETS YOU ASK THE ENTITY QUESTIONS DIRECTLY AND GET AN ANSWER SPELLED OUT LETTER BY LETTER. EACH QUESTION COSTS BETWEEN 5% AND 50% SANITY DEPENDING ON ITS IMPORTANCE.
STRATEGY
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO LOSES SANITY FOR EACH QUESTION ASKED, NOT THE REST OF THE TEAM: DESIGNATE ONE PLAYER WITH GOOD SANITY RESERVES TO ASK ALL THE QUESTIONS RATHER THAN TAKING TURNS. AGREE TOGETHER ON THE 2-3 QUESTIONS THAT ARE ACTUALLY USEFUL BEFORE ACTIVATING THE BOARD, SO YOU DON'T IMPROVISE AND WASTE SANITY ON REDUNDANT QUESTIONS.
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS
- WHERE ARE YOU? / WHERE DID YOU DIE? - 50% SANITY (ANSWER: ROOM NAME, LETTER BY LETTER)
- ARE YOU CLOSE? / DO YOU TALK TO EVERYONE? - 20% SANITY (YES/NO ANSWER)
- WHEN DID YOU DIE? - 5% SANITY (ANSWER: A NUMBER BETWEEN 50 AND 1000)
- HOW DID YOU DIE? - 5% SANITY (ANSWER: ACCIDENT, DROWNED, SUFFOCATED, MURDERED, SHOT, FELL, SLIPPED...)
- HOW OLD ARE YOU? - ANSWER: A NUMBER BETWEEN 2 AND 90 YEARS
- HOW DO YOU FEEL? - ANSWER: COLD, EMPTY, STRONG, WEAK, ANGRY, SICK, HURT
- WHAT DO YOU WANT? - ANSWER: LOVE, FEAR, REVENGE, YOU, HATE, KILL, PEACE, TRAP, LONELY, LOST
- WHAT IS MY SANITY? - 5% SANITY (ANSWER: A NUMBER)
- TAG! / MARCO POLO - 5% SANITY (ANSWER: A JOKING PHRASE)
- HIDE AND SEEK - TRIGGERS A COUNTDOWN FOLLOWED BY A CURSED HUNT, NEVER ASK THIS ONE