no....but i want to play it soooo bad

Yep. Didnt do much though.

Don't know for sure, but assume it's the will of the two people doing it making what their subconcious wants to happen. Maybe there's something supernatural at work, but I choose not to put my faith in that. too weird!

Yes, several people sit around a circle of letters + yes/no at the top/bottom, they then all place their fingers on a glass, ask the spirits if they're there and push it around the letters, feeling scared and shocked that 'the glass is moving'. *rolls eyes*

The invockation of spirits, demons, psychobabble...

I read something somewhere about experiments that were carried out and it seems it is us doing it and not Spirits. Can't remember the whole article but it went something like this...... Ouija Board Solved - So how does it work? Involuntary unconscious movement. Experiments were carried out and prove this to be the case. Everyone around the table was blindfolded and someone on the side was taking notes. If it is Spirit, you should still be able to get a reply even if you are blindfolded. It didn’t work. What they got was nonsense and didn‘t make any sense whatsoever. Once you realise the truth, you can then have some fun with the Ouija Board and no longer be afraid of it. It's your own fear, and that of the others around the table, that sends the pointer spinning out of control - due to fear and unconscious confusion coming from some of the players. The Ouija board was invented in the 1890's by an American businessman. Mediums and psychics no longer use them as they are becoming aware of the fact that Crystal Balls, Ouija Boards and even Tarot Cards are merely tools used to focus the mind - it is you doing it. Recognise the power within, know that you are capable of so much more than you realise. And you don’t need a Ouija Board to tell you that.

Here you are if you fancy making a board of your own. http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Ouija-Board

I had a bad experience with mine, never tried the blindfold experiment though but it does sound intersting. I fried mine with the names of everyone that played it when I was 18, I'm 35 now & I have no desire to touch one ever again. If you really want to have a fun scarey time with it rent or buy a movie that Tana Catanie(the woman from the whitesnake video) played in the 80's called witch board. There's alot of movies that were made in the middle 80's about cult like activities that would be fun to watch just don't get serious with the stuff. Plays tricks on your mind if you let it.

i do not no so plz answer the question in steps

I did it years ago -- NOT believing something that silly could work. Well, work it did! It is NOT something that should be sold in the toy aisle - I will forbid my kids to have anything to do with it if they want to try when they get older... steer clear!!!

It's a unique board game--the cushion on the bottom of the sighting device already makes the sighting window easy to push the window towards the letter that you subconsciously (or consciously) want it to point to... so even as little as two people can push the sighting window around without thinking you or the other person pushed it. Personally, I think it very well could be a combination of the subconscious *and* the sprititual answsering the question you're asking ... but honestly I'll never know unequivocally without some substantial research.

idk if what I heard was a true story. This one kid had one and he threw it in a bon fire and the next day he found it in his closet.

you are supposed to contact spirits. but trust me when I say your friend is moving it!!

Most people just play around with it. The sad thing is that sometimes when they play, they attract the attention of spirits who want to "play" too. Out of the blue they can find themselves in trouble they did not intend to find themselves in. Believe me. I did this when I was young. It got very scary. It is evil and not to be taken lightly.

it works like answerbag :) you ask question and the pointer will give you the answer by spelling it.. hmmm be aware if you really wanna use it.. and know the do's and don't's... if sumthing happened strangely... open all lights and windows.. or better yet.. never tried it for fun..

I know this isn't the Christian section, but personally I believe it is the Devil that is behind it. You're better off not getting around one of those things. -In the Master's service. Thank you and God bless you!

Ever hear of the ideomotor effect? That's the suggestion or expectation of involuntary and unconscious motor behavior. The term "ideomotor action" was coined by William B. Carpenter in 1852 in his explanation for the movements of rods and pendulums by dowsers, and some table turning or lifting by spirit mediums (the ones that weren't accomplished by cheating). Carpenter argued that muscular movement can be initiated by the mind independently of volition or emotions. We may not be aware of it, but suggestions can be made to the mind by others or by observations. Those suggestions can influence the mind and affect motor behavior. Scientific tests by American psychologist William James, French chemist Michel Chevreul, English scientist Michael Faraday, and American psychologist Ray Hyman have demonstrated that many phenomena attributed to spiritual or paranormal forces, or to mysterious "energies," are actually due to ideomotor action. Furthermore, these tests demonstrate that "honest, intelligent people can unconsciously engage in muscular activity that is consistent with their expectations" (Hyman 1999). Some users believe that paranormal or supernatural forces are at work in spelling out Ouija board answers. Skeptics believe that those using the board either consciously or unconsciously move the pointer to what is selected. To prove this, simply try it blindfolded for some time, having an innocent bystander take notes on what words or letters are selected. Usually, the results will be unintelligible. The movement of the planchette is not due to spirits but to unconscious movements by those controlling the pointer. The same kind of unconscious movement is at work in such things as dowsing and facilitated communication. http://skepdic.com/ideomotor.html and http://skepdic.com/ouija.html

1) "Psychologists believe the motion of the planchette is explained by the ideomotor effect. A typical session with the board has two or more people touching the planchette with at least one hand each, so that no single person need apply much force in order for the group as a whole to cause it to move. Each person experiences the illusion that the planchette moves under its own power. Skeptic and magician James Randi, in his book An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural, points out that when blindfolded, Ouija board operators are unable to produce intelligible messages. Magicians Penn & Teller performed a similar demonstration in an episode of their television show Bullshit! in which the operators moved the planchette into what they thought was the positions of "yes" and "no" without knowing that the board was turned upside-down, which caused them to move the planchette into blank spaces on the board. Those who believe Ouija boards can be used to make actual contact with the spirit world feel that the act of hindering a medium’s ability to use his or her own eyes while the board is in use effectively places too great of a handicap on the whole exercise (see ad hoc hypothesis). (This argument stems from the belief that contacted spirits actually utilize the eyes of the medium during a Ouija session in order to point to the letters and words needed to form a message. Most believers of this notion believe that the board has no intrinsic power in and of itself, but rather, is used simply as a tool to aid a medium while in communication with the spirit world.)" Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouija 2) Some warning from their use: "Although Ouija boards are viewed by some to be a simple toy, there are people who believe they can be harmful, including Edgar Cayce, who called them "dangerous." Some warn that evil demons pretend to be cooperative ghosts in order to trick players, possibly into becoming spiritually possessed. Others believe the Ouija Board or 'Talking Board' is a means for the devil / Satan to come into our world" Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouija 3) "The ideomotor effect is a psychological phenomenon wherein a subject makes motions unconsciously (i.e., without conscious awareness). As in reflexive responses to pain, the body sometimes reacts reflexively to ideas alone without the person consciously deciding to take action. For instance, tears are produced by the body unconsciously in reaction to the emotion of sadness, usually without any intervention of conscious will." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideomotor_effect

The Ouija Board—How Can It Affect You? “THE year 1967 was a historic mile stone for the United States toy industry,’’ writes John Godwin in Occult America. “In that year Americans ditched their longest-standing favorite among board games, Monopoly, and elevated Ouija boards to its place.” During the following six years Americans purchased some ten million Ouija boards, which, in turn, lured an estimated twenty million persons to try them out. They are also popular in other countries. What is the Ouija board? Why does it attract so many people? If you were to use it, how could the Ouija board affect you? What Is the Ouija Board? The Ouija board, about two feet long, a foot and a half wide and a quarter of an inch thick, contains on its surface the letters of the alphabet in two arcs, one under the other. Below these in a straight line from left to right are the numbers 1 to 9 and 0. Underneath the numerals is the phrase “Good Bye.” In the top left corner is the word “Yes,” and in the top right corner “No.” Upon the polished surface of this board rests a small heart-shaped indicator mounted on three felt-tipped pegs with a transparent disk toward its pointed end. Usually two persons place their hands lightly on the indicator and ask questions of the board. In many cases the indicator moves from letter to letter spelling out words and sentences in answer to the questions. Sometimes the answers are amazingly accurate, even foretelling events that actually take place. A Result of the “Subconscious”? What makes the indicator on a Ouija board scurry back and forth spelling out messages? Is it due to the “subconscious” of the person (or persons) working the board, as some have suggested? Evidence indicates otherwise, for information received through the Ouija board often is not and could not be known or produced by the person operating it. Russell Chandler, religion writer for the Los Angeles Times, explains: “A reporter tried unsuccessfully to get any of three physicists queried at Caltech in Pasadena to offer a scientific explanation for Ouija power.” What Makes It Work? The Bible, however, sheds light on what makes the mysterious Ouija board work. How so? As a way of probing into the unknown, the Ouija board is a form of divination. The Bible, at 1 Samuel 15:23, places divination parallel with the use of “uncanny power.” Many who use the Ouija board attest to acquiring “psychic” ability, a truly uncanny, mysterious power that enables them to know things about other persons and events without using normal means of communication. What could be behind that power? The Bible book of Acts of the Apostles pinpoints the source of a certain servant girl’s ability to predict the future as being “a spirit, a demon of divination.” When the apostle Paul ordered the spirit to “come out of her,” she lost her power of prediction. (Acts 16:16-19) Could the Ouija board, too, involve wicked spirits, or demons? Consider some effects of its use. “Some researchers warn,” observes Russell Chandler, “that the game can lure the susceptible into the weird world of spirit communication—even demonic possession.” Harold Sherman, president of the ESP Research Associates Foundation in Little Rock, Arkansas, observes: “The majority who have become involved with possessive and other spirit entities came by this experience through the Ouija board.” Writer Alan Vaughan, who never had a psychic experience until the age of twenty-eight and had been skeptical about such things, relates what happened to him: “It began on November 7, 1965, when I was trying out a newly purchased Ouija board to amuse a friend convalescing from an operation. . . . ‘Spirits’ began to appear on the board. One, who called himself ‘Z,’ answered our questions accurately and with a peculiarly old-fashioned vocabulary. “Later, I began to experiment alone with the Ouija and soon found myself ‘possessed’ by a rather neurotic personality who called herself ‘Nada.’ . . . But then, both to my fascination and fear, ‘Nada’ got inside my head. I could hear her voice repeating the same phrases over and over again. . . . I took my Ouija to visit a friend to investigate further what was happening. I felt the presence of ‘Z’ and across the room my friend announced that the pointer was starting to move. It went to ‘Z’ and then spelled out a message: ‘Awful consequences—possession.’ At that point I became alarmed, for it had not occurred to me that having a strange voice in one’s head was tantamount to possession.” A Pennsylvania woman tells of an experience in her family as a result of using a Ouija board: “It told us many lies but it also told us many things which were true. . . . Then one night when we were all in bed, my mother was having her usual bedtime snack before turning in. All of a sudden we heard a crash, a yell and a cat hissing and spitting and running like mad around the kitchen. When we got up to see what was wrong, we found my mother on the floor, tea spilled all over her and the cat half out of its mind. “Immediately we got out the Ouija board . . . We asked, ‘What happened?’ Answer: ‘I broke your mother’s chair and I scared the cat.’ ‘Why?’ ‘For fun.’ ‘Who are you?’ Then this thing slowly spelled out ‘D-e-v-i-l.’ . . . “It also (previously) made many indecent proposals to my sister, spelled out filthy words, and scared her half to death!” “Psychological Russian Roulette” Some object that most people do not have such unusual experiences with the Ouija board. But should that make any difference? Should you explore something that both the Bible and real-life experiences show can be related to “wicked spirit forces”? (Eph. 6:12) Surely the Scriptures are reasonable when asking: “Can a man rake together fire into his bosom and yet his very garments not be burned?”—Prov. 6:27. Many indeed have been “burned,” adversely affected, by experimenting with the Ouija board or in other ways trying to develop psychic powers. Says Dr. Harmon H. Bro, social scientist and specialist in psychology: “Psychic development is like playing psychological Russian roulette—like being hypnotized by a stranger of unknown training and intent.” The connection of the Ouija board with divination, spiritism and “uncanny power,” all of which God disapproves, along with the frightening experiences that many have had, makes it plain that experimenting with the Ouija board could have only a detrimental effect on you.—Deut. 18:10-12.

Penn and Teller EXPOSED the Ouija board. LOL.. Lets see how participants do when BLINDFOLDED. LOL. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA5uYhXpa-E