About the Ouija Board
This is a talking board for a screen: the alphabet in two arcs, numbers along the bottom, YES and NO in the top corners and GOODBYE at the foot of the board. Ask a question and the planchette glides between the letters, spelling its answer one letter at a time.
The answer comes from a fixed list, chosen using a number generated from the words in your question. That is why asking the same thing twice gives you the same answer, and changing a single word can change your fate entirely.
It is a party toy rather than a seance, and it is at its best at a sleepover, at a Halloween party, or at 1 a.m. when a group has decided to take a random answer far too seriously.
How to use it
- Type a question into the box.
- Press Ask the spirits and watch the planchette move across the board.
- Read the letters as they are revealed underneath.
What the parts of the board mean
- YES and NO in the top corners answer the simplest questions.
- The two arcs of letters spell out longer answers.
- The row of numbers answers how many, or when.
- GOODBYE at the bottom ends the session.
- The planchette is the pointer, with a window that frames each letter.
Where talking boards came from
Talking boards were sold as an ordinary parlor game in the United States in the 1890s, marketed as a novelty for evening entertainment rather than anything supernatural. Their spooky reputation grew much later, helped along by horror films that turned a board game into a plot device.
Ouija Board FAQ
- Is this ouija board real?
- No. Answers are picked from a fixed list using a number generated from your question. There is nothing supernatural happening, and nothing is recorded.
- Why do I get the same answer twice?
- Because the same words produce the same number. Change a word in your question to get a different answer.
- Is this made by the company that sells the board game?
- No. Ouija is a registered trademark of Hasbro. This is an independent fan toy with no connection to them.
