The Thumb Game (oyayubi sagashi) is a japanese urban legend about a young woman who died. Anyone who finds her missing thumb will be granted a wish. The game is also sometimes called “Looking for the thumb”.
The object of the Thumb Game is to find the missing left thumb of a murdered young woman. If you find it, your wish will be granted. You need three or more people to play this game.
In a villa, a 20-year old woman was murdered. Her corpse was dismembered. When her body parts were discovered, they were strewn all around the villa. Her left thumb was nowhere to be found.
Step 1: Form a circle sitting on the ground. You should grab the left thumb of the person on your right. The person on your left should grab your left thumb.
While the game is in progress, do not let go of the person’s thumb. Otherwise, when the game ends, their thumb will be missing.
Step 2: Everyone has to close their eyes and imagine they are in the villa where the murdered woman was dismembered. You must do this seriously or else it will not work.
While the game is in progress, do not open your eyes.
Step 3: Say the following chant twice.
“Oyayubi, Oyayubi, hear our voices.
Oyayubi, Oyayubi, grant our wish.”
You will be transported to a room you’ve never seen before. It is a western-style villa. There is one solitary candle in the room.
Step 4: You must start looking for the thumb immediately. You have until the candle burns out to search for the severed thumb.
Step 5: To get back from the villa, you must blow out the candle.
While you are in the villa, looking for the thumb, you may feel someone tap you twice on the shoulder. When this happens, do not look behind you. Otherwise, you will never be able to come back alive.
Warning: It is extremely important that you do not look behind you. If you do, you will be killed. You will never return from the villa. You will be forced to remain there eternally, tapping people on the shoulder twice and then brutally murdering them. Instead of just being a missing person, you will be a murderer.
If you manage to find the severed thumb, hold it tightly in your hand and then blow out the candle. You will return and your wish will be granted. If you cannot find the thumb, just blow out the candle and return. Do not allow the candle to burn out on its own or you will be stranded in the villa.
The Thumb Game Rules:
1. Do not let go of anyone’s thumb.
2. Do not open your eyes.
3. Do not allow the candle to burn out.
4. Do not look behind you.
The Thumb Game can be very dangerous. We recommend that you do not play it unless you memorize all of the rules beforehand. A mistake could cost you your life.
I might want to play this and I might know a friend that would want to play it we already play a game it’s like talking to a ghost
i played it the villa has no upstairs but id you stand by the plant pot you begin to feel ill and then u go light headed and just see the thumb under the sofa i was about to get it then my friend chloe blew the candle out scared half to death :l
I don’t wanna play any game in here but it’s fun to read
I remember playing this in after-school in the 4th grade, and it was somewhat scary, i was lucky and got my wish while everyone was screaming, and one of them was dancing in the corner of the house! but we were taking it seriously! right now im in the 7th grade now… :D although to me it was fun!
yeah, im gonna write this down then me and my friends are gonna play it, not on my birthday though, i was thinking about it but then i was like “think about being murdered on your birthday” not a good birthday if you get killed T.T still doing it though, WISH ME AND MY FRIENDS LUCK. one question though: can you let go of their thumb when your in the villa?
While playing the game, I looked behind my back upon being tapped. Nothing happened, I received 5 or 6 stab wounds, but nothing really happened… I did’nt find the thumb, but mines was broken for some reason…
how can u pick up & hold “The Thumb”, if u’re not supposed to release other player’s thumb?
How do you know how to find the thumb if your eyes have to be closed?
T.T
Im never playing this game.
I will play this game
how many people do u need???
hey, sorry but i dont quite understand, how do you search if you have to hold onto your friends thumbs????
There are alot of questions I have about the rules.
This game sounds weird but fun and I will play it as long as my mates are up for it
But when do you open your eyes? Im confused
CutieC, where did she find the thumb?
For those of you who have played this and found the thumb, where do you find the thumb? And can you play this game as many times as you like too? And does your wish really come true? I’m just curious because I have this really cool wish. It may sound a little stupid because my wish is too have angel wings so then I can fly. I’ve always wanted angel wings like in Maximum Ride.
@Xx Death Bolt xX Lol, if all these stories came true, I would have alot of problems….
Creepy… What’s the wish?
i tried this game nuthn happend
I have a cousin who has a friend and her friend tried it! My cousins friend was very scared when she felt 2 taps on her shoulder! One of her freinds managed to find the thumb! She said it was very cool! She wished to be famous when she grew up! Kinda lame though
a game that is very good and not an unsafe game is light as a feather stiff as a board and that is how i found this web sight was looking for that game good luck though
My dad jokes that the rules mean you can’t open your eyes while searching and you can’t unlock your thumbs while searching either. And my sister says that if you become stranded in the villa, you could always walk to a Wal-Mart. SHE JUST DOESN’T GET IT. :|
I want to play this so bad but im worried I might die or my friends might die. Why would they tell us how to play and then say we shouldn’t. IT MAKES IT MORE TEMPTING!!!
Guys, My Friends And I Tried this game, i know where we can find the thumb behind the rocks that surrounds the pillar
ohhhhhhhhh this game sounds sooooooooooooo safe! if u do 1 tiny thing wrong, you DIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! COMPLETELY SAFE!!!!!!!!!!!!! *holding poster that says “im being SARCASTIC RIGHT NOW,CANT U TELL?!?!?!!*
My friends wanted to play this game to get outa school but we forgot the chant >:(