Russian roulette, the infamous game made popular by movies. This is a dangerous game, we all can figure that out, right? But do people really play such a game like this? Why on earth do people play Russian roulette? What’s the appeal of this kind of dangerous and scary game?
Well, we all understand that it’s a ‘life or death’ kind of game… and we kinda imagine all the adrenaline some would experience by playing this kinda game, right?…
Come one… a gun pointed to your head? That’s too much adrenaline for a game!
But what’s Russian roulette? What are its origins? Is it really from Russia as the name indicates? And how many kinds of Russian roulette games do exist’?
I will tell you all about it in just a second. I know how curious you are to know all of this. That’s why you’re reading this, right?
I hope it’s just curiosity… if it’s not just curiosity I will tell you before right upfront… Don’t think about playing this kind of game, ok?
Ok, let’s get started…
Do you know what is Russian roulette?
One thing we know for sure is that it’s a game of probability. and its origins are unknown… there are many theories for this deadly game, but there’s no proven evidence for any of these theories.
But some theories are real interesting….
One theory that I can tell you is that some believe that this kind of game was born in Russia, as the name indicates… Some believe that it’s origins are from the Russian police, where they put some pressure on capture suspects by making them “play” the game, and the same scenario happened in Russian prisons where prison guards used to force inmates to “play” the game as well, while they were making some bets on which of them would survive and which of them would die.
I say “play” because it’s obvious that it was not free will, they were pressured to play… probably some movies you saw got some inspirations from this kind of story…
So what really is the game Russian roulette?
It’s all about probability. You have a gun in your hand, of course, and the chances of the gun to fire will increase with every single blank.
Usually, it’s a six-shooter… basically, it’s a revolver that has six chambers and only one of them has a bullet. Six chambers and one bullet! Then you rotate the cylinder randomly and the game begins…good luck.
Of course, you are not playing this game all by yourself, you need at least another player… the game with the first player pulling the trigger against his own head
That’s crazy, right? By the way, don’t do it…never play this crazy game!
Russian roulette games
So let’s talk about Russian roulette games? How may modifications exist all around the world?
Some of them, to be honest… That’s crazy how people still play this kind of game. Some are a little bit safe…
Let’s go to the Russian city of Perm? Where many locals created a non-lethal version of the classic Russian roulette… Here it’s a little bit safer, well the great difference is that you’re not going to die if you lose the game because they use electronic guns…
Yes, you will need the courage to play this game…it will hurt a lot if you lose, but you will survive!
it was all about
probability and it was random.
No gun, no roulette table, and not a real death… Just the death of your social media account.
Wait… for some this is the same as real death right?
Another modification of the game was a Facebook app called” Social roulette”. You can
imagine what’s gonna happen right? Just think a little bit… Yep, there were six players and
the loser had the account deleted. just like the
Russian roulette game,
Now let’s go to some crazy ones… In 1999, three men died in Cambodia after they sat down to play another modified version of Russian roulette. Once again no gun, no roulette table, but real death, unfortunately.
They stepped on an anti-tank mine instead…That’s even crazier, to be honest!
But you know what? Somehow people keep playing the original version of the game!
Take the year 2008, for instance, 15 cases of death caused by Russian roulette game were studied by one medical research
A medical study of 1987 showed that those people that played Russian roulette were most likely to have a history of drug and alcohol abuse than other victims of suicide.
One thing we know, this insane kind of game is still spreading all over the world! People are still risking their lives to play this game.
I urge you to not try to play this kind of game! Definitely, it’s not good for your health! Ok, you might be curious, that’s why you’re reading this, but don’t be mad, my friend!
With this now you know a little bit more of the history of Russian roulette, and you know so of the versions of the game…I bet that there is more all over the world…some that continue to be a mystery just like the origin of this game….this insane game!
We might never know the true origin of this deadly game, and probably it’s gonna stay a mystery. For you the curious ones reading this, deal with this…it’s a mystery! There are many theories but not real and strong pieces of evidence!
For you that are planning to play this game and that’s why you are reading this like I already said and I am intentionally repeating myself… Don’t try do play this kind of game
But I hope that this information was good for you, and let me be honest with you one last time…. after writing all of this I still don’t get
why do people play Russian roulette!
