EDGAR ALLAN POE’S “LITERARY” DRINKING GAME
A Two-Hour Descent Into Trivia, Madness, and Collective Delusion
Discovered among Poe's long lost papers from his end in Baltimore.
Added to later by devoted players. Now released to the world.
Bonus: Upgraded now to 120 trivia questions!
This is not rules.This is not trivia cards.This is not a board game.
You are buying: Your next unforgettable night out!
A night where:
* Smart people get delightfully sillier
* Goths, horror movie fans, and book nerds become conspirators
* Poe becomes an excuse to spiral together
* Laughter, literary theater, and secretly trading clothes with friends becomes deadly serious
Played in: bars, libraries, private smoking lounges
anywhere minds are curious and cups are full
and you can get away with the plan!
Alcohol optional. A little madness required.
Edgar Allan Poe devised his brilliant parlour game in the grimy bars of Baltimore
— trivia meets risky shenanigans meets fear—
meant to be played secretly in a crowded public tavern late at night among friends.
The original rules were never published.
The papers surfaced years later at the Grand Midway Hotel.
Later players added to them. Guests annotated them. Episodes emerged.
Scholars are debating their genuineness now.
But they are real.
What you are buying is the first recovered episode-annotated, expanded, and prepared for modern play.
EPISODE ONE: THE CURSE OF AKABAR
A Mummy Unwrapping Banquet in Five Courses
A two-hour episodic trivia experience like no other
Designed for 3-8 players
* One host “The Poe-Master”
* Structured in acts, like a short play
* Built-in moments for forbidden laughter, public dread, and biting the bullet
* Zero setup beyond printing or opening the 120 page illustrated PDF
* Secrecy and stealth are highly required
Each episode stands alone — but together they form a ritual cycle.
Players will ask: When do we meet again?
"Poe's game is the smart person’s beer pong!" wrote Oscar Wilde
"A horror fan’s icebreaker!" wrote Bram Stoker
"I am the man who wore another man's trousers!" wrote Poe himself
PRICE $22 - Digital Download
Play it once and it’s worth it. Play it twice and it’s a steal. Play it yearly and it becomes tradition.
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FINAL WARNING
Once your group plays Edgar Allan Poe’s "Literary" Drinking Game every trivia night for the rest of time will feel flat by comparison.
You’ve been warned.