An effect often seen in books of the dystopian genre where the author inserts a slew of unfortunate, jarring events that leave the reader astonished and speechless, especially if a beloved character dies suddenly with little time to grieve.
In the book Mockingjay, from The Hunger Games Trilogy, the death of the character Finnick Odair shows The Hunger Games Effect in full force, where he dies so suddenly, it’s almost comical.
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Game played by annoyed parents with there annoying kids. Similar to the quiet game only to begin the leader (parent) must say erk. The first to talk loses, the game ends when the same person says erk again or when there has been a winner declared.
(Kids chattering loudly in the back of a car)
Parents: hey kids let's play the erk game!
Kids; Ooo that's sounds fun!
Dad: stay quiet now!
Mom: erk!
(Silence throughout car)
Parents: hey kids let's play the erk game!
Kids; Ooo that's sounds fun!
Dad: stay quiet now!
Mom: erk!
(Silence throughout car)
by definitionninjaduck June 20, 2010
Any game that is overrated or just bad in every way. These games are so bad that it makes you wonder how hard the developers had to try to make it that bad or how unorganized they were when developing the game. Many people call ET on Atari or Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing as the worst game ever but trust me, there's even worse games than those.
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