There are three commonly reported rules to The Game:
1. Everyone in the world is playing The Game. (Sometimes narrowed to: "Everybody in the world who knows about The Game is playing The Game", or alternatively, "You are always playing The Game.") A person cannot choose to not play The Game; it does not require consent to play and one can never stop playing.
2. Whenever one thinks about The Game, one loses.
3. Losses must be announced. This can be verbally, with a phrase such as "I just lost The Game", or in any other way: for example, via Facebook.
The only way for The Game to be over is for the President of the United States or the Prime Minister of Great Britain to announce on national television that "The Game is up." Please save us from future worry & torment and end the game.