NOTE FROM BRIAN:

Majestic, the innovative conspiracy game that delivered
clues via e-mails, instant messages, phone calls, and
faxes, is shutting down on April 30th. They *claim* that
it’s simply due to a lack of subscribers.

The Top 6 Real Reasons
for Majestic’s Shutdown

6> Actual Shadow Government sued Majestic creators for copyright infringement.

5> Guarantee that one random threat would actually be carried out resulted in 60% subscriber fatality rate in first quarter.

4> AOL Instant Messenger users realized plenty of insane conspiracy theorists were already available for online chat.

3> Discovered that 90% of original signups were people trying to make their friends receive strange prank telephone calls.

2> Players got more threatening letters, phone calls, faxes, and e-mails for free by simply canceling their subscriptions.

and the Number 1 Real Reason for Majestic’s Shutdown…

1> People became disillusioned when rumors circulated that the highest secrets to be uncovered were eleven herbs and spices and the recipe for the secret sauce.

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Credits:

Selected from 27 submissions from 7 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Guy Payne, Birmingham, AL — 1 (8th #1)
Justin Murray, Orlando, FL — 2, 5
Seth Brown, Williamstown, MA — 3, 4, 6 (Hat trick!)
Theo Carter, Kemmerer, WY — 5, Topic
Brian M. Klesc, Dallas, TX — Gaming Commissioner