Terrence Floyd thought he'd found the perfect online community—a quirky Reddit forum where players competed to find real-world combinations of red, tennis, and the number 63. It was harmless fun, a puzzle game that turned everyday life into an adventure.

Then the deaths started.

First one player, then another, each dying in increasingly bizarre accidents that somehow incorporated all three elements. As Terrence watches his online friends disappear one by one, he's forced to confront an impossible question: Are these really just coincidences, or has their innocent game attracted something far more sinister?

Now Terrence can't fill his gas tank, pass a tennis court, or wear the color red without his heart hammering in terror. Because in a world where patterns might be more than just patterns, the only way to stay safe might be to never play the game again.

But some games don't let you quit.

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