[ WP ] To keep up with challenges by mortals , Death must master every new game that comes up . But there 's one game that he just ca n't figure out for the death of him .

I, Death, am a lover of games. I enjoy the classics but I thrive on the new ones. The challenge to learn every twist and turn, every rule and technicality. The gleam in their eyes when they think they've witted themselves into immortality only drives me to make their inevitable defeat more immanent. Every once in a while I get one that makes me nervous, but so far there is only one which I have not yet solved. It is a simple game with simple rules, which means its solution yet unknown must be complex. It has a curious property in which it seems that when I forget about the challenge I actually feel closer to the solution. But I'll never steal his life away if I stop trying. His time was up years ago, back when he said to me, `` Death, I challenge you to The Game.''
