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About

"I Want to Play A Game" is a memorable quote uttered by Jigsaw, the main antagonist of the Saw movie series. Online, the catchphrase has been often used on forum games and rage comics. The phrase is also usually used on images that present an activity that entails a great deal of risk on the participators, most of which are toilet paper pranks and salt mazes that snails seemingly have to get through.

Origin

The quote was first uttered in the movie Saw which was released in 2004. The quote is uttered by Jigsaw to his victims as he begins his death game where the individual must solve puzzles and disarm traps before being killed as time runs out. The quote has subsequently appeared in other movies in the series.

Spread

One definition for the phrase was submitted by AztecEagle on July 19, 2013 that aptly explained the quote's usage in its respective film series.^[1] An image macro series that shows Jigsaw's mask with text captioned on it (that normally involves the aforementioned phrase,) has a gallery on Meme Generator. There are approximately 2,445 images submitted as of June 20, 2015.^[2]

The quote became popular enough that various images have been associated with it. Most often these images involve changing toilet paper into something more abrasive for an unsuspecting user, or having a slug surrounded by a maze made of salt, which will painfully hurt it if the mollusk touches the walls.

Various Examples

Search Interest

External References

^[1] Urban Dictionary – I Want to Play A Game

^[2] Meme Generator – I Want to Play A Game