[[WMG:Jumanji feeds off the fears of its players.]]
Perhaps the game doesn't try to actually kill its players at all. Under this theory the game prevents its players from actually dying but puts them in situations that cause extreme fear and distress. Perhaps it makes them confront specific fears such as the duality fear of Van Pelt representing Alan's fear of confronting his father. Furthermore, the game does this because it converts their fear into the energy it needs to perpetuate itself and its powers. Though this makes the game seem 100% sadistic, this theory also allows for the possibility that the game chooses players who can affect the future in a positive way as a result of having played the game. For instance, Alan has a better relationship with his father, saves someone's job, and is a more mature individual after the game. Also, Alan and Sarah are able to influence Judy and Peter's parents into not taking the trip that ultimately kills them and scars Judy and Peter. Under this idea, the game may itself be a living spirit or some other creature in disguise of a culturally relevant/understandable game. Perhaps it is a primal force of balance and by causing distress to players it can then cause good things to happen to them as well.

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Since there's only one entry for the animated series and all of the entries below weren't specific to it, I'm taking out the header and putting the animated series mention into the Tribal Bob header.

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