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* ''[[Spiral]]'' - There are a few Absurdly High Stakes Games throughout the series, but the most obvious example would be when the hero wagers that he can guess which card his opponent is holding. If he wins, he will receive crucial information, but if he loses, he will have a swarm of deadly bees released on him.
* ''[[Liar Game]]'' - Throughout the story, the stakes have never been more than money. However, the money involved ranges from hundreds of millions to billions of yen, and the losers are expected to pay back ''every'' yen they lose, with the Liar Game officials promising they will do "whatever is necessary" to collect on those debts.
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh]]'' - In the [[Four Kids4Kids! Entertainment|4Kids]] dub, almost every card game ends with the loser going to [[Never Say Die|The Shadow Realm.]] Even one-time characters like Panik will give you a flamer-thrower blast to the face.
** And it's little better in the original anime and the manga, especially the Battle City arc where every duel initiated by the [[Big Bad]] was on pain of death or maiming.<ref>which would probably kill you anyway via blood loss</ref>
** The "zero" season did this with every game, most of which were [[Fate Worse Than Death|fates worse than death,]] ranging from losing your soul and being beaten up by toy monsters, to going blind.
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