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SPOOK CITY — If you're ready to get in the Halloween spirit, Google has just the thing for you.
In typical Google style, the tech company unveiled a Halloween-themed Google Doodle Tuesday, just in time to distract everyone from the work they were desperately trying to get done before the festivities start.
Happy #Halloween! Introducing "The Great Ghoul Duel," our first-ever multiplayer interactive game #GoogleDoodle, powered by Google Cloud!
— Google Doodles (@GoogleDoodles) October 30, 2018
Host a game with friends or randomized players from around the 🌎
Ready...set...GHOUL! 👻→ https://t.co/SHbC3u7wmBpic.twitter.com/hvuuWgeT3o
The game, called "The Great Ghoul Duel," is an interactive, multiplayer game where up to eight people can play at a time. And though Google has had plenty of interactive games as their Google Doodles before, this is the first time the game has enabled you to play with friends, according to TIME.
So, here's how it works. In The Great Ghoul Duel, players are "ghouls" who race against time (you have 2 minutes per game) to capture as many "spirits" as possible and take them back to your team's base. Watch the tutorial before the game begins to learn more details about it.
Team Purple or Team Green? 🙀
— Google Doodles (@GoogleDoodles) October 30, 2018
We have to admit, this lineup's pretty grape. #Halloween#GoogleDoodle → https://t.co/SHbC3tPVv3pic.twitter.com/ZnkXqlBOHP
And because we think this game is super fun (and because we are absolutely in favor of spooky distractions), we want you to come play with the KSL.com team. Watch out for a link to our game on our Twitter account here, and jump in so we can play together.
Feel free to also start your own game by going to Google.com, clicking on the Doodle and going to "Host Game." You can then share the link with your friends and family and ghoul duel to your heart's content.
If you're looking for people to join your ghoul duel, post the link to your game in the comments below and let us know how your team did in the ultimate Google Doodle battle. 👻
