In time, the house would split, Mystery would be forced out and then many others left because the ideals they had moved there for all but disappeared as soon as Tyler Durden arrived. Style could have never seen how toxic the place would become. It was originally just the four of them until Papa began moving more people in, such as Playboy, Xaneus, many others and then eventually Tyler Durden. A house is rented and Style, Mystery, Papa and Herbal all move in. Once the community starts to expand, Style creates the concept of Project Hollywood, which later expands to places all over the globe. Through all of his interactions with mPUA’s (Master Pickup Artist’s) such as Mystery, Ross Jeffries, etc, he develops his techniques which will then be copied by the likes of Papa, Tyler Durden and thousands of other AFC’s (Average Frustrated Chump). Now along the way you will meet various other characters such as Extramask, Ross Jeffries, Sin, Papa, Tyler Durden, Herbal, Playboy, and many many many girls. These two traverse the world together holding classes teaching guys how to become more attractive to women and ultimately get them into bed. Mystery aka Erik James Horvat-Markovic (Erik von Markovik) is Style’s mentor, teacher and eventual close friend. Style is the actual author of the book so hence this is his story. These two are featured throughout the entire book. But I shall try.įor starters I shall introduce you to the main characters: Style (Neil Straus) and Mystery. Also, even while the premise can be broken down so simply, the journey from beginning to end is filled with such complexities, that it would take ages to break it down into a minimal description. Of course there is a lot more involved in the story such as how he got to that point and what actually transpired before his dream came crashing down. In three sentences I was able to break it down.

Well, that is the gist of the book in a nutshell. Along the way, he discovers that all is not roses in this world of seeming self-enhancement and soon unveils the travesty created after he and his comrades try to turn their new world into a quasi business. By becoming submersed into the world of pickup artists (PUA’s), he alters his persona (wardrobe, personality, etc) to eventually become a demigod of seduction. ‘The Game’ is ultimately the journey of a man from being socially retarded to becoming a social superstar.

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