Ethan Sampson, senior at Kent Denver High School in Denver, Colo., has also met disbelievers who try to test the believers. However, dealing with the unbelievers is the best part of the game, said Stephanie Salm, a Harvard sophomore who also maintains a Bacon web page. Once you're hooked into the game, the natural thing is to ask what the rules are. There's no instruction booklet for this game, because it's mainly learned through word of mouth. Instead, it depends on which group you are playing with and what part of the country you are in.
Some people allow television crossovers.
Others allow cameos. Some purists say there is no way they would ever allow television appearances. Using television is absolutely against the rules. It just doesn't work that way. The rules can be even more stringent than that.