Monument

From Ludocity

Monument
Designer:	Guilherme Töws
Players:	4+
Stuff required:	Cameras, the Monument
Crew required:	One
Preparation:	??
Time required:	??
Place required:	Open area such as a large room or park
Activities:	Photography, sneaking.
This is an untested game. Its rules are written, but it hasn't been tested out yet.
This game is made available under an Attribution-Noncommercial Creative Commons licence. (What does this mean?)

Tourist photography as a competitive sport. The players are gangs of tourists getting on each other's way of a good picture.

Contents 1 Game Set-up 2 The Game 3 How to play 4 Points of etiquette 5 Possible Variations

[edit] Game Set-up

You need a Monument - a building, structure, or other object that's large and recognizable. Suggestions: An ornate lamppost; a phone booth; a fountain; a hot dog stand; a couch; a fridge.

Divide the players in teams of roughly 5 (if possible given the number of players) and arrange a camera for each team.

[edit] The Game

The purpose of each team is to take a picture with all team members in it (except the one using the camera) fully visible and the Monument fully visible, with no members of other teams in the picture.

[edit] How to play

• Set a period of time, say, 20 or 30 minutes.
• The teams can scatter and plan as they please.
• Once time is done, each team presents their best picture. The picture with most team members in it (or least missing members, if teams have different sizes) wins.

[edit] Points of etiquette

• Don't shove. That's rude.

[edit] Possible Variations

• Make it ok to have people from other teams in the picture, provided they're not more evident than the Monument or your own team members.
• Cordon off the area closest to the Monument so people will not abuse positions close to it.
• The original idea involved colored objects being moved around the Monument and photographed instead of people. Could be made into an Icehouse game?