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:Join Hide&Seek at the RSC’s Waterside Space for four hours of social games and playful experiences: chasing, hiding, deducing, observing, drawing, betraying and more. And it’s completely free!
 
:Join Hide&Seek at the RSC’s Waterside Space for four hours of social games and playful experiences: chasing, hiding, deducing, observing, drawing, betraying and more. And it’s completely free!
 
:Full programme and details at http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/stratford-upon-avon-sandpit/
 
:Full programme and details at http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/stratford-upon-avon-sandpit/
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==October 2009==
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===Saturday 10th===
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* '''Bullring Playtest''' in Birmingham, England
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:3pm - 6pm, Bullring shopping centre, Birmingham city centre.
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: Join BARG members looking for ways to make a Saturday afternoon in a shopping centre fun! This will be an experimental session taking ideas from the pub and translating them into game mechanics and hopefully a couple of rule sets. No game design experience necessary, but make sure you bring a sense of humour.
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:Full details at http://barg.org.uk/make/announcing_the_bullring_playtest/
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* '''Twilight Rush''' in London, England
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:8pm - 10pm, Hampstead Heath
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:Fire Hazard are running another heart-pounding evening of hiding, sneaking, evasion and escape on Hampstead Heath this Saturday. Evade the guards and escape the quarantine zone in Night Watch. Will you sneak from tree to tree, or make a mad run for freedom? Then turn the tables on the guards in Bomb The Lantern - if you can even work out who they are..
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:You probably played something like this as a kid, but it's much more awesome now that you're all grown up.
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:Details and tickets: http://fire-hazard.net/
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===Wednesday 28th===
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* '''The Sandpit Tour: GameCity''' in Nottingham, England
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:6:30-10pm, Broadway Media Centre
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:Join Hide&Seek at GameCity for three hours of social games and playful experiences: chasing, hiding, deducing, observing, drawing, betraying and more. And it’s completely free!
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:Full programme and details at http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/nottingham-sandpit/
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===Friday 30th===
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* '''Halloween Iglab''' in Bristol, England
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:7:30pm
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:After its September Hiatus iglab returns on October 30th and gets scary - bring on the iglab Halloween Special.
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:http://iglab.urbanantics.net/www/?p=102
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===Saturday 31st===
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* '''Dead Reckoning''' in London, England
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:The sellout experience returns! Running, shooting, sneaking and hiding in the park – after dark. When The Zombies Come, how will you fare? Tix: http://fire-hazard.net/
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==November 2009==
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===Thursday 5th===
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* '''The Sandpit Tour: Sheffield Doc/Fest''' in Sheffield, England
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:6:30-10:30pm, The HUBS - Paternoster Row, Sheffield S1 2QQ
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:Join Hide&Seek at Sheffield Doc/Fest for three hours of social games and playful experiences: chasing, hiding, deducing, observing, drawing, betraying and more. And it’s completely free!
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:Full programme and details at http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/sheffield-sandpit/
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===Thursday 12th===
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* '''The Sandpit Tour: Wunderbar Festival''' in Newcastle, England
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:6:30-10:30pm, Tyneside Cinema
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:Join Hide&Seek at Wunderbar Festival for four hours of social games and playful experiences: chasing, hiding, deducing, observing, drawing, betraying and more. And it’s completely free!
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:Full programme and details at http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/newcastle-sandpit/
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===Friday 20th===
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* '''Capture the Flag IV''' in London, England
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:Starts 7pm, Victoria Station
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:A game of Capture the Flag through the streets, as seen in the Playmakers documentary ([http://vimeo.com/5272661 clip here]).
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:Flyer available at http://capturetheflaglondon.blogspot.com/2009/11/ctf-iv-20th-november-7pm.html
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===Monday 23rd===
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* '''Sandpit''' in London, England
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:The Sandpit is back at the Southbank Centre for an evening of games themed around "translation".
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:Details to appear at http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/southbank-sandpit-november-2009/
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===Saturday 28th===
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* '''Ninja Mission''' in London, England
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:A whole evening of sneaking up, sneaking away, and sneaking through. Ninja Mission will start with an extended [[Night Watch]] with a larger zone and a few new surprises. We’ll add in some team challenges so you can get to know your comrades-in-arms. No shooting zombies in this one – it’s pure heart-stopping stealth.
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:Dress code: Ninja! Or at least lots of black. No weapons please – we’ll be providing those.
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:Tickets available from http://fire-hazard.net/events/2
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==December 2009==
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===Saturday 5th===
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* '''Larkin' About''' in Manchester, England
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:An all day pervasive gaming festival, Larkin' About is a day of flashmobs and audience participation in labyrinths, conspiracies, chases, clues, impossipuzzles, Connect 4 challenges and urban adventures.
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:Official site is at http://larkin-about.tumblr.com, with more details at [http://www.greenroomarts.org/archive/events/larkin%E2%80%99-about/ Green Room Arts] and their [http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=199666275539&ref=mf Facebook page].
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:Larkin' About are [http://ludocity.org/forum/discussion/83/games-wanted-for-manchesters-first-pervasive-gaming-event currently accepting submissions]. So far, games are set to include The Lost Sport of Olympia, [[Journey to the End of the Night]], [[People Watching]] and [[The Gossip Game]].
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===Friday 11th===
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* '''Iglab''' in Bristol, England
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:On offer this month will be a new SMS Spy game by Tom Melamed, Window shenanigames  by Donny Bronson and some festive frolicks at the milk bar too.
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:http://iglab.urbanantics.net/www/?p=105
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==January 2010==
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===Friday 22nd===
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* '''Capture the Flag''' in Leeds, England
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:The bugle has sounded. The city in daytime drowns in the drone of bankers and shoppers... as dusk descends the streets will come alive, laughing as the flags wave high. For 90 minutes we'll tear through the city centre, flag on our minds. The lines have been drawn. Recruit, cajole and press-gang everyone you can. Rules and a map of the playing field coming soon.
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:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=225104447548&ref=nf
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===Saturday 23rd===
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* '''Capture the Flag''' in Manchester, England
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:The same again.
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:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=250503249488&ref=mf
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===Friday 29th===
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* '''Survivor Sports''' in London, England - ''SOLD OUT''
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:The apocalypse has happened, the lights are off, and the last survivors are holed up in the tunnels under London Bridge. With 50,000 years to kill until it's safe to go outside and an oddball stock of equipment, it's time to play some Survivor Sports.
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:We'll play Ninja Dodgeball - hurl glow-in-the-dark balls and track opposing players by their glow-sticks. We'll play Riotball with a beachball, a single goal, and very few rules. We'll play Nightstalker. We'll play sports that everyone's an expert at, with half-light and things that glow.
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:http://fire-hazard.net/events/5
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==February 2010==
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===Friday 12th===
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* '''Survivor Sports''' in London, England
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:The apocalypse has happened, the lights are off, and the last survivors are holed up in a sports center in the tunnels under London Bridge. With 50,000 years to kill until it's safe to go outside and an oddball stock of equipment, it's time to play some Survivor Sports.
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:We'll play Ninja Dodgeball - hurl glow-in-the-dark balls and track opposing players by their glow-sticks. We'll play Riotball with a beachball, a single goal, and very few rules. We'll play Nightstalker. We'll play sports that everyone's an expert at, with half-light and things that glow.
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:http://www.fire-hazard.net/events/7
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===Monday 15th===
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* '''BARG pub meet''' in Birmingham, England
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: A social session at The Lamp Tavern pub, Digbeth, to plan various events for later in the year.
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: On the agenda are:
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:: Street-based shenanigans for Feb 27th
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:: Brutalist games to celebrate Central Library before it gets demolished
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:: Someone mentioned something about Boggle with alphabetti spaghetti
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: In the Lillie Langtry function room from 7pm.
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: We're optimistically hoping people will bring pancakes...
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:http://barg.org.uk/make/pub_meet_monday_15th_of_february/
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===Friday 19th===
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* '''Survivor Sports''' in London, England
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:The apocalypse has happened, the lights are off, and the last survivors are holed up in a sports center in the tunnels under London Bridge. With 50,000 years to kill until it's safe to go outside and an oddball stock of equipment, it's time to play some Survivor Sports.
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:We'll play Ninja Dodgeball - hurl glow-in-the-dark balls and track opposing players by their glow-sticks. We'll play Riotball with a beachball, a single goal, and very few rules. We'll play Nightstalker. We'll play sports that everyone's an expert at, with half-light and things that glow.
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:http://www.fire-hazard.net/events/9
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===Monday 22nd===
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* '''Sandpit''' at the Southbank Centre, London
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:The next Sandpit will be FREE, and will take place on 22 February 2010 at the Southbank Centre, in the Spirit Level at Royal Festival Hall. This month artists and designers have created games around the theme of “Maps and Territories”, so there’ll be exploration, discovery, confusion, lies, and trying to remember which way is north. Sneak and follow, deduce and scurry, analyse and draw; think about maps, follow them or create them.
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:http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/southbank-sandpit-maps-and-territories/
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===Thursday 25th===
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* '''Kill Screen''' at CrashSpace Los Angeles, CA
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:This will be our first attempt at a gaming night and we will be playing some simple games so come out and join us.  We don't know what we are doing so everyone should fit right.  We will be playing some easy table-top stuff to get in the mood and then maybe branching out into some more exploratory fields of gaming.  We will then start chatting about what types of games we want to get into for the next coming months. 
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:http://crashspace.org
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===Saturday 27th===
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* '''Larkin' About''' at greenroom, Manchester
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:The second installment of Larkin' About, Manchester's very own pervasive gaming night, will be FREE.  A mix of indoor and outdoor games from 6pm onwards at greenroom, 54-56 Whitworth St West, Manchester M1 5WW.  Let's play!
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: http://www.facebook.com/larkinaboutmcr
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: http://www.greenroomarts.org/archive/events/larkin-about-3/
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==March 2010==
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===Friday 12th===
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* '''Survivor Sports''' in London
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:The apocalypse has happened, the lights are off, and the last survivors are holed up in a sports center in the tunnels under London Bridge. With 50,000 years to kill until it's safe to go outside and an oddball stock of equipment, it's time to play some Survivor Sports.
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:http://fire-hazard.net/events/17 - tickets are £15.00
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===Saturday 13th===
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* '''Heist''' in Hackney, London
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:There's no one around and the warehouse looks deserted. Thirty minutes to get in and out. You slip the hacksaw inside your jacket, give a quick nod to the rest of your crew, and boost yourself into the entrance.
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:But it's not deserted. And that's where things start to come unstuck..
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:Heist is an intense game for twelve people working together. Armed with a map, a radio, and a box of tools, your job will be to plan and execute a warehouse burglary. You'll need to find an entrance, avoid the guards, slip past the motion sensors and pick the locks. Or, if that's your plan, you can take out the guards, sabotage the sensors and hacksaw the locks. But whatever you do, do it carefully. You only get one chance at this.
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:http://fire-hazard.net/events/14 - tickets are £16.00
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===Friday 26th===
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* '''V&A [[Sandpit]]''' in London
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:On 26 March, the V&A will be filled with social games and playful experiences, as we team up with Hide&Seek to explore the collision of art, theatre and game design. Grab your dice and come along to sneak, scurry, plot, plan and play the night away.
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:http://www.vam.ac.uk/activ_events/events/friday_evenings/friday_late/events/march_2010/index.html
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==April 2010==
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===Saturday 3rd===
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* '''Easter Hunt(ed)''' at Hampstead Heath, London
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:Into the Woods it's time to go, into the Woods it's time and so you must begin your journey...
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:It's Easter Hunt[ed], and you're searching the woods for chocolate eggs. If you are lucky you'll come across the Easter Bunny with some extras to share. But keep your eyes open: the Easter Bunny's evil twin will take everything you have.
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:Will you exit the Woods victorious, or will the Evil Easter Bunny spoil your Easter?
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:http://fire-hazard.net/events/18
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===Friday 23rd===
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* '''Riotball''' at London Bridge
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:Play football, basketball, netball and volleyball. In the dark. At the same time.
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:The hit event of Survivor Sports, Riotball involves a huge glow-in-the-dark ball, two teams distinguished by their glowing wristbands, and targets instead of goals. We play in the dark, with short high-intensity rounds and thumping beats.
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:http://www.fire-hazard.net/events/19 - tickets £10
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===Saturday 24th===
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* '''Pleasure Hunt''' in Bristol, England
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:Iglab returns to its roots with a game on the streets of Bristol and welcomes Sue Keen who invites you to... Join us in a game of Pleasure Hunt.
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:http://play.simongames.co.uk/games?view=event&task=edit&id=57
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==May 2010==
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===Saturday 15th===
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* '''Sandpit #28'' at Contact Theatre, Manchester
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:http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/
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===Wednesday 26th===
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* '''ManHunt vs the Dinosaurs''' in London
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:Regressive Hide and Seek, much like 40-40, only no base and no reversion, last man standing wins... Meet at Crystal Palace Park, 7.30pm.
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:http://manhuntlondon.blogspot.com/
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===Saturday 29th===
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* '''Sandpit #29''' at NT Studio, London
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:(This is a private playtest.)
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:http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/
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==June 2010==
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===Friday 4th - Sunday 6th===
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* '''[[Come Out And Play]]''' in Brooklyn, New York
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:The original pervasive gaming festival is running in the Park Slope and Gowanus Canal neighborhoods of Brooklyn, New York, this year, with its headquarters at the Brooklyn Lyceum.
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:Full game schedule at http://www.comeoutandplay.org/games.php
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===Saturday 12th===
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* '''Hampton Court Maze ManHunt''' in London
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:Regressive Hide and Seek, much like 40-40, only no base and no reversion, last man standing wins... Meet at Hampton Court, 3.30pm.
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:http://manhuntlondon.blogspot.com/
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===Sunday 13th===
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* '''Market Pong III''' at the outdoor markets, Birmingham
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:http://barg.org.uk/make/market_pong_iii/
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===Wednesday 16th===
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* '''Sandpit #30''' at the ICA, London
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:Schedule to be announced.
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:http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/ica-sandpit-2010/
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* '''ManHunt London: The Final''' in London
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:Taking place at the National Theatre from 7.30pm.
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:http://manhuntlondon.blogspot.com/

Latest revision as of 16:28, 18 June 2010

July 2008

Saturday 26th

An afternoon featuring bands, a barbecue, and juggling from the Airport crowd, with an assortment of mostly-new Sandpit games running on-and-off between 4 and 8pm.

August 2008

Sunday 10th

Kensington and Chelsea face each other down once and for all in a game that stretches from Chelsea Embankment to Holland Park. Pledge loyalty to the Blue Boar of Kensington or the Silver-Winged Bull of Chelsea, then chase down your enemies, or dodge past them; work alone or with dozens of other players to carry the emblems of your team into the enemy stronghold. With ribbons, balloons, sneaking and spying.
Designed and run by Holly Gramazio.

Thursday 21st

For Sandpit #6 we’ll be venturing out of London for the first time, and heading to Brighton. We’ll be at the Lighthouse on 28 Kensington Street, BN1 4AJ. Doors (and bar) open at six, scheduled games begin at seven.
It’s a busy programme, including Festival favourites Checkpoint, HipSync and the Lost Sport of Olympia, as well as new games Tourist Trap and City Blocks, a repeat of Standoff, and more. Full details are up on the Sandpit events page.

September 2008

Friday 19th - Sunday 21st

igfest is the festival of interesting and experimental games, with a particular focus on Street Games and Pervasive Games. Taking place as part of the Bristol festival, the event is dedicated to bringing urban games to the public and allowing them to rediscover the city through play.
Submissions are now closed but if you're keen to get involved, we are looking for festival volunteers. Bristol festival events, you’ll be fed and watered and (the killer offer) get a free igfest octopus t-shirt how could anyone resist… contact us at info@igfest.org for more details.

Saturday 20th

  • Bees in London, England
Holly will be running three games of Bees at the Southbank Centre during the afternoon on Saturday, as part of their Festival of Food. The game has been rebranded as Be a Bee, and is being pitched at children.

Friday 26th

  • Bootleggers in Berkeley, California
1pm - 2pm, meet on the steps of Wheeler Hall. Smuggle things across the border from Dwinelle Hall to Wheeler Hall, but don't let the Border Patrol catch you! Inspired by the premise of Andrew Field's Checkpoint, this is a variant of that game adapted for the UC Berkeley campus. Cookies will likely be provided. Facebook event information here.

Saturday 27th

The game's designers will be running both of these games in a Southend park as part of the Village Green festival, with a lot of other music, film and live events happening.
Checkpoint is running at 2.30pm, with furniture being smuggled into a rose garden.

October 2008

Saturday 11th

6:30pm - 8:30pm
A mysterious game of prisoners sneaking across Hampstead Heath, and escaping to freedom. This is the plan. Join the Facebook group if you want to play.

Wednesday 29th

6:30 - 10:00pm
We're at 01zero-one in Soho as part of the London Games Fringe. We'll be playing Day of the Thing (reskinned for halloween as Night of the Vampire), the teleporting chase-game Mr Smith, Privacy is Dead, Musical Hopscotch, mp3-tech Earpiece and Surpass the Parcel. The evening will also include a demonstration game of the Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen roleplaying game, which was relaunched this month.
Full programme here.

November 2008

Saturday 1st

  • Cruel 2 B Kind in London, Manchester and Plymouth
2pm-4pm, £4 donation required
Those nice people at the Agency are running three games of Cruel 2 B Kind across the country on Saturday afternoon; a fitting game of benevolent assassination, with all profits going to Cancer Research UK.
More details on the Operation Sleeper Cell site at http://www.operationsleepercell.com/c2bk

Sunday 2nd

  • SF Street Turf in San Francisco
3pm-7pm, Panhandle (Westside) - Shrader between Fell/Oak
Get your streetwise spirit back by claiming some serious SF Street Turf in an all-out massively multiplayer real world game of Capture the Flag, in the streets and green spaces of San Francisco. Free to play, and free T-shirts for the first sixty players.
Find out more at the Facebook event page.

Thursday 27th

  • Rear Window in London
6pm-7pm
As part of the "With a Small P" programme ("Can playing be a political gesture?"), Checkpoint designer Andy Field is running Rear Window, "a chillingly exiting social experiment, drenched in Hitchcockian suspense and rooted in Stanley Milgram’s cynical spirit of experimentation. Inviting participants to test their courage and their resistance to peer pressure, Andy dares the audience to find out how long it takes before one intervenes against the status quo..."
More information at http://www.delfinafoundation.com/exhibitions_and_talks.html

December 2008

Tuesday 2nd

  • Rear Window in London
6pm-7pm
As Thursday 27th of November.

Tuesday 9th - Saturday 13th

  • A Small Town Anywhere
8pm onwards
A Small Town Anywhere has no performers, only you and the other audience members - the playing audience. Become the residents of this small town, where amenities include a pub, a prison and a working postal service. You’ll talk to friends and strangers, mostly one-on-one. Or you can skulk in the shadows and write letters. But let’s hope you’re not forced to leave town…
Coney are running their full-on, bells-and-whistles version of The Gossip Game at BAC five nights this week, developed with the support of the National Theatre Studio. Full details and ticket booking at http://bac.org.uk/whatsonresult.php?id=3233

January 2009

Tuesday 27th

7:30pm onwards at the Pervasive Media Studio
The Interesting Games Lab returns to the streets of Bristol for 2009, with "the future of pervasive computing", the new game of CARGO from Simon and Simon, and some mulled cider.
More details on the Iglab blog.

Thursday 29th

  • BARG
A gathering of folks who’d like to discuss social games and playful things with an aim to either designing their own or just getting involved in playing some interesting stuff. Story-tellers welcome.
Old Lamp Tavern, Digbeth, Birmingham. B5 6AH [Map]
Thursday 29th from 7pm.
more information

February 2009

Tuesday 10th

Games ranging from high energy tag games to wink murder, word games, physical games, creative games and rhythm games.
£10.00 per person

Friday 13th - Sunday 15th

Blast Theory's street-versus-virtual chase game is running as part of the Arco 09 International Contemporary Art Fair in Madrid. If you're not in Spain, you can play the online half of it here.

Wednesday 18th

February's Sandpit will be taking place at the ICA, on the evening of the 18th. The schedule includes Privacy is Dead, Press Gang, Paparazzi and Standoff (which all started life on Ludocity).

March 2009

Saturday 7th

The Sandpit will be at the Barbican for March. Games will include Mr. Smith, Watch Your Back, City Blocks and Semaphoria.

April 2009

Wednesday 1st

  • Iglab Eight in Bristol, England
Games include Midnight Tennis Trial, Monochrome, Camera Tag and Rodeo Frown.
http://iglab.urbanantics.net/www/

Saturday 11th

  • Crypto-Zoo Playtest in San Francisco
90-minute prototyping event for Jane McGonigal's new pervasive game.
More details on the Avant Game blog

Saturday 18th

  • Lost Sport of Olympia in Berkeley, California
Run some labyrinths and play some student-designed games at UC Berkeley's "Cal Day 2009" event. A wonderful opportunity to baffle thousands of people at the same time. (Hopefully we'll be listed in the official program.)

Wednesday 22nd

The Sandpit is back at the ICA, with a theme of The End of the World. Games will include Prophecy, The Surveillance Game, Ponzi!, Moveyhouse, Bacterius, Monster Hunt and Rubble.
Doors open at 6:30pm. Tickets for the evening are £4, and are available from http://www.ica.org.uk/Sandpit+19364.twl

Thursday 30th

  • Hurt Playtest in Bristol, England
They have come looking for you and they know the truth. Hurt is an escape game. Can you get out?
More information on the Simon Games website

May 2009

Saturday 2nd

The Sandpit is at the BFI Southbank, with a theme of Bond, James Bond. Games will include Bond Multitouch, QNTMFSLC, Surveillance, Watch Your Back, For Your Ears Only, Earpiece, I’ve Been Expecting You, Propery of a Traitor and Lose the Tail.
Games run from 6:30pm to 10:00pm, and the event is free.

Saturday 9th

An afternoon of play and picnics in the Curzon Street area of Birmingham including Lumenatio, The Lost Sport, Bocce Drift, Human Snake and others.
Full details on this blog post
.pdf of programme and map downloadable from here.
organised by BARG

Thursday 14th

  • Hurt in Bristol, England
14th May is a big night for simons', Hurt our new street game is being premiered at Mayfest in Bristol but we are also launching a new game managment engine that drives Hurt and enables players to share their game experience with their friends through their online social network.
More information on the Simon Games website

Saturday 16th

  • The Go Game in London, England
Game begins at 12:30pm and ends at 4pm-ish at The CosmoBar, 50-54 Clerkenwell Road, EC1M 5PS. During The Go Game, teams of 5-8 players compete with one another to complete a sequence of missions in the most ingenious, daring, and creative fashion imaginable. Teams receive messages via a web-enabled mobile phone and document the experience using digital camers in a technology-fuelled adventure. You will have to decipher hidden clues, stage creative exploits, match wits with an undercover agent, or even encounter a speedy superhero...
£4 entry fee. Learn more and sign up at http://thegogame.co.uk

May 2009

Saturday 23rd

  • BOGFest in Brighton, England
BOGFest is Brighton's first outdoors games festival.
http://bogfest.org.uk

Saturday 30th

  • CityChase Portugal in Lisbon, Portugal
The City Chase is a unique urban adventure that requires participants to exhibit teamwork, resourcefulness, determination and the ability to make decisions on the fly as they search for ChasePoints scattered in unknown locations throughout the city.
http://www.citychaseportugal.com/main.htm
  • Go Game for Good in London, England
The Go Game for Good is a technology-driven team experience which will stretch your creativity, teamwork and problem-solving skills - all whilst helping a good cause and having a massively fun time! Profits are going to two great causes - Raleigh and The Prince's Trust.
http://www.thegogame.co.uk/community

June 2009

Monday 1st

  • Hide&Speak makers session in London, England
Hide&Seek hosts an evening of discussion about making pervasive games. This is a chance for makers and potential makers of pervasive games to talk about what works, what doesn't, how to get people playing, how to stop them from being run over, where to buy cheap ribbon or sports bibs, and anything else related to making and running pervasive games.
Speakers include Alex Fleetwood, Gethan Dick, Holly Gramazio, James Wallis, Manar Hussain and Simon Katan.
Book a place at http://hideandspeak.eventbrite.com/

Wednesday 3rd

The Sandpit is at the Soho Theatre, focusing on interactive storytelling and including a day-long workshop. Games include Soho Spy Squad, Epit, Youdunnit, Theatre of Alienation, Greg McLaren’s Shoebox of Death, Conversation Piece and Search and Replace.
Booking details at http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/sandpit-12

Friday 5th

Follow mysterious tracks through city streets and gardens on 1-mile chase of the nocturnal cryptids. The trail will lead you to a secret meeting spot, where we'll see if we can lure a few more species out for 1-block chases in the secret heart of the cryptid city...

Sunday 7th

Before the game's official launch in New York later in the month.

Friday 12th - Sunday 14th

Come Out & Play is happy to announce that we're turning New York City into a playground yet again! The festival will run from June 12-14. The Tank, a wonderful non-profit arts space, will play host and serve as our central headquarters. This gives all Come Out & Players easy access to nearly every subway line, Times Square, Hudson River piers and pedestrian greenways along the West Side Highway, and of course Manhattan's crown jewel - Central Park. We're going to have such a great time!
http://www.comeoutandplay.org

Saturday 13th

Carnival of Culture are running this game across the city of Lancaster tonight. The journey begins at 7:30pm.
http://www.carnivalofculture.org.uk/journey

Sunday 14th

  • BARG#5: Market Pong, in Birmingham, England
Starts at 5pm, suggested donation £2 (so we can fund the next event).
Kicks off with a BARG-style ping pong tournament in, on and around the empty stalls of the outdoor market and then, via cabbage-rolling and Synapse shenanigans, to The Wellington pub and hopefully a prototype cake orchestra (no promises).
Details at http://barg.org.uk/make/market_pong/

Tuesday 23rd - Saturday 4th July

The game of deception, finance and brightly-coloured beads will be running at Soho Theatre. It’s part of Everything Must Go, a season of short plays and other work based around economic collapse. The game will be played in the bar from around 9:30 - it’s free to play, but there are limited places and first dibs go to Everything Must Go ticket-holders
http://www.sohotheatre.com/pl1719.html

Wednesday 24th

The interesting games lab celebrates sports as part of the Watershed's Let the Games Begin season. We are holding a mini Olympics of street games, interesting sports and mucking about.
Hosted by the Watershed, June's iglab will bring you some of the best street games and pervasive games to have been developed around the the theme of sports. Heading the Line up will be a mini tournament of Korean Lazer Ball. Like some kind of sport from a sci fi future, Korean Lazer Ball pits two teams of lazer gladiators against each other leaving them to shine bounce and dodge their way to the top of the league. We will invite the current world champion teams to defend their title against all-comers. More games in the iglympia will be announced closer to the date.
The Sandpit is on the Clore Ballroom at the Royal Festival Hall. The event takes place in the evening, and is free. Games are due to include The Postman, The Interpreter, The Following, Parse the Parcel, Scoop!, The Emergent Game, Grand Emperor, The Potato Game and Capetown.
More details at http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/sandpit-13

Saturday 27th

  • Cryptozoo Chase in London, England
A new group of London cryptozoologists are planning on "exploring the various species and how they run, moving on to a group chase and hopefully finding some new cryptids in the process", in Jubilee Gardens from 2pm to 4pm.
Details and signup at http://cryptozoo.ning.com/events/cryptid-chase-london

Sunday 28th

  • Cable St Conundrum @ Cable St Studios, London, England
A modern fable on three floors (with unexpected outcome through player intervention). Once a year, every year, somewhere in The Structure, a decisive Game of Parlour is played. Bears and Foxes play for the control of The Structure. They have been doing this for many years and it has always been a draw. This year the Rabbits have decided to involve You to settle the conflict for good. To do this, You must first find and obtain the Supremacy Blocks, hidden throughout The Structure’s weird and wonderful maze, then follow its’ inhabitants trail of clues to reach The Game Parlour and cast Your definitive vote.
Or why not pick a side and compete for the Supremacy Blocks directly…?
It’s your call.
It's in the evening and it's free.
More details and sign- up at http://www.flying-fish.org

July 2009

Wednesday 1st - Saturday 4th

The game of deception, finance and poker chips will be running at Soho Theatre. It’s part of Everything Must Go, a season of short plays and other work based around economic collapse. The game will be played in the bar from around 9:30 - it’s free to play, but there are limited places and first dibs go to Everything Must Go ticket-holders
http://www.sohotheatre.com/pl1719.html

Thursday 2nd

A Sandpit in Cardiff organised with National Theatre Wales, running 6 to 10pm.

Saturday 11th

  • Play Dead in London, England - postponed due to rain
Fire Hazard returns with an evening of rapid thought and rapid fire - after dark, on Hampstead Heath. The zombie-themed games include Laser Trap, Night Watch, Ghost and Outbreak. When The Zombies Come, how will you fare?
http://fire-hazard.net/play_dead.html

Thursday 16th - Sunday 19th

  • Hide&Seek at Latitude in Southwold, England
Hide&Seek are running Grandmother's Footsteps, Reality Reality Helmet Experience and Checkpoint at the Latitude Festival.
latitudefestival.co.uk

Friday 31st July - Sunday 2nd August

  • Hide&Seek Weekender in London, England
A weekend-long Sandpit event in and around the Southbank area. Games will be scheduled from those that have already been playtested and proven at earlier Sandpit events.
If you want your game to feature in the weekend's play, you'll need to have run it at an earlier Sandpit (or other pervasive gaming) event. Contact hello@hideandseekfest.co.uk to discuss possible games.

August 2009

Wednesday 26th

  • The Sandpit Tour: Forest Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland
2-6pm, above the Forest Cafe in Bristo Place
We’ll be playing both inside and out, trying out some of the best pervasive games to come out of eighteen months of the Sandpit, plus a brand-new game Clockwork Ghosts from local artist David Overend.
Full programme and details at http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/edinburgh-sandpit/

Saturday 29th August

  • Play Dead on Hampstead Heath, London, England
Another chance to experience July’s sellout experience. Running, shooting, sneaking and hiding in the park – after dark. When The Zombies Come, how will you fare?
Evade the guards and escape the quarantine zone in Night Watch. Will you sneak from tree to tree, or make a mad run for freedom? You probably played this as a kid, but it’s much more awesome now that you’re all grown up.
Catch your breath – or lose it – in Ghost, the creepiest game you can play with your eyes closed. Is there someone standing right behind you? Are you sure, or will you wait for the tap on the shoulder that welcomes you to the afterlife?
Outbreak is 28 Weeks Later except that you’re in it. You don’t have a lot of ammunition (and anyway, the nerf darts only stun the zombies – nothing kills them). You don’t know where they all are. And if you get caught, or get unlucky, and you’ll become one of them. With the only light coming from your torch and the only sound the moaning of the dead as they shamble towards you, this is pure mayhem.
Airline style pricing! The earlier you are, the cheaper the tickets. Pick them up at firehazard.net

September 2009

Thursday 3rd

  • The Sandpit Tour: National Theatre Wales in Cardiff, Wales
6:30-10:30pm, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, North Road
Includes brand-new games from local artists, including new work from Bethan Marlow (Watch Your Back), Rhiannon Cousins (Nicked!), Rhys Thomas (The Angels Project) and Shellshock Theatre (Phonebox Frenzy!).
Full programme and details at http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/cardiff-sandpit/

Wednesday 9th

  • The Sandpit Tour: The Lighthouse in Brighton, England
6:30-10:30pm, The Lighthouse, 28 Kensington Street
We’ll be playing both inside and out, trying out some of the best pervasive games to come out of eighteen months of the Sandpit, plus brand-new game from Hatchet from local maker John Willshire.
Full programme and details at http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/brighton-sandpit/

Thursday 10th - Sunday 13th

This september "You’re on it" as we turn the whole city into our playground – join in a whole weekend of playing with the city itself at igfest '09, the international street games festival that will turn Bristol's Harborside into a giant playground.
Some games will test your stamina, others will challenge your wits. Some will have rich themes and narratives whilst others just ask you to throw paint at each other. Some games last for hours and others take just a few minutes, some games are high tech and some use no tech.
Igfest includes an appearance from the Sandpit Tour.
Our promise to you is that all the games are friendly, fun and absolutely FREE. Get your game face on.
Full programme at http://igfest.org/programme

Thursday 24th

  • The Sandpit Tour: AND Festival in Liverpool, England
6:30-10:30pm, FACT, 88 Wood Street
We’ll be playing both inside and out, trying out some of the best pervasive games to come out of eighteen months of the Sandpit, plus the new game Buttle from local designer Nick Howard.
Full programme and details at http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/liverpool-sandpit/

Saturday 26th

  • The Sandpit Tour: Village Green Festival in Southend-on-Sea, England
11am-6pm, Chalkwell Park
Join Hide&Seek at the Village Green Festival for seven hours of social games and playful experiences: chasing, hiding, deducing, observing, drawing, betraying and more. And it’s completely free!
Full programme and details at http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/southend-sandpit/
  • Play Dead in London, England
8:00-10:00pm, Hampstead Heath
Running, shooting, sneaking and hiding in the park – after dark. When The Zombies Come, how will you fare?
Details at http://fire-hazard.net/

Saturday 30th

  • The Sandpit Tour: RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon, England
6:30-10:30pm, RSC Waterside Space
Join Hide&Seek at the RSC’s Waterside Space for four hours of social games and playful experiences: chasing, hiding, deducing, observing, drawing, betraying and more. And it’s completely free!
Full programme and details at http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/stratford-upon-avon-sandpit/

October 2009

Saturday 10th

  • Bullring Playtest in Birmingham, England
3pm - 6pm, Bullring shopping centre, Birmingham city centre.
Join BARG members looking for ways to make a Saturday afternoon in a shopping centre fun! This will be an experimental session taking ideas from the pub and translating them into game mechanics and hopefully a couple of rule sets. No game design experience necessary, but make sure you bring a sense of humour.
Full details at http://barg.org.uk/make/announcing_the_bullring_playtest/
  • Twilight Rush in London, England
8pm - 10pm, Hampstead Heath
Fire Hazard are running another heart-pounding evening of hiding, sneaking, evasion and escape on Hampstead Heath this Saturday. Evade the guards and escape the quarantine zone in Night Watch. Will you sneak from tree to tree, or make a mad run for freedom? Then turn the tables on the guards in Bomb The Lantern - if you can even work out who they are..
You probably played something like this as a kid, but it's much more awesome now that you're all grown up.
Details and tickets: http://fire-hazard.net/

Wednesday 28th

  • The Sandpit Tour: GameCity in Nottingham, England
6:30-10pm, Broadway Media Centre
Join Hide&Seek at GameCity for three hours of social games and playful experiences: chasing, hiding, deducing, observing, drawing, betraying and more. And it’s completely free!
Full programme and details at http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/nottingham-sandpit/

Friday 30th

  • Halloween Iglab in Bristol, England
7:30pm
After its September Hiatus iglab returns on October 30th and gets scary - bring on the iglab Halloween Special.
http://iglab.urbanantics.net/www/?p=102

Saturday 31st

  • Dead Reckoning in London, England
The sellout experience returns! Running, shooting, sneaking and hiding in the park – after dark. When The Zombies Come, how will you fare? Tix: http://fire-hazard.net/

November 2009

Thursday 5th

  • The Sandpit Tour: Sheffield Doc/Fest in Sheffield, England
6:30-10:30pm, The HUBS - Paternoster Row, Sheffield S1 2QQ
Join Hide&Seek at Sheffield Doc/Fest for three hours of social games and playful experiences: chasing, hiding, deducing, observing, drawing, betraying and more. And it’s completely free!
Full programme and details at http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/sheffield-sandpit/

Thursday 12th

  • The Sandpit Tour: Wunderbar Festival in Newcastle, England
6:30-10:30pm, Tyneside Cinema
Join Hide&Seek at Wunderbar Festival for four hours of social games and playful experiences: chasing, hiding, deducing, observing, drawing, betraying and more. And it’s completely free!
Full programme and details at http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/newcastle-sandpit/

Friday 20th

  • Capture the Flag IV in London, England
Starts 7pm, Victoria Station
A game of Capture the Flag through the streets, as seen in the Playmakers documentary (clip here).
Flyer available at http://capturetheflaglondon.blogspot.com/2009/11/ctf-iv-20th-november-7pm.html

Monday 23rd

  • Sandpit in London, England
The Sandpit is back at the Southbank Centre for an evening of games themed around "translation".
Details to appear at http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/southbank-sandpit-november-2009/

Saturday 28th

  • Ninja Mission in London, England
A whole evening of sneaking up, sneaking away, and sneaking through. Ninja Mission will start with an extended Night Watch with a larger zone and a few new surprises. We’ll add in some team challenges so you can get to know your comrades-in-arms. No shooting zombies in this one – it’s pure heart-stopping stealth.
Dress code: Ninja! Or at least lots of black. No weapons please – we’ll be providing those.
Tickets available from http://fire-hazard.net/events/2

December 2009

Saturday 5th

  • Larkin' About in Manchester, England
An all day pervasive gaming festival, Larkin' About is a day of flashmobs and audience participation in labyrinths, conspiracies, chases, clues, impossipuzzles, Connect 4 challenges and urban adventures.
Official site is at http://larkin-about.tumblr.com, with more details at Green Room Arts and their Facebook page.
Larkin' About are currently accepting submissions. So far, games are set to include The Lost Sport of Olympia, Journey to the End of the Night, People Watching and The Gossip Game.

Friday 11th

  • Iglab in Bristol, England
On offer this month will be a new SMS Spy game by Tom Melamed, Window shenanigames by Donny Bronson and some festive frolicks at the milk bar too.
http://iglab.urbanantics.net/www/?p=105

January 2010

Friday 22nd

  • Capture the Flag in Leeds, England
The bugle has sounded. The city in daytime drowns in the drone of bankers and shoppers... as dusk descends the streets will come alive, laughing as the flags wave high. For 90 minutes we'll tear through the city centre, flag on our minds. The lines have been drawn. Recruit, cajole and press-gang everyone you can. Rules and a map of the playing field coming soon.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=225104447548&ref=nf

Saturday 23rd

  • Capture the Flag in Manchester, England
The same again.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=250503249488&ref=mf

Friday 29th

  • Survivor Sports in London, England - SOLD OUT
The apocalypse has happened, the lights are off, and the last survivors are holed up in the tunnels under London Bridge. With 50,000 years to kill until it's safe to go outside and an oddball stock of equipment, it's time to play some Survivor Sports.
We'll play Ninja Dodgeball - hurl glow-in-the-dark balls and track opposing players by their glow-sticks. We'll play Riotball with a beachball, a single goal, and very few rules. We'll play Nightstalker. We'll play sports that everyone's an expert at, with half-light and things that glow.
http://fire-hazard.net/events/5

February 2010

Friday 12th

  • Survivor Sports in London, England
The apocalypse has happened, the lights are off, and the last survivors are holed up in a sports center in the tunnels under London Bridge. With 50,000 years to kill until it's safe to go outside and an oddball stock of equipment, it's time to play some Survivor Sports.
We'll play Ninja Dodgeball - hurl glow-in-the-dark balls and track opposing players by their glow-sticks. We'll play Riotball with a beachball, a single goal, and very few rules. We'll play Nightstalker. We'll play sports that everyone's an expert at, with half-light and things that glow.
http://www.fire-hazard.net/events/7

Monday 15th

  • BARG pub meet in Birmingham, England
A social session at The Lamp Tavern pub, Digbeth, to plan various events for later in the year.
On the agenda are:
Street-based shenanigans for Feb 27th
Brutalist games to celebrate Central Library before it gets demolished
Someone mentioned something about Boggle with alphabetti spaghetti
In the Lillie Langtry function room from 7pm.
We're optimistically hoping people will bring pancakes...
http://barg.org.uk/make/pub_meet_monday_15th_of_february/

Friday 19th

  • Survivor Sports in London, England
The apocalypse has happened, the lights are off, and the last survivors are holed up in a sports center in the tunnels under London Bridge. With 50,000 years to kill until it's safe to go outside and an oddball stock of equipment, it's time to play some Survivor Sports.
We'll play Ninja Dodgeball - hurl glow-in-the-dark balls and track opposing players by their glow-sticks. We'll play Riotball with a beachball, a single goal, and very few rules. We'll play Nightstalker. We'll play sports that everyone's an expert at, with half-light and things that glow.
http://www.fire-hazard.net/events/9

Monday 22nd

  • Sandpit at the Southbank Centre, London
The next Sandpit will be FREE, and will take place on 22 February 2010 at the Southbank Centre, in the Spirit Level at Royal Festival Hall. This month artists and designers have created games around the theme of “Maps and Territories”, so there’ll be exploration, discovery, confusion, lies, and trying to remember which way is north. Sneak and follow, deduce and scurry, analyse and draw; think about maps, follow them or create them.
http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/southbank-sandpit-maps-and-territories/

Thursday 25th

  • Kill Screen at CrashSpace Los Angeles, CA
This will be our first attempt at a gaming night and we will be playing some simple games so come out and join us. We don't know what we are doing so everyone should fit right. We will be playing some easy table-top stuff to get in the mood and then maybe branching out into some more exploratory fields of gaming. We will then start chatting about what types of games we want to get into for the next coming months.
http://crashspace.org

Saturday 27th

  • Larkin' About at greenroom, Manchester
The second installment of Larkin' About, Manchester's very own pervasive gaming night, will be FREE. A mix of indoor and outdoor games from 6pm onwards at greenroom, 54-56 Whitworth St West, Manchester M1 5WW. Let's play!
http://www.facebook.com/larkinaboutmcr
http://www.greenroomarts.org/archive/events/larkin-about-3/

March 2010

Friday 12th

  • Survivor Sports in London
The apocalypse has happened, the lights are off, and the last survivors are holed up in a sports center in the tunnels under London Bridge. With 50,000 years to kill until it's safe to go outside and an oddball stock of equipment, it's time to play some Survivor Sports.
http://fire-hazard.net/events/17 - tickets are £15.00

Saturday 13th

  • Heist in Hackney, London
There's no one around and the warehouse looks deserted. Thirty minutes to get in and out. You slip the hacksaw inside your jacket, give a quick nod to the rest of your crew, and boost yourself into the entrance.
But it's not deserted. And that's where things start to come unstuck..
Heist is an intense game for twelve people working together. Armed with a map, a radio, and a box of tools, your job will be to plan and execute a warehouse burglary. You'll need to find an entrance, avoid the guards, slip past the motion sensors and pick the locks. Or, if that's your plan, you can take out the guards, sabotage the sensors and hacksaw the locks. But whatever you do, do it carefully. You only get one chance at this.
http://fire-hazard.net/events/14 - tickets are £16.00

Friday 26th

On 26 March, the V&A will be filled with social games and playful experiences, as we team up with Hide&Seek to explore the collision of art, theatre and game design. Grab your dice and come along to sneak, scurry, plot, plan and play the night away.
http://www.vam.ac.uk/activ_events/events/friday_evenings/friday_late/events/march_2010/index.html

April 2010

Saturday 3rd

  • Easter Hunt(ed) at Hampstead Heath, London
Into the Woods it's time to go, into the Woods it's time and so you must begin your journey...
It's Easter Hunt[ed], and you're searching the woods for chocolate eggs. If you are lucky you'll come across the Easter Bunny with some extras to share. But keep your eyes open: the Easter Bunny's evil twin will take everything you have.
Will you exit the Woods victorious, or will the Evil Easter Bunny spoil your Easter?
http://fire-hazard.net/events/18

Friday 23rd

  • Riotball at London Bridge
Play football, basketball, netball and volleyball. In the dark. At the same time.
The hit event of Survivor Sports, Riotball involves a huge glow-in-the-dark ball, two teams distinguished by their glowing wristbands, and targets instead of goals. We play in the dark, with short high-intensity rounds and thumping beats.
http://www.fire-hazard.net/events/19 - tickets £10

Saturday 24th

  • Pleasure Hunt in Bristol, England
Iglab returns to its roots with a game on the streets of Bristol and welcomes Sue Keen who invites you to... Join us in a game of Pleasure Hunt.
http://play.simongames.co.uk/games?view=event&task=edit&id=57

May 2010

Saturday 15th

  • 'Sandpit #28 at Contact Theatre, Manchester
http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/

Wednesday 26th

  • ManHunt vs the Dinosaurs in London
Regressive Hide and Seek, much like 40-40, only no base and no reversion, last man standing wins... Meet at Crystal Palace Park, 7.30pm.
http://manhuntlondon.blogspot.com/

Saturday 29th

  • Sandpit #29 at NT Studio, London
(This is a private playtest.)
http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/

June 2010

Friday 4th - Sunday 6th

The original pervasive gaming festival is running in the Park Slope and Gowanus Canal neighborhoods of Brooklyn, New York, this year, with its headquarters at the Brooklyn Lyceum.
Full game schedule at http://www.comeoutandplay.org/games.php

Saturday 12th

  • Hampton Court Maze ManHunt in London
Regressive Hide and Seek, much like 40-40, only no base and no reversion, last man standing wins... Meet at Hampton Court, 3.30pm.
http://manhuntlondon.blogspot.com/

Sunday 13th

  • Market Pong III at the outdoor markets, Birmingham
http://barg.org.uk/make/market_pong_iii/

Wednesday 16th

  • Sandpit #30 at the ICA, London
Schedule to be announced.
http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/ica-sandpit-2010/
  • ManHunt London: The Final in London
Taking place at the National Theatre from 7.30pm.
http://manhuntlondon.blogspot.com/
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