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|designer=[[The Playtime Anti-Boredom Society]] and [[SFZero]] | |designer=[[The Playtime Anti-Boredom Society]] and [[SFZero]] | ||
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|stuff= | |stuff= | ||
| − | |crew= | + | |crew=checkpoint crews, initial chasers |
| − | |preparation= | + | |preparation=lots! |
|time=Roughly 2-4 hours | |time=Roughly 2-4 hours | ||
| − | |place= | + | |place=The City |
|activities=Running, chasing, hiding, exploring. | |activities=Running, chasing, hiding, exploring. | ||
| − | |status= | + | |status=playable |
}} | }} | ||
| + | ==Summary== | ||
| + | ''Journey to the End of the Night'' is a race across the city in <nowiki>[x]</nowiki> parts. Players begin together at a starting point, armed with map ("manifest") of about a half-dozen checkpoints scattered across a city. The first player to reach each checkpoint (where volunteers wait to sign manifests), in order, without being caught by a "chaser" is the winner. Players may only travel by foot or by public transportation; site-specific alterations to this rule have been successful (e.g. buses, but no trains). The game begins with a small number of hand-picked "chasers". Players begin the game with two ribbons: a "runner" ribbon, which they wear, and a "chaser" ribbon, which they must keep on their person. The initial chasers wear the chaser ribbon. When a player is caught by a chaser, he must remove his runner ribbon and become a chaser. | ||
| + | ''Journey to the End of the Night'' has been run by the game's creators in San Francisco, Manhattan, and Brooklyn, and by a variety of others in London, Minneapolis, Chicago, and Los Angeles. | ||
==Setup instructions== | ==Setup instructions== | ||
Revision as of 21:30, 2 October 2008
| Journey to the End of the Night | |
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| Designer: | The Playtime Anti-Boredom Society and SFZero |
| Year: | unknown |
| Players: | 40-200 |
| Stuff required: | |
| Crew required: | checkpoint crews, initial chasers |
| Preparation: | lots! |
| Time required: | Roughly 2-4 hours |
| Place required: | The City |
| Activities: | Running, chasing, hiding, exploring. |
| This is a playable game - it's finished, tested and ready to play. | |
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Summary
Journey to the End of the Night is a race across the city in [x] parts. Players begin together at a starting point, armed with map ("manifest") of about a half-dozen checkpoints scattered across a city. The first player to reach each checkpoint (where volunteers wait to sign manifests), in order, without being caught by a "chaser" is the winner. Players may only travel by foot or by public transportation; site-specific alterations to this rule have been successful (e.g. buses, but no trains). The game begins with a small number of hand-picked "chasers". Players begin the game with two ribbons: a "runner" ribbon, which they wear, and a "chaser" ribbon, which they must keep on their person. The initial chasers wear the chaser ribbon. When a player is caught by a chaser, he must remove his runner ribbon and become a chaser.
Journey to the End of the Night has been run by the game's creators in San Francisco, Manhattan, and Brooklyn, and by a variety of others in London, Minneapolis, Chicago, and Los Angeles.
