Journey to the End of the Night (game)

Journey to the End of the Night is a free reality game that has its origins in San Francisco. It was launched from the "Playtime anti - boredom Society " in 2006 to life and improved by many players and event organizers around the world.

Game Description

The game is a hunt through their own city. The players are divided into Hunter ( Chaser ) and the hunted ( Runner ). At the beginning ( an average of 200 participants) most players are runners and try to escape from the chasers. Players are identified by a colored armband. The runner trying along a predetermined route to reach the checkpoints as fast as possible. Who has been caught to be the first and most importantly, without a chaser arrives at the destination wins the game. The Chaser try as many runners as possible to catch. Fässt a chase a runner, so he receives his bracelet as a trophy. The chase with the most bracelets won the Chaser game. Each runner caught himself becomes chaser. To be in the game more and more players to chasers.

Regulate

An organizational team plans a route with checkpoints within his own city. Each checkpoint is a safe zone Represents the means that each runner within this range may not be caught. Safe Zones have to be designed so that there are multiple inputs and outputs (such as parks, public places, etc.). As a means of only the public transport is allowed, prohibited aids such as inline skates, bikes, cars, taxis, and other transportation options. Players receive docket on which a map of the game area and the checkpoints are depicted. Until the beginning of the game the route and the map remain secret, so neither player gains by preparing advantages. The checkpoints must be passed in the correct order. If a player is too early at a checkpoint over, so he gets no signature on the docket. At each checkpoint sit agents who sign the docket. The runner who first comes as a " survivor" to your destination, has won the game. For the Chaser, anyone who has caught the most Runner wins the game. The game therefore has a winning pair: the fastest runner and the most successful chaser.

History of the game

Was launched Journey to the End of the Night of the Playtime anti - boredom Society in 2006. It began first in the United States. Through contacts with SF0 succeeded in a London to bring the game to Europe. It was in typical British weather in May 2007 - in the rain - organized. Nevertheless, the players made the run through London; with umbrellas. Only in 2009, the game started to go on. Vienna launched the game in Austria at the famous Prater. The first German city of Aachen is where the game takes its starting point in the vicinity of the famous cathedral on the marketplace.

Completed Games

2006

  • San Francisco ( U.S.): June 17, 2006
  • Brooklyn (U.S.): September 26, 2006
  • Manhattan ( U.S.): October 1, 2006

2007

  • London ( UK): May 30, 2007

2008

  • Los Angeles (U.S.): July 12, 2008
  • Chicago (U.S.): April 24, 2008
  • Washington, D.C. (U.S.): June 1, 2008

2009

  • Chicago, IL (U.S.): May 2, 2009
  • Washington, D.C. (U.S.): May 2, 2009
  • Oakland, CA (U.S.): June 20, 2009
  • Vienna ( AT): August 7, 2009
  • Los Angeles (U.S.): August 29, 2009, 07:24 Clock
  • Vienna ( AT): October 17, 2009
  • Aachen (D): October 17, 2009
  • San Francisco ( U.S.): October 31, 2009
  • Berlin (D) December 31, 2009

2010

  • Vienna ( AT): May 15, 2010
  • Aachen (D): October 8, 2010
  • Vienna ( AT) 31 December 2010
  • Berlin (D) December 31, 2010

2011

  • Berlin (D) 11 May 2011

2012

  • Vienna ( AT): September 8, 2012
  • Gothenburg ( S): November 10, 2012

2013

  • Vienna ( AT): August 31, 2013
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