Games and gamey things on 31 October

i heart tree by jonny2love.

Nothing planned for tomorrow (or today, if you’re reading this on Saturday)? Never fear: London will be home to not two, not three, but four pervasive-ish game-ish events from designers and artists you might know from the Sandpit.

Worried that your loyalties are going to be divided, and you won’t be able to decide what to do? Don’t fret - that’s covered too! Fire Hazard’s Dead Reckoning (zombies, nerf guns, Hampstead Heath) is comprehensively sold out, as is Coney’s Small Town Anywhere (hats, secrets, beautiful lighting). That leaves only two events you can actually go to, and those two don’t even clash!

Herne Hill, hunts, prizes and tunnels

In the afternoon, there’s a hunt around Herne Hill from Gethan Dick and Myles Quin (who brought Pulgar Libre and The Reality Reality Helmet Experience to Sandpits earlier this year). A specially produced map will send players around Herne Hill, uncovering clues at each location, and leading eventually to a final… enigmatic something… and a party in a tunnel.

The hunt is free, there are excellent prizes, and we’ve even heard rumours that the tunnel party will involve dancing to ukeleles, which is surely everything anyone could want from a Saturday afternoon.

Locks, keys, theatre and mystery

In the evening, on another side of London, Tin Horse Theatre will be putting on their new piece, Lock With Key, at the Pirate Castle Halloween Party. If you’ve been to a recent Sandpit you may know Tin Horse from The Interpreter; if not, rest assured that it’s a wonderful game and Lock With Key promises to be just as beguiling — albeit somewhat more mysterious, as we’re not actually allowed to tell you any more about it…