http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk London, games, ideally games in London Mon, 12 May 2008 14:41:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A playful Sandpit #4 last night, doing its bit for the "multi-artform bingo blowout" of the Battersea Arts Centre's Trashy party, with a number of Chesterton-themed and other games running along the top floor, and out into the wider, wilder spaces. The spirit of G. K. Chesterton was invoked through ... http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/2008/05/11/after-sandpit-4/ Fill a map of your city with surprising stories, and try to work out whether other people's stories are true. A section of a Trap Street map, at the end of a night. DESIGNER: Holly Gramazio STATUS: Playtested (at Sandpit #3) NUMBER OF PLAYERS: Any number STUFF REQUIRED: Lots of small red and green ... http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/2008/04/29/trap-street/ Sandpit #3 is over — false moustaches fallen to the floor, living rooms successfully smuggled, manila envelopes handed over, and misleading maps drawn. (If you have any pictures from the night on Flickr and want other players to be able to find them, tag them with sandpit3 and they'll appear ... http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/2008/04/17/future-sandpits/ There are only a couple of days left to dust off your trenchcoats for Sandpit #3: Spying and Lying on Wednesday. If you're planning to attend but haven't signed up for any games yet, you might want to do that now - there are only a few spaces left for ... http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/2008/04/14/deadlines-dossiers-and-bingo/ Psst. Over here. No, here. And keep your voice down... The schedule's now live for Sandpit #3: Spying and Lying, which will be running in the usual corners of Shunt on Wednesday 16 April from 7:30 onwards. As usual, there are some games with limited numbers that you might want ... http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/2008/04/08/sandpit-3-spying-and-lying/ Sandpit regulars Coney are running four evenings of A Small Town Anywhere at the Battersea Arts Centre next week, taking what they've done with the Gossip Game (which made an appearance at Sandpit #1) and adding further levels of plot, drama, intrigue and hats. Each player is given an occupation ... http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/2008/04/07/a-small-town-anywhere-in-battersea/ YaD Arts are running an afternoon of treasure hunting in the East End on Sunday afternoon, setting out clues and signposts to help players explore the Jewish history of the area, with the promise of theatrical interludes, soup kitchens, live music, tea and bagels along the way. Whether it's an ... http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/2008/04/03/the-great-east-end-treasure-hunt/ Thoughtcrime is a game where you eavesdrop on people's very private thoughts, and then steal their things. Photo: Grebe CR-12 Radio, 1920s by Euthman. DESIGNER: Kevan Davis and Holly Gramazio STATUS: Undergoing playtests NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 6 to 40, depending on preparation STUFF REQUIRED: pre-written monologues and recording equipment (for preparation); short-range radio transmitters, MP3 ... http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/2008/04/01/thoughtcrime/ Photo: Tate Britain by JohnJobby. As if it wasn't enough that those of us aged 26 and over have our young person's rail cards torn from our trembling hands, Tate Britain has organised a game of Art Bingo that's only open to people aged 15 to 25. If that's you, then ... http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/2008/03/28/games-at-various-tates/ One of the big London games stories of recent weeks is We Tell Stories, a sequence of playful stories with a promised ARG element to follow. It's new ARG company Six to Start's first public project, and it involves Hide and Seek stalwart the partly-fictional Mink Ette, but even apart ... http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/2008/03/26/they-tell-stories/