• you are here: http://journey.in-berlin.info

• questions? send mail to journey@in-berlin.info

Journey Berlin

Dear participants of Berlin's first Journey to the End of the Night in 2011!

Thank you for making this game as awesome as it was! We've been having tons of fun with you, and it was especially great to hear the stories of your strange encounters, heroic efforts, narrow escapes, etc. (who was that guy that hid under a parking car? whom did i chase across Berlin Hauptbahnhof?) So, let us share our fondest memories of the Journey! I'm sure you all have at least one story to tell. There are three places that we're gonna look at, collect your stories from, and make them into a book or something.

1. the facebook event (just write on the wall!)

2. SF0 (the meta-game for great games like the Journey - you're gonna earn 50 points for having journeyed with us!)

3. journey@in-berlin.info (yeah, you may also send us a personal email. )

And while we're at it: We'd also reeeeeally appreciate it if we could get some statistics together. For example, WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY MADE IT TO THE FINISH AS RUNNERS! So, if you have two spare minutes, please help us making the next journey even better by answering as many of the following questions as possible (send your answers to journey@in-berlin.info ):

• how did you get to know about the journey?
• where are you from?
• what are your age and gender?
• how many checkpoints did you successfully visit (i.e. before getting caught or quitting the game)?
• how many encounters did you have with chasers?
• how many people did you catch (if you were made chaser)?
• how did you like the journey??

Thanks again! Stay awesome! =)

Zusammenfassung / Summary

de

Das Spiel beginnt hier:

DE:

JourneyBerlin
"Creatures of the Night"
ein Laufspiel durch Berlin

Mi 11. Mai 2011 19:30
vor Bismark memorial
am Grossen Stern (im Tiergarten)
Strasse des 17. Juni
GPS: 52.515927, 13.349783

Map

Die Journey startet nach einer kurzen Erläuterung der Regeln, währenddessen die Laufzettel und Armbinden ausgeteilt werden. Sei am besten pünktlich um 19:30 Uhr am Startpunkt, da Du sonst wichtige Informationen verpassen könntest. Du kannst noch bis um ungefähr 20:30 Uhr Deine Journey beginnen - jedoch haben die früheren Teilnehmer dann natürlich schon einigen Vorsprung

en

The game starts right here:

JourneyBerlin
"Creatures of the Night"
a fun race through Berlin

on Wed May 11th 2011 7:30pm
in front of the Bismarck memorial
at Grosser Stern (Tiergarten)
Strasse des 17. Juni
GPS: 52.515927, 13.349783

Map

The journey will start after a short introduction to the rules while the runners' slips will be handed out. Make sure, you're on time, as you might miss vital information. You can start your journey roughly until 8:30pm but the others will have quite some advantage by then

Communication

Feedback

• talk to us on the mailing list and IRC channel
• send links to photos and stories (blogs)
• send email to us with your suggestions
• send us your run (the data of your GPS device)

• register on http://sf0.org and get points for your narrative!

Description

Short

'''Journey Berlin''' is a race through Berlin's city streets.

Run from the beginning to the destination
through a given list of check points.
Avoid the chasers and don't get caught!
If you do get caught - catch 'em yourself!

You can win the game in either of three ways:

1. You are the fastest runner to reach the destination.
2. You caught the most other people during the race.
3. You score highest on the "quest". NEW!

Long

Journey Berlin is a race through city streets.

You will try to make it to six (possibly more) checkpoints as fast
as you can, while avoiding being caught by chasers.
Those who are caught will become chasers themselves,
rising to pursue their former friends and allies.

This is a footrace–only your own two feet
and public transit are permitted.
No bicycles, no skates, no cars, no taxis.

When you sign in, you will be given a map
(indicating the checkpoints) and two ribbons.

The player ribbon you tie on your arm at the beginning - it
identifies that you are a player, and it must be clearly visible.
Hiding your ribbon is considered cheating.
The chaser ribbon you hope to never use.

When the organizers start the event, they will tell you who to
look for at the first checkpoint and give the signal to begin.
You should immediately start moving to the first checkpoint.

Once you reach it, you must find the agent waiting to sign
your map. When you do, have them sign; they will then tell
you who to look for at the next checkpoint; and so on until
you reach the end, where there will be drinks and merriment.

Whoever reaches the end first, wins.

However, there will also be people who are
trying to stop you.  These are the chasers.
Each chaser wears a chaser ribbon on their arm.
If a chaser tags you, you must give them your player ribbon as a trophy;
you now put on your chaser ribbon and become a chaser yourself.
Your job is to find and tag the other players,
preventing them from safely reaching the finish.

There are some areas where you will be safe from chasers.
An area around each checkpoint will be safe, an area for you
to rest and recover; these areas will be marked on your map.
In addition, all trains and buses are safe, but not their
stations.
While in these safe zones, you cannot tag or be tagged.

You must go to the checkpoints in order.
If you arrive at a checkpoint after the Agent has left,
you may ask a stranger to sign your manifest.

Prizes will be awarded for top finishers, best chaser,
and other categories determined by the organizers.

FAQs

CheckList

Q: what do you recommend to bring for the race?
A: here is a list of items to bring to the race:

• a camera maybe
• a day ticket or similar for public transport (BVG) (6,30euros)
• a pair of good shoes
• rucksack with some water and maybe a replacment tshirt
• some emergency first aid stuff like a band aid and an ice spray

Party

Q: is there a party planned?
A: no. there is no party planned yet.

but if anyone wants to do some planning on catering or even BBQing - get in touch!

Geschichte / History

de

Erfunden wurde die Journey von der "Playtime Anti-Boredom Society" aus San Francisco. Seit 1996 finden Journeys in Städten der ganzen Welt statt: San Francisco, Chicago, London, Mexico City, Wien, Aachen, Budapest und Berlin. Zu Sylvester ist das Spiel besonders beliebt und dann als "Journey To The End Of The Year" - wie auch schon zweimal in Berlin stattgefunden - bekannt. In seiner Heimat San Francisco nehmen regelmäßig tausende Teilnehmer an der mysteriösen Jagd teil - dieses Ziel will jetzt auch Berlin erreichen.

en

Journey Berlin is a game based on the game "Journey to the End of the Night".

more: http://totheendofthenight.com/about

Timeline

Helpers

Organizational Committee

Have a look at the list of persons on the Organizational Committee

Agents

We need three (or more) helpers ("agents") at each location (start, checkpoints, destination). can you help us? Please get in touch, by writing a mail to journeyberlin@argency.org

drawback: you must not give away an internal info as this could give an unfair advantage to runners.

TODO

Before:

• create some clothing for the checkpoint's theme
• create some nice activities and questions for points

At the game:

• preparation: take a few pens (for signatures)
• at start: count the number of runners
• be at checkpoint on time
• sign the runners' papers, ask them questions, and make them participate in the activites
• count the number of signed runners
• jon the fun at the end

Themen/Themes

we encourage that you apply as a group of three (or more) people. and we are happy when you create your own style/theme for it. (Dracula, Gothic, Steam Punk, Zombie.. - whatever!)

you should talk and descide about these things:

• design: what kind of clothes are you wearing?
• mobility: are you at a fixed location - or are you a moving target?
• symbol: how will you be recognized? (umbrella?)

Runners

Dear runners - please register here!

Enter your name and the city you are from.

(why? we simply need an estimate to the number of people participating. thank you for your cooperation!

1. icke (Berlin)

Glossar

• CP: check point
• agents: helfer an den check points
• chaser: Jaeger
• runner: Laeufer

URLs

see also:

Backlinks

Upcoming

Upcoming Journey Events:

Copyright

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NC: Noncommercial
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