Public Transit Reality Game

Corngood writes "Like Pacmahattan, but with streetcars. Toronto designer Joel Friesen has created a giant game of tag using cell phones and Toronto's public transit system. Live Action Scotland Yard (L.A.S.Y.) is a giant game of hide and seek. One guy tries to hide by using the subway system while three or four other people have to find out where he is by the clues he leaves and the dispatchers phoned in instructions. The game starts this Saturday the 23rd, he's looking for more players. It's free, promotes public transport, and there will be beers afterwards."

Comments

Technology: Pro/Con

[LordMyren]

this is awsome. i spent many years of my youth enjoying scotland yard. a truly fantastic game; get the boardgame or get the recent OS independent python implmeneted London Law free computer game remake (as mentioned on slashdot).

the down sides:
- cell phone reception in the tube: ass.
- planting RFID clues will get you shot as a terrorist.
- (generall) RFID lacks sufficient range to be truly useful for this

it'd be much cooler if you could start tagging the real world & leaving markups on things. subways, unfortunately, while one of the coolest places to do this, are also some of the most likely to get you shot on sight for being a terrorist.

myren

Basis

[n00dles]

This is based on a reasonably enjoyable board game.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland_Yard_board_g ame

TTC Day Passes

[DotNM]

The TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) has day passes available at a rate of $8. This provides unlimited travel on all TTC routes (busses, streetcars and subways) for the entire day.

From the TTC website:
Unlimited* one-day travel on Saturdays**, Sundays and statutory holidays from the start of service until 5:30 a.m. the next morning, for a group of up to 6 people:

2 adults alone, or with up to 4 Children/Youths (Youth = *19 years of age or under). or

1 adult alone, or with up to 5 Children/Youths (Youth = *19 years of age or under).

More info at http://www.toronto.ca/ttc