Tasks / Journey To The End Of The Night: Chicago/DC 2009
Simultaneous pursuits across Chicago and Washington, D.C.
The city spreads out before you. Rushing from point to point, lit by the slow strobe of fluorescent buses and dark streets. Stumbling into situations for a stranger's signature. Fleeing unknown pursuers, breathing hard, admiring the landscape and the multitude of worlds hidden in it.
For one night, drop your relations, your work and leisure activities, and all your usual motives for movement and action, and let yourself be drawn by the attractions of the chase and the encounters you find there.
If you participated in this two-city simultaneous Journey in any way (as a player, chaser, or volunteer), please post your story here. Tell us your story of fear, lust, pain, speed, alienation, loneliness, hate, and desire.
1 to 10 players
50 points
Level 0
Created by Spidere
27 completed :: 24 in progress
Interested in collaborating on this: (no one yet!)
this task is retired
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Glad to've finally found the real Chicag0 and a terrific Sat night, will write story up in the morning––real morning... after sun's up
Praxis
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Congratulations everyone who played in Chicagø!
271 players registered at the starting line (although we had materials for 290, which were all used plus some).
Official game start time was 7:05 CDT.
54 players finished alive.
Winners were Julia and Laura, at 61 minutes.
The Chaser Trophy went to Brian, with 19 catches.
More statistics to be posted at chicag0.org in the coming days.