Come Out and Play Festival San Francisco October 29, 2011

San Francisco’s second annual Come Out and Play Festival will transform the city into a giant playground once more with an expanded week long line-up of over 15 free real-world games. Showcasing more local designers than ever before, this year’s festival emphasizes creative, site-specific games like Undercover Capture the Flag, and strategic, city-wide games like Journey to the End of the Night. In addition, the Come Out and Play Festival will invite players to sample games from across the spectrum, including street games, site-specific games, smartphone-based pervasive games, and alternative sports.

The 2011 festival will kick off with the third Halloween edition of Journey to the End of the Night, an epic chase through the haunted streets of San Francisco, which last year attracted 1,300 players. This year, Journey will present a new, innovative format featuring nonlinear checkpoints and the Chaser Killer, a new character designed to terrify chasers as they pursue their targeted players. Winners will, as always, be feted and praised at the final checkpoint’s atmospheric outdoor party.

Other games include live-action Field Frogger, based on Konami’s video game of the same name; Undercover Capture the Flag, to be played by blending in with shoppers at the Westfield Mall; Jericho, an urban spy game aimed at the recovery of “top secret” documents; and Hantis, a fast-paced, alternative sport combining ping-pong, handball, and four custom-made tables.

Full Schedule (descriptions available at www.comeoutandplaysf.org):

Saturday, October 29, 2011
● 7:00 pm: Journey to the End of the Night
Start location: Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco

Tuesday, November 1, 2011
● 12:00 pm: Undercover Capture the Flag
Start location: Look for a captain hat near the Cable Car Turnaround at Market and Powell, San Francisco

Wednesday, November 2, 2011
● 7:00 pm: Jericho – The Urban Spy Game
Start location: Look for a man in a red hat at Union Square, San Francisco, CA

Friday, November 4, 2011
● 7:00 pm: CLASH: Mission Moustache Scavenger Hunt (21+)
Start location: TBD

Saturday, November 5, 2011
Start location for all games: The Go Game, 400 Treat Avenue, San Francisco, CA
● 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (drop-in, ongoing): LAST ONE LEFT!
● 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (mobile app, ongoing): Cadre Challenges
● 11:00 am – 1:30 pm (drop-in, ongoing): Hantis
● 11:00 am – 1:30 pm: Field Frogger
● 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: The Escort Quest
● 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm: Ninja Corridor
● 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Ariadne’s Thread
● 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Wanted!
● 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Charge of the Rubber Ball Brigade
● 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm: Party!
● 8:30 pm – late: The Architect and the Urchin

Sunday, November 6, 2011
Start location for all games: The Go Game, 400 Treat Avenue, San Francisco, CA
● 11:00 am – 4:30 pm (drop-in, ongoing): LAST ONE LEFT!
● 11:00 am – 4:30 pm (drop-in, ongoing): Cadre Challenges
● 11:00 am – 11:30 am: Pinkball
● 11:30 am – 12:30 pm: Ariadne’s Thread
● 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm (drop-in, ongoing): Hantis
● 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: The Escort Quest
● 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Wanted!
● 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Ninja Corridor
● 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Cardboard Tube Fighting League
● 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Charge of the Rubber Ball Brigade
● 4:30 pm: Festival winners announced!
● 6:00 pm: Designers and volunteers-only dinner w/ Aristocratic Assassins

NOTE: For all games, please allow for 15 minutes of cushion between start and end times listed—plan accordingly to play the games you’re most interested in!

Admission: Free

Web Address: http://comeoutandplaysf.org