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2009 Hide&Seek Weekender Schedule

The 2009 Hide&Seek Weekender took place in and around Royal Festival Hall, part of London's Southbank Centre, from July 31st to August 2nd 2009.

Friday 31st July - Beyond Werewolf

Capetown Capetown

Kevan Davis and Holly Gramazio
7:00pm to 10:00pm, Friday 31st July 2009

Superheroes and villains choose to aid, disrupt or ignore a series of crimes and disasters, unmasking one another's true identities in the process.

Earpiece Earpiece

Tassos Stevens & Tom Haines (Coney)
7:00pm to 10:00pm, Friday 31st July 2009

Three agents. The Controller whispering instructions in your ear. Only one of you can win. Act accordingly.

Grand Emperor Grand Emperor

Dom Camus
7:00pm to 10:00pm, Friday 31st July 2009

Grand Emperor is a lighthearted social game of plotting and political struggle. The old Emperor is dying and it is time to choose his Successor.

Hermit's House Hermit's House

Josh Hadley
7:00pm to 10:00pm, Friday 31st July 2009

Players take the roles of a group of people stuck in a haunted house, and must find creative ways to solve the problems presented to them.

Parse the Parcel Parse the Parcel

Simon Katan
7:00pm to 10:00pm, Friday 31st July 2009

A hi-speed strategic team game that has everything to do with skill and cunning but nothing to do with wrapping paper or the Hokey Cokey.

Ponzi! Ponzi!

Ben Henley
7:00pm to 10:00pm, Friday 31st July 2009

Ponzi! is the satirical game of large-scale fraud and economic collapse - for all the family!

Privacy is Dead Privacy is Dead

Guilherme Stutz Töws
7:00pm to 10:00pm, Friday 31st July 2009

Can the people that hold your data really be trusted - even when they're fellow players?

Standoff Standoff

Kevan Davis
7:00pm to 10:00pm, Friday 31st July 2009

You robbed the bank and made the cleanest of getaways, but dividing the loot calls for snap decisions, persuasive arguments and unflinching water-pistol standoffs.

The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchhausen The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchhausen

James Wallis
7:00pm to 10:00pm, Friday 31st July 2009

A game of competitive boasting, as eighteenth-century gentlefolk try to outdo the stories of the noble Baron Munchausen himself. Goes well with alcohol.

Saturday 1st August - Saturday Sandpit

BinoHunt 1 BinoHunt 1

MidnightBeast
11:00am to 12:00pm, Saturday 1st August 2009

Walkie-talkies, binoculars, clues: in a team of Seers and Runners your mission is to work together hunting down puzzles hidden on monuments around the Southbank.

City Blocks City Blocks

Holly Gramazio
11:00am to 6:00pm, Saturday 1st August 2009

Add a building to the growing boardgame city, and help your team to get from one side of the board to the other.

Emergent Game Emergent Game

BARG
11:00am to 1:00pm, Saturday 1st August 2009

Soft toys roam the Southbank area completing missions as only they can...

Mash Reality Mash Reality

Paul Coulton
11:00am to 12:00pm, Saturday 1st August 2009

Mash Reality is community driven interactive narrative played out as a visualisation on a large public screen with player interacting using text Messages.

QNTMFSLC QNTMFSLC

Chris Thorpe and David Varela
11:00am to 5:00pm, Saturday 1st August 2009

Solve the missions, find the bad guy, drink the martini, get the girl (maybe). A game of espionage in 140 characters or less.

Saturday Pick-up-and-Play Games Saturday Pick-up-and-Play Games

The Sandpit
11:00am to 6:00pm, Saturday 1st August 2009

Grab a ruleset, some friends (or strangers), some paper or cards or whatever else the game demands, and settle down for a few rounds of the pick-up-and-play game of your choice.

The Fun Fed The Fun Fed

The Fun Fed
11:00am to 12:00pm, Saturday 1st August 2009

An hour of collaborative playfullness. Get your body pumping, your mind singing and your soul laughing. Some childhood favorites; strictly adults only!

BinoHunt 2 BinoHunt 2

MidnightBeast
12:00pm to 1:00pm, Saturday 1st August 2009

Walkie-talkies, binoculars, clues: in a team of Seers and Runners your mission is to work together hunting down puzzles hidden on monuments around the Southbank.

Paparazzi Paparazzi

Kevan Davis
12:00pm to 1:00pm, Saturday 1st August 2009

Stalk celebrities through the city streets, and try to catch them indulging their terrible secrets. Don't worry, it's all in the public interest.

Property of a Traitor: Target London Property of a Traitor: Target London

Ben Henley and Gwyn Morfey
12:00pm to 1:00pm, Saturday 1st August 2009

Players must sift through the belongings of a dead enemy spy and work out how to prevent a deadly attack on London.

BinoHunt 3 BinoHunt 3

MidnightBeast
1:00pm to 2:00pm, Saturday 1st August 2009

Walkie-talkies, binoculars, clues: in a team of Seers and Runners your mission is to work together hunting down puzzles hidden on monuments around the Southbank.

Projector Games 1 Projector Games 1

Projector Games
1:00pm to 2:00pm, Saturday 1st August 2009

ProjectorGames offers massively multiplayer games on a single screen, including remakes of classic games and brand-new game types for an unlimited number of players.

Pulgar Libre Pulgar Libre

Arma Blanca and Hijo de Fruta
1:00pm to 3:00pm, Saturday 1st August 2009

With the ubiquity of texting, never have we used our thumbs so much. Will this have a Darwinian effect? And who will these chosen thumbs be...? There is clearly only one scientific way to find out. The thumb war to end all wars. Pulgar Libre.

The Interpreter The Interpreter

Tin Horse Theatre
1:00pm to 4:00pm, Saturday 1st August 2009

Sam can write and Alex can draw but neither can talk. They need you to help them speak to one another before one of them makes a decision they may regret.

BinoHunt 4 BinoHunt 4

MidnightBeast
2:00pm to 3:00pm, Saturday 1st August 2009

Walkie-talkies, binoculars, clues: in a team of Seers and Runners your mission is to work together hunting down puzzles hidden on monuments around the Southbank.

Playmakers 1 Playmakers 1

Hide&Seek
2:00pm to 3:30pm, Saturday 1st August 2009

The final version of Playmakers, a game of brightly coloured cameras and team loyalties that has been developed by Hide&Seek over the past few months.

Property of a Traitor: Target London 2 Property of a Traitor: Target London 2

Ben Henley and Gwyn Morfey
2:00pm to 3:00pm, Saturday 1st August 2009

Players must sift through the belongings of a dead enemy spy and work out how to prevent a deadly attack on London.

Emergent Game 2 Emergent Game 2

BARG
3:00pm to 5:00pm, Saturday 1st August 2009

Soft toys roam the Southbank area completing missions as only they can...

LaserTrap LaserTrap

Gwyn Morfey
3:30pm to 5:30pm, Saturday 1st August 2009

Crawl, twist and vault over bright-red laser beams to escape the laser maze; touch any one of them and you'll trigger the alarm.

The Following The Following

Tara Gladden, Steve Mills, Tassos Stevens & Chris Till (Coney)
3:30pm to 5:00pm, Saturday 1st August 2009

One gang following the other in a hunt for the secret base armed with mobiles. There and back again - which will outwit the other?

Projector Games 2 Projector Games 2

Projector Games
4:00pm to 5:00pm, Saturday 1st August 2009

ProjectorGames offers massively multiplayer games on a single screen, including remakes of classic games and brand-new game types for an unlimited number of players.

Mr Smith Mr Smith

Yao Song Ng
5:00pm to 6:00pm, Saturday 1st August 2009

A chase game, where the target is able to teleport great distances around the city.

Moveyhouse 1 Moveyhouse 1

Andy Field
6:00pm to 6:30pm, Saturday 1st August 2009

Come to the Moveyhouse. A place like no other. It doesn't matter what picture you see. It's the taking part that counts.

Sunday 2nd August - Family Sunday

And I Saw And I Saw

Chris Thorpe
11:00am to 5:00pm, Sunday 2nd August 2009

A game of finding things and making a list. Part treasure hunt, part "I spy"; all you need is a mobile phone and a keen sense of vision.

Animal Mayhem Animal Mayhem

Silke Abele
11:00am to 12:00pm, Sunday 2nd August 2009

Get ready for absolute mayhem as Paparazzi photographers capture ridiculous challenges, spontaneous silliness and playful interaction between cats, hedgehogs and octopi!

Free London's Monsters Free London's Monsters

Andrew Wilson
11:00am to 5:00pm, Sunday 2nd August 2009

Use the Magical Monstervision Machine to find monsters hiding around the Southbank, then set free your own monster with text messages and felt tip pens.

Rubiks Music Rubiks Music

Simon Katan
11:00am to 12:00pm, Sunday 2nd August 2009

A live performance puzzle built out of contemporary classical music - use ears and cunning to untangle the music and crack the code.

Spirowonder! Spirowonder!

Ella Perkins
11:00am to 5:00pm, Sunday 2nd August 2009

Use the concrete pavements as your canvas to create hypnotic patterns, your tools an ever-so-large spirograph, chalk and your imagination.

Sunday Pick-up-and-Play Games Sunday Pick-up-and-Play Games

The Sandpit
11:00am to 6:00pm, Sunday 2nd August 2009

Grab a ruleset, some friends (or strangers), some paper or cards or whatever else the game demands, and settle down for a few rounds of the pick-up-and-play game of your choice.

Organised Fun Organised Fun

Josie Curran
12:00pm to 1:30pm, Sunday 2nd August 2009

A series of 10-minute challenging and daft games and escapades to entertain the kids and inspire you to get involved in some homespun summer fun of your own.

The Go Game The Go Game

Mei Li and Chris Olson
12:00pm to 3:00pm, Sunday 2nd August 2009

A high-tech interactive treasure hunt powered by mobile phones - you'll solve puzzles, encounter secret operatives, complete creative challenges, and laugh endlessly at the ending presentation!

The Potato Game The Potato Game

Pippa Johnson
2:00pm to 3:00pm, Sunday 2nd August 2009

A tactical team game with running and potatoes. (Running and potatoes optional.)

Elephant Elephant

Simon Games
3:00pm to 4:00pm, Sunday 2nd August 2009

A game of paper, scissors, stone and double bluff played between two teams with giant inflatables. Get your team's inflatable across the city without being spotted and challenged by your opponents.

Moveyhouse 2 Moveyhouse 2

Andy Field
3:00pm to 4:00pm, Sunday 2nd August 2009

Come to the Moveyhouse. A place like no other. It doesn't matter what picture you see. It's the taking part that counts.

Noah's Lark Noah's Lark

Annette Mees and others (Coney)
3:30pm to 6:00pm, Sunday 2nd August 2009

A game of people matching on London's South Bank. Gain team points by finding groups of people with common features - the rarer the better.

Playmakers 2 Playmakers 2

Hide&Seek
4:00pm to 5:30pm, Sunday 2nd August 2009

The final version of Playmakers, a game of brightly coloured cameras and team loyalties that has been developed by Hide&Seek over the past few months.

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