Talking games
Friday 27th June
Hide and Speak
9:30am to 5:00pm, Friday 27th June at The Southbank Centre
A day of seminars, talks and discussion about the future of play. Presented in conjunction with the London Games Fringe and Crossover.
Werewolf Night
7:00pm to 10:00pm, Friday 27th June at Royal Festival Hall, the Southbank Centre
A classic of social gaming, featuring negotiation, lies, double-dealing, shifting alliances, and werewolf howls.
All Weekend
London-as-Tokyo
Momus
12:00pm to 6:00pm, Saturday 28th to Sunday 29th June outside near the Southbank Centre
In London-as-Tokyo, Momus and his Japanese girlfriend, dressed as tour guides, will transform London into Tokyo using only language and bullhorns.
Pick-up-and-play games
The Sandpit
12:00pm to 8:00pm, Saturday 28th to Sunday 29th June at Clore Ballroom, Royal Festival Hall
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 social game of your choice.
Saturday 28th June
Checkpoint
Andy Field
1:00pm to 2:00pm, Saturday 28th June at Clore Ballroom, Royal Festival Hall
This is a game of smuggling. Play it cool. Act casual. Run. Hide. Just get to the other side.
Sunday 29th June
Cruel 2 B Kind
Jane McGonigal and Ian Bogost, run for Hide and Seek 2008 by Minkette
12:00pm onwards, Sunday 29th June around the Southbank Centre
A game of deadly assassins stalking the streets; killing with kindness. Can you tell another player from an innocent bystander?
Mudlarking with Francis Barking
Gary Campbell
4:00pm to 5:00pm, Sunday 29th June at Clore Ballroom, Royal Festival Hall
The tide's out, the treasure has been revealed. Find what you can and get off the beach quick smart before some other scoundrel does you in over a lump of coal.
SpaceEffect
Rootatroupe
4:00pm to 6:00pm, Sunday 29th June around the Southbank Centre
1 place, 1 word, 1 encounter, a lasting effect. Space Effect is a nonsensical exchange between strangers.