Play isn’t just for kids! Come and join BARG as they host 2 ridiculously fun summer events introducing you to the world of pervasive games. Playground antics will collide with technology and landscape in and around the mac to create a different type of entertaining experience.

ENTER THE ARENA
Free, Sunday August 29th, 2-4pm

We’ve been granted special access to the arena at the side of mac and we’re going to fill it with [insert adjective here] goings on for 2 hours this Sunday.

We'll be in here with lots of fun stuff

As before, we have a selection of games for you. We’ll be running an information and sign-up point in the Terrace Gallery from 1:30pm where you can come along and grab places for the games before they start at 2pm. You will need to have solved the puzzle to get the secret password before you can enter the arena, though…

The Day of the Thing

Designed by Kevan Davis

A paranoid team of scientists are trying to gather together components of a damaged research station, so that they can radio for help. However, a shapeshifting alien – The Thing – is sabotaging this mission, and is slowly eliminating and replacing the scientists.

Kevan will be travelling up from London for the day to run Day of the Thing game for us. The game will take place in Cannon Hill Park. Be prepared to go off-road…

Explorers

Designed by Peter Law and Katy Beale

Intrepid explorers describe the splendours to be found in and around mac for blindfolded royalty. Will you get paid for the treasures you discover?

The Bloop

Designed by Nikki Pugh

Use your sonar to navigate the murky depths of the South Pacific; avoiding bothersome krill and, hopefully, the source of that strange and worrying noise…

Wear shoes you a) don’t mind walking blindfolded in and b) wouldn’t mind too much if someone walking blindfolded in them accidentally trod on your toe.

The Bloop as played at the Hide&Seek Weekender at the National Theatre in July.

Hog Roast Gallo-Roman Infiltration Party

From a game designed by Simon Katan, tweaked a bit by Nikki Pugh

The Gauls are holding a magnificent feast on the eve of battle against the Romans, but there are spies in their midst. Will the infiltrators be identified? Will there be blood spilled on the laurel wreath?

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Once again we’re cramming a load of great stuff into a couple of hours. Should the weather be unkind to us, we’ll relocate from the arena to the Foyle Gallery on the second floor (it’s a dance studio, so no high heels allowed in there). Come to the information desk in the Terrace Gallery and we’ll point you in the right direction.

Under 18s are welcome so long as they are accompanied by a responsible adult and understand they must play by the same rules as everyone else.

BARG runs on volunteer power: this event a gift to you from Kevan Davis, Marie Foulston, Libby Hayward, Peter Oliver and Nikki Pugh. Also thanks to mac for their support.