Parasite
Goal
Players must reach a set destination by following people on the street
Rules
- Players choose a person or “host” to follow
- Cannot move unless following a host
- Must follow host for at least three blocks
- If the host goes into a store building, player is free to choose a new host
- First player to destination wins
April 20th, 2006 at 12:42 pm
[...] On the topic of rulesets, I’ve also recently found the blog of Greg Trefry, student at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program, and designer at Gamelab (formerly gameLab). Greg describes himself as a man obsessed with rulesets, which he uses to create a series of Urban Mini Games. These are big games with very minimal toolsets, and simple but specific rules, allowing for spontaneous play in urban environments. My personal favorite is Parasite, a race to a fixed destination made intriguing by several provisos in the rules of movement. [...]