iglab #6 will be on Thurs the 14th of August, 7:30 at the PM Studio.

The main focus of this months lab will be playtesting some of the games we’ve had submitted to igfest. and there have been a lot of games submitted to igfest. This means you can have a sneak preview of some of the games we’ll be playing in september.

As usual this is a free event but we like it if you sign up beforehand so we can keep a check on numbers (and buy the right amount of beer).

The festival is sizing up to be a really fantastic few days. We’ve had submissions from all over the world and are currently boiling them down to a truly epic selection.  Here’s a taster of the games on offer at the festival.

Moose Hunt In the run up to the festival, Artist Simon Evans will be walking from The Forest of Dean to Bristol dressed as a Moose. Use the internet or your phone to find him. Can you find him before he finds you?

Korean Lazer Ball Two teams of lazer gladiators battle it out, scoring goals by bouncing the lazer beam from hand-held mirrors. Enter a team to reign supreme as masters of the lazer universe? Extra prizes for the best team outfits!

Rainbow Rain Red, Green and Blue teams battle it out in a coloured water fight. Which colour will dominate the other team’s umbrella shields?

The Journey to the Middle of the Night is a giant chase game across the city. Runners must find secret check points containing stories, scenes and clues, whilst chasers hunt them down. Who will make it to the party at the end of the night?

If you’d like to volunteer for the festival we’d love to have you. Contact us at info@igfest.org as a volunteer you’ll get free access to all Bristol festival events, you’ll be fed and watered and (the killer offer) a free igfest octopus t-shirt how could anyone resist…

here is another really great thing.

http://ludocity.org

This is a site dedicated to the collection and distribution of rulesets for street/pervasive/urban games. We’ll be adding all our new games in there as we develop them and hope that all you other games designers/developers out there will do the same. Its exactly this kind of project that really sets this sector apart and will help it to grow rapidly.

Ludocity We Love You.

hi all
what with all these international games festivals things have been a bit quiet on the iglab front. But to make up for that we have a busy summer of games, experimentation and fun ahead…

iglab#5 will be at 7:30 on tue the 15th of july the the Pervasive Media Studio and for the first time we’ll be playing nice with the good people of dorkbot in a cooperative event

This iglab will be a special event. We will be giving an introduction to street/pervasve games so we’ll be playing some iglab favorites and some games that we think exemplify the sector including: the comfort of strangers,  the lost sport of olimpia,  hypSync and OMMRPG(the Korean laser - mirror game)

As usual can you please sign up so i know how much beer to buy

http://iglab.eventwax.com/iglab-5/register

see you there cats

../simonJ

finally some summer weather with evenings fit to relax and play

so to ease our way on through this summer there will be an iglab board game special. This is really due to popular demand.

were starting in with a game designed by our very own Phil Stenton Head of HP Labs

heres what he has to say about his game

The event will be at the Pervasive Media Studio on July 10^th starting at 6.30pm.

Pizza will be provided. The boardgame in question is one Phil has been working on (on and off) over the last year.

The theme is horseracing but this is not the betting game you’d expect from an ex-bookie. In fact, it is not about betting at all. Players will race and develop their horses over three races on different course with the intention of acquiring enough form points to qualify for a final 4^th race, the Epsom Derby over 12f, the blue ribbon of European racing.

The game is for any number but works best with 12-24 players. Your skill in the saddle should win over outrageous fortune. Racing decisions will be yours as you balance your horse’s movement and position. Will you bide your time at the back of the field and come with a late run or will you make the running to draw the stamina out of the other horses?

Between each race you will improve your horse in the hope of improving your chances. Did you get boxed in and have cards to spare or did you hit the front too soon and run out of steam? How you ran last time might inform your choices.

There will be a bottle of Champagne for the winner of the Epsom Derby.

if you want to come along please sign up here (or there’ll be no pizza for You)

http://iglab.eventwax.com/iglab-board-game-special-1/register

these board game specials are extra iglab events and we’ll be holding them on an on demand basis so let me know if you want more

hope to see you there cats…

/simonJ

 

so back now from H&S, my voice is gone, i’m skint, ive got cuts and bruses in my back, i slept 14hrs yesterday, im bald. feel pretty luck to have played those games though…

there is a H&S group on facebook which will have al the best pics on if you wanna look

this is the short run rown of the fest but it was a great success. great games, great people, great talks, great times.

long live H&S

/simonJ