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==General==
==General==
*On 15 Feb. 2006, [[Mind Candy]] manned a booth at the [http://www.toy-tia.org/Content/NavigationMenu/TIA_Trade_Shows_and_Events/American_International_TOY_FAIR/American_International_TOY_FAIR1.htm American International Toy Fair] to spread the word of Perplex City to North Americans
*On 15 Feb. 2006, [[Mind Candy]] manned a booth at the [http://www.toy-tia.org/Content/NavigationMenu/TIA_Trade_Shows_and_Events/American_International_TOY_FAIR/American_International_TOY_FAIR1.htm American International Toy Fair] to spread the word of Perplex City to North Americans
**Michael, Fi, Andrea and Paul were present
**Michael, Fi, Andrea and Paul were present
**As part of the promotion, some Wave 3 cards were revealed: [[:Image:Image031.jpg|001: Dem Old Bones]] and [[:Image:Image031.jpg|004: Zoo Zanyism]]
**As part of the promotion, some Wave 3 cards were revealed: [[:Image:Image031.jpg|001: Dem Old Bones]] and [[:Image:Image031.jpg|004: Zoo Zanyism]]
*Later that evening, Earth players gathered at [http://www.stitchnyc.com Stitch], a bar in midtown Manhattan, to participate in the first Earth-based [[PCAG]] competition
*Later that evening, Earth players gathered at [http://www.stitchnyc.com Stitch], a bar in midtown Manhattan, to participate in the first of [[PCAG Earth Matches|several Earth-based PCAG matches]]
**Throughout the event, players at the bar contacted those in IRC and on UF to keep them updated
**Throughout the event, [[Scott Myers|Scott]], bagsbee and rose contacted Lhall and those in IRC to keep them updated
*Participants received Wave 0.5 card packs, t-shirts, and copies of Perplex Magazine issue 0
*During the evening, players at the bar received phone calls with a mysterious recording:
*During the evening, players at the bar received phone calls with a mysterious recording:




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"You keep on searching, but you don't know what you're looking for or what's looking for you. I can help. I have some inside information about the Third Power. Tell your people to stay sharp in London, and they'll come away with more than just a trophy."
"You keep on searching, but you don't know what you're looking for or what's looking for you. I can help. I have some inside information about the Third Power. Tell your people to stay sharp in London, and they'll come away with more than just a trophy."
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*Scott's account of the evening [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=220241#220241 can be read here.]


==The Games==
==The Games==
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*Finally, the four were reduced to two through [http://www.firebox.com/index.html?dir=firebox&action=product&pid=1167 Batik]
*Finally, the four were reduced to two through [http://www.firebox.com/index.html?dir=firebox&action=product&pid=1167 Batik]
*The remaining two competed for the championship through "Clash", in which a trivia question or puzzle was put on a videoscreen, and the two had to ring in faster than the other
*The remaining two competed for the championship through "Clash", in which a trivia question or puzzle was put on a videoscreen, and the two had to ring in faster than the other
**Some Wave 3 cards were revealed
**Some Wave 3 and 4 cards were revealed
**Gabriel won with five, Stephen lost with two
**[[Blafard|Gabriel]] won with five, [http://perplexcity.com/profile/view.build?player=str1cken Stephen] lost with two




<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Laptop.jpg|Staying in contact with the Internet team
Image:Laptop.jpg|bagsbee, staying in contact with the IRCers
Image:Pyramidspherecube.jpg|Roundabout
Image:Pyramidspherecube.jpg|Roundabout
Image:Set.jpg|Set
Image:Set.jpg|Set
Image:Qbiczu.jpg|qbiczu
Image:Qbiczu.jpg|QbicZu


Image:Wiki.png|Batik
Image:Wiki.png|Batik
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==Photographs==
==Photographs==
*[http://flickr.com/photos/bfountain/sets/72057594065154255/ Fountain's flickr photostream]
*[http://flickr.com/photos/bfountain/sets/72057594065154255/ Fountain's flickr photostream]
*[http://flickr.com/photos/84921053@N00/ Pennance368's flickr photostream]
*[http://flickr.com/photos/cjkershner/page16/ Pennance368's flickr photostream part 2]
*[http://flickr.com/photos/cjkershner/page17/ Pennance368's flickr photostream part 1]
 
==References==
*Scott's excellent account of the evening [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=220241#220241 can be read here.]
 
*'''The Scarlett Kite'''
**entry, 24-FEB-06, "New York PCAG tournament" {{WaybackS1|thescarletkite.com/archives/2006/02/new_york_pcag_t.html}}
 
*'''The Perplex City Sentinel'''
**article, 27-FEB-06, "[[Blafard]] in NY Crowned [[New York PCAG event|First Earth PCAG Winner]]" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/02/blafard_in_ny_c.html}}
 
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Latest revision as of 14:18, 27 May 2007

PERPLEX CITY, SEASON ONE
The search for the Receda Cube on Earth


General

  • On 15 Feb. 2006, Mind Candy manned a booth at the American International Toy Fair to spread the word of Perplex City to North Americans
  • Later that evening, Earth players gathered at Stitch, a bar in midtown Manhattan, to participate in the first of several Earth-based PCAG matches
    • Throughout the event, Scott, bagsbee and rose contacted Lhall and those in IRC to keep them updated
  • Participants received Wave 0.5 card packs, t-shirts, and copies of Perplex Magazine issue 0
  • During the evening, players at the bar received phone calls with a mysterious recording:


"You keep on searching, but you don't know what you're looking for or what's looking for you. I can help. I have some inside information about the Third Power. Tell your people to stay sharp in London, and they'll come away with more than just a trophy."


direct link to UF .mp3 recording


The Games

  • Players first tackled 'Roundabout', Perplex City's version of Rock-Paper-Scissors -- using Cube-Pyramid-Sphere
    • Three rounds of three games each
    • Sphere beats Pyramid beats Cube beats Sphere
  • Then the atheletes played the card game Set, found in the Firebox catalogue
    • Be sure to check out the awesome online version of Set here
  • Next, from the 8 people who had the most points from those two games, four were eliminated through two rounds of Qbiczu, a 3D tic-tac-toe game
  • Finally, the four were reduced to two through Batik
  • The remaining two competed for the championship through "Clash", in which a trivia question or puzzle was put on a videoscreen, and the two had to ring in faster than the other
    • Some Wave 3 and 4 cards were revealed
    • Gabriel won with five, Stephen lost with two


  • bagsbee, staying in contact with the IRCers

    bagsbee, staying in contact with the IRCers

  • Roundabout

    Roundabout

  • Set

    Set

  • QbicZu

    QbicZu

  • Wiki.png

    Batik

  • Wiki.png

    Clash

  • A transcription of the mysterious voicemail

    A transcription of the mysterious voicemail

  • Gabriel accepting his prize

    Gabriel accepting his prize


Photographs

References

  • The Scarlett Kite
    • entry, 24-FEB-06, "New York PCAG tournament" link
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