Come Out & Play FestivalCome Out & Play Field Day
Come out & play!
A day of new and exciting outdoor games, from wild new field sports to large social games. Each year Come Out & Play features the best in experimental new real-world games. This year we bring the fun to Governors Island.
The Line-up
Check out the list of games at the Field Day and figure out what kind of fun you’ll be having. And don’t worry, all games will run multiple times, so you won’t be left out of the fun.
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Live Action Spy Party An espionage game about human behavior and performance, inspired by Chris Hecker16 Jul 2011 - 11:00 AM to 1:00 PMGovernors Island - Meet at the COaP HQ on the Parade Grounds The popular video game experiment by Chris Hecker played out in real life! A group of players casually participate in a cocktail party while a Spy attempts to murder, steal and coerce. Do you think you'll be able to find the Spy? . . more info |
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Meatspace Invasion Monsters incoming: ready your legs!16 Jul 2011 - 11:00 AM to 5:00 PMGovernors Island - Meet at the COaP HQ on the Parade Grounds Meatspace Invasion is a real-time action and location based game for the iPhone (Android coming soon). Players run to accumulate gold, buy weapons and fight back hordes of invaders. The game takes 10-15 minutes, but can be played multiple times to get the hang of it. . . more info |
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Secret City - Star of the West The past is not dead. In fact, it's not even past.16 Jul 2011 - 11:00 AM to 5:00 PMGovernors Island - Meet at the COaP HQ on the Parade Grounds Use your keen sleuthing ability and your cellphone to unlock a secret that has remained undiscovered for 150 years. Explore some of the island’s main historic structures, solving puzzles as you go and unlocking threads of the story. Follow the path of one of four characters who played a role in setting the Civil War in motion—or in trying to prevent it. Decide for yourself how events play out and take a shot at (re-)making history. . . more info |
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The Wild Blue Yonder Chase a hot air balloon and be an airplane!16 Jul 2011 - 11:00 AM to 1:00 PMGovernors Island - Meet at the COaP HQ on the Parade Grounds Soar through the skies! Gather up your team’s colored balloons and search for the hot air balloon. Fill it up and help it float away. Watch out for the other team’s airplanes, who will hunt you down and steal your balloon. The first team to raise the hot air balloon wins the game! A kid-friendly game. . . more info |
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Triviaphile A team strategy sport16 Jul 2011 - 11:00 AM to 1:00 PMGovernors Island - Meet at the COaP HQ on the Parade Grounds Part trivia game, part team-based strategy, and part sport -- Triviaphile is the thrilling concoction that anyone can play regardless of trivia knowledge or athletic ability. Each round a question is announced. Then in the course of a minute, teams must perform recon to learn of the possible answers by visiting each answer base... then a team must capture the bases of the best answers to earn the most points. The hectic game requires daft teamwork and quick strategy. . . more info |
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Vikings of the Square Table Get in the Action! Go for glory in this human board game.16 Jul 2011 - 11:00 AM to 1:00 PMGovernors Island - Meet at the COaP HQ on the Parade Grounds This game is played by four participants on a 5 by 5 grid, with each player representing a different House of Vikings. In this game, the pieces are people! The goal is to interact with the other players and the table in the center to win the Golden Axe and claim glory! . . more info |
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Hoola Hoop Obstacle Loop Run Circles Around Your Opponents!16 Jul 2011 - 1:00 PM to 3:00 PMGovernors Island - Meet at the COaP HQ on the Parade Grounds Come Out and Play with our Obstacle Course made of nothing but hula hoops! Run through, toss, and of course, a little hula action. Don't worry, no dancing is required... but if you feel inclined, a little booty- shakin' never hurt anyone! A kid-friendly game. . . more info |
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Hunter-Gatherer Have your survival skills gotten rusty over the past few millennia? Grab some friends, field a team, and get back to your roots!16 Jul 2011 - 1:00 PM to 3:00 PMGovernors Island - Meet at the COaP HQ on the Parade Grounds Teams are made up of two Gatherers and two Hunters. The Gatherers of each team try to snatch up as many resources as they can while the Hunting Pairs try to surround the opposing team's gatherer with a 10 foot rope. As a Gatherer, you need to be quick on your feet and careful with your resources. As a Hunting Pair, coordination and strategy are key...and a thirst for blood doesn't hurt either. . . more info |
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Killer Queen Long live the Queen!16 Jul 2011 - 1:00 PM to 4:00 PMGovernors Island - Meet at the COaP HQ on the Parade Grounds Two teams, each led by a powerful queen, face off to be the first to discover five precious jewels, equip their own queen, or assassinate the enemy queen. A kid-friendly game. . . more info |
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Mont Trottoir Part turn-based parkour, part mountain climbing "simulation."16 Jul 2011 - 1:00 PM to 3:00 PMGovernors Island - Meet at the COaP HQ on the Parade Grounds Teams of intrepid climbers compete to scale the tallest mountain around, which happens to resemble a sidewalk. Players will leap, vault, and twirl their way across treacherous terrain. Ice axes, oxygen tanks, and helicopters will aid their ascent, as will the local yeti and sherpa. Teamwork, too - up there, sometimes your fellow climbers' quick thinking is that all stands between you and an icy plunge. . . more info |
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Sacrifice Play Losers go home. Winners go headless.16 Jul 2011 - 1:00 PM to 3:00 PMGovernors Island - Meet at the COaP HQ on the Parade Grounds You're a famous ullamalitzi player in the Aztec empire, and you're about to play the game of your life. If you lose, it's lasting disgrace. If you win - it's off with your head! . . more info |
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Beat the Heat Spectators in the first three rows, you will get wet. Players, you too.16 Jul 2011 - 3:00 PM to 5:00 PMGovernors Island - Meet at the COaP HQ on the Parade Grounds A back-stabbing water war: Toss water balloons and sponge balls to your teammates and catch your opponent when their back is turned. But watch out, because they're doing the same to you. . . more info |
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Into the Woods Journey into the darkness16 Jul 2011 - 3:00 PM to 5:00 PMGovernors Island - Meet at the COaP HQ on the Parade Grounds Into the Woods takes players on a fair-tale like journey into the darkness of the forest and their instincts. Into the Woods is suite of short interconnected games that pit a group of villagers against a pack of wolves in a contest for control of the forest. Players will find themselves exiled from the village, cast into a whispering forest and blindly dueling one another as they try to shepherd their kind to safety or hunt down intruders to their dominion. . . more info |
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Suntrial A Game of Light Collection16 Jul 2011 - 3:00 PM to 5:00 PMGovernors Island - Meet at the COaP HQ on the Parade Grounds SunTrial is a fast-paced strategy game based around light collection. The game is played on a field with 5 checkpoints and uses custom solar-powered game pieces (Sun Disks). The Sun Disks allow teams to collect sunlight and easily track their scores. Two teams compete by exposing their side of the Sun Disk to collect light. Players must be careful, however! Too much sun exposure causes the dial on the disk to reset, costing the teams valuable points. . . more info |
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Duello: Gentleman's Blood/High Noon Bullet. Don't. Lie.16 Jul 2011 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PMSuper Secret Location Super-secret after-party location Duello is a dueling game with Wiimotes. There are 2 modes, Gentleman's Blood and High Noon. If someone has offended you and a duel with pistols is the only way to defend your honor, "Gentleman's Blood" is for you. Take your Wiimote in hand, take your paces with the count, and then turn and fire. The victor's honor will be satisfied. The loser will be dishonored . . . and dead. . . more info |
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