Saturday, June 17, 2006

gameboard (time)




24 - Stop 8.00 PM
Throw the dice. Move backwards that number of squares.

23 - Coromandel 7.30 PM
Start the car. Keep driving till you get to Mairangi Bay.

22 - Western Springs 7.00 PM
Video and pizza on the sofa with a friend.

21 - Eden Crescent 6.30 PM
Car towed. Taxi to the impound yard.

20 - Upper Harbour Highway 6.00 PM
Scoot round the corner from the off ramp just in time.

19 - Find a Car Park 5.30 PM
Practice the art of parallel parking. Back to Stop.

18 - Rangitoto 5.00 PM
Halfway back, two passengers are missing. Ferry Turns Back!

17 - Castor Bay 4.30 PM
A CD launch with snacks in the hills behind the bay.

16 - Birkenhead 4.00 PM
Work party in a glass-fronted house overlooking the sea.

15 - K Rd 3.30 PM
Arrive at the bookshop too late because you Trip & Fall!

14 - Trip & Fall 3.00 PM
Scramble up with a fixed smile – saving face.

13 - Ponsonby 2.30 PM
Not as many bars are open as you’d expect.

12 - Devonport 2.00 PM
Climb up North Head. Get lost inside the secret tunnels.

11 - Newmarket 1.30 PM
Walk by the CD shop before going to the movies.

10 - High St 1.00 PM
Climb the stairs to the trendy bar to give your launch speech.

9 - Catch the Bus 12.30 PM
Take the Link Bus. Get off again after 9 stops.

8 - Grey Lynn 12.00 NOON
Drive by your friend’s house. She’s waiting by the letterbox.

7 - Grafton 11.30 AM
Finally manage to Find a Car Park!

6 - Sunnynook 11.00 AM
Power-walk to the multiplex. After the movie, back to Mairangi Bay.

5 - Forrest Hill 10.30 AM
Memories of the day you got soused by the water main.

4 - Ferry Turns Back 10.00 AM
Still blithely unaware as they climb on.

3 - Mairangi Bay 9.30 AM
Leave the house on time to Catch the Bus!

2 - Massey Campus 9.00 AM
Morning classes never starts on time. You hope.

1 - Albany Village 8.30 AM
End of the Road. Toss the dice to find your PLACE.

0 - Start 8.00 AM
Shift back to the PLACE gameboard.


Keep playing till you've had enough.

Thursday, June 15, 2006

Time to play the game ...


The instructions are very simple:

You can play alone or in a group.
You'll need two dice.
Highest score goes first.
If the winning score is odd, the game starts on the Place Axis.
If it's even, start on the Time Axis.
Click on the hyperlink for the number that you land on, then follow the instructions.

Keep playing till you've had enough.

Place Axis


0. 8.00 Am Start
1. 8.30 AM Albany Village
2. 9.00 AM Massey Campus
3. 6.00 PM Upper Harbour Highway
4. 10.00 AM Ferry Ride
5. 9.30 AM Mairangi Bay
6. 11.00 AM Sunnynook
7. 4.30 PM Castor Bay
8. 10.30 AM Forrest Hill
9. 12.30 PM Miss the Bus
10. 5.00 PM Rangitoto
11. 4.00 PM Birkenhead
12. 2.00 PM Devonport
13. 2.30 PM Ponsonby
14. 3.00 PM Walk in the Park
15. 6.30 PM Eden Crescent
16. 1.00 PM High St
17. 3.30 PM K Rd
18. 11.30 AM Grafton
19. 5.30 PM Car Accident
20. 12.00 Noon Grey Lynn
21. 1.30 PM Newmarket
22. 7.00 PM Western Springs
23. 7.30 PM Coromandel
24. 8.00 PM Stop