Playa Playing Cards

elijacob · Post by **elijacob** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:15 pm

Playa Playing Cards is an annual collaborative and interactive project for Burning Man. We invite you to be part by:

1. Contributing ideas at http://www.playaplayingcards.wikispot.org/ or by posting a response to this post
2. Printing and bringing a set to share on the playa

The Concept
Playa Playing Cards is a set of 54 playing cards that uses the Playa as its playground. Each card will have a task, dare, or question on it. Here's how it works: You have a Playa Playing Card in your hand, which says , for example, "Let's organize a game of freeze tag". You hand the card off to a stranger, and you and he or she have to complete the task. Afterwards, s/he holds on to the card and passes it on to a stranger of his/her choosing. If the average card changes hands 10 times over the 8-day festival, each deck will create at least 540 unique and spontaneous interactions that would not have happened otherwise.

Funky Monkey Mech · Post by **Funky Monkey Mech** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:20 pm

sounds like a mega cool idea...

Gage · Post by **Gage** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:40 pm

Count me in!! I'm gonna print up a few sets!! GREAT IDEA!!

elijacob · Post by **elijacob** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:45 pm

I will announce it when the sets are ready for downloading. You can also check our wiki periodically. http://playaplayingcards.wikispot.org/

in the meantime, please visit our wiki and suggest tasks to put on the cards!
the more ideas we get, the better this project will be

thanks
eli

ps- i'll be camping with Brynna around 9 & the Outer Rim. come find me!!!

Fire_Moose · Post by **Fire_Moose** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:06 am

Sweet! Someone hand me a card when we get out there!

Funky Monkey Mech · Post by **Funky Monkey Mech** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:10 pm

i think i will hand you the freeze tag one fire moose....I have not played that in years and i really want to play for some reason... either that or red light green light with like 200 people

Sand_man · Post by **Sand_man** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:27 pm

So we can go to the link and print our own decks with what you have?

elijacob · Post by **elijacob** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:03 am

We are in the process of creating the cards. once we have them ready, we will upload then on to the wiki. then you can just download them, have them printed and laminated, and bring them to the playa. i will notify you once they are ready. thanks. eli

elijacob · Post by **elijacob** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:33 am

Playa Playing Cards are now ready to be downloaded and printed out.

You can download them at www.playaplayingcards.wikispot.org

Playa Playing Cards - an interactive game just for the playa

Playa Playing Cards - an interactive game just for the playa

printing up sets

Playa Playing Cards are ready