The Chainlink

Bicycle Photo Tag game

The point of the Bicycle Photo Tag is to reproduce a similar photo of an object or place that can be found in many different locations around the world. Much like a scavenger hunt, examples include specific street signs, a railway crossing with train, yourself at a toll booth with reciept, etc.... Get creative

Rules are easy...

1. Find a SIMILAR (ie; Not The Same, Different) tag and reproduce the photo (as best as possible). Take the tag to a new location, get the photo and post it here.
2. Upon posting your new tag, the tagger is responsible for specifying what it is in the photo that must be reproduced. Be specific, but not so specific that no one else will be able to play because we couldn't find another pink school bus.
* Try to place the tags in interesting locations, objects or places that could probably be found in at least the majority of the planet.
3. Tag must be: Common amongst all human habitation. Dirt is ok, but remember most of us are on street bikes. We don't want to exclude those who don't like to get dirty (wimps).
4. The first person to post a found tag gets to place the next tag. If you get a tag, but somebody else posts their picture first, you lose (bruced).
5. One tag at a time within thread. File photos are NOT permitted. You gotta ride to play this game.
6. No whining There are plenty of folks here that will help you understand the rules
7. The holder of the tag determines if the tag has been duplicated and acknowledges it by posting on the thread. (Surrendering the Tag)
8. No Pre-Arranged Tag Handoffs / Linear Tag sequence
9. Last but not least, should the tag be soo ridiculous that no one is able to reproduce it, it can be voted down if a majority of the active participants feel necessary.



Remember, the point of this is not to win the game, or get a better picture than the guy who just "bruced" you, the point is the ride. On that note, if someone tags a post office. Rather than get out and ride a block to my local post office, I might ride an hour or so, out to the historic post office a few neighborhoods over.... Make it interesting.

So the first tag is your bike in front of a house with Xmas lights

Views: 21025

▶ Reply to This

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on March 20, 2014 at 10:25am

Damn, we SO had this one at Next Space!   And we have dogs to pet when you are working too!

Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on March 20, 2014 at 10:25am

it was a good one, thats why! 

JM 6.5 said:

Excellent Andy.  Post a new tag.  I can't believe we went almost 4 months without a tag, and Andy matched my tag in about 30 minutes.  Happy to see the game alive again!

Permalink Reply by daWillinChi on March 20, 2014 at 10:28am

Nice. Post a new tag, please.



Andy J (9.2 miles) said:

I'm at Northwestern in Evanston - not only do I have the luxury of keeping my bike in my office, but it makes running to meetings all over campus a breeze. Bike racks everywhere and a nice air/repair station on site.

Permalink Reply by Andy J on March 20, 2014 at 12:31pm

OK - sorry for the delay - new to the game.

New tag: Construction site

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on March 20, 2014 at 12:35pm

Is your bike in there?

Andy J (9.2 miles) said:

OK - sorry for the delay - new to the game.

New tag: Construction site

Permalink Reply by JMinHP on March 20, 2014 at 12:35pm

Welcome to the game, Andy.  Is your bike in that pic? To post a new tag, it has to include your bike (among other general rules).  Also, don't worry if you don't have a new tag instantaneously.  Feel free to post that you'll have a new tag later in the day or something.

Andy J (9.2 miles) said:

OK - sorry for the delay - new to the game.

New tag: Construction site

Permalink Reply by Andy J on March 20, 2014 at 12:44pm

Okey-dokey. I'll have something later on. This whole work thing is a time pit...

Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on March 20, 2014 at 1:05pm

LOL

Andy J (9.2 miles) said:

Okey-dokey. I'll have something later on. This whole work thing is a time pit...

Permalink Reply by Andy J on March 20, 2014 at 4:52pm

OK - Lots waiting for me when I get home, and I don't want to hold up the game.

New tag is a bike and a computer (but not bike-computer, that would be too easy for many):

Permalink Reply by T.K. 3.5 mi on March 20, 2014 at 5:02pm

LOL. This might be the laziest tag yet. Did you even move the bike between tags? 

Game on!

(PS , most everyone has a computer in their pocket. Lots of opportunity for creativity here)

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on April 8, 2014 at 10:57pm

Old Tag: My Bike (NOS) with a computer (my first).

New Tag: Tomorrow morning.



Andy J (9.2 miles) said:

OK - Lots waiting for me when I get home, and I don't want to hold up the game.

New tag is a bike and a computer (but not bike-computer, that would be too easy for many):

Permalink Reply by JMinHP on April 9, 2014 at 9:34am

Awesome throw back! Is that an original Mac or a Mac Plus? 1980s FTW. Plus, it works! Amazing stuff.

Kevin C said:

Old Tag: My Bike (NOS) with a computer (my first).

RSS

Groups

© 2008-2016   The Chainlink Community, L.L.C.   Powered by

Disclaimer  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service