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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

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Permalink Reply by daWillinChi on December 17, 2012 at 10:46pm

Tell the truth, Ed. You're still paying, one way or another :D)))

Ed said:

But the tag is for something you don't directly pay for "anymore". 

Did you use to pay for barns?

(and now we know what Will use to pay for)

Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on December 17, 2012 at 11:26pm

I really want to join in on this game, and I guess all I need is a picture of my bike...
I've got a good idea for a photo tag that I'll post in the morning.
mark stetson said:

Picture of your bike, taken with no other vehicles in the frame (no cropping).

Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on December 18, 2012 at 2:38pm

 Picture of your bike with this, or any, found wood assemblage created by Chicago street artist CLS. These things are everywhere - have fun!

Permalink Reply by globalguy on December 18, 2012 at 3:13pm

West Town has a number of these!

Kelvin Mulcky said:

 Picture of your bike with this, or any, found wood assemblage created by Chicago street artist CLS. These things are everywhere - have fun!

Permalink Reply by globalguy on December 18, 2012 at 3:20pm

What's wrong with this kinda' "Bank"?



Clint H said:

Your game, your rules, but I find this less fun.

Kevin C said:

As the possessor of the active tag, I would say no. The photo I took was of a financial institution commonly referred to as a "bank."

Clint H said:

I'll follow the trend and ruin this tag by asking a clarifying question: Does the game support word play? For instance, if I pasted a shot of my bike on the bank of the Chicago River, would that count?

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on December 18, 2012 at 3:24pm

Nothing's wrong with it Garth. It's lovely.

globalguy said:

What's wrong with this kinda' "Bank"?



Clint H said:

Your game, your rules, but I find this less fun.

Kevin C said:

As the possessor of the active tag, I would say no. The photo I took was of a financial institution commonly referred to as a "bank."

Clint H said:

I'll follow the trend and ruin this tag by asking a clarifying question: Does the game support word play? For instance, if I pasted a shot of my bike on the bank of the Chicago River, would that count?

Permalink Reply by Ed on December 18, 2012 at 4:26pm

you're a couple of tags behind

Permalink Reply by We all have an inner Beast... on December 18, 2012 at 8:02pm

Or is he ?

Aren't the trees made of wood ? Or does it have to be some of CLS's art ?

Just wondering.

I want to play, but just am not sure what the next one should be....LOL !!!

Respectfully,

Manny

Permalink Reply by globalguy on December 18, 2012 at 9:04pm


Nice gun mat BTW!


Kelvin Mulcky said:

I really want to join in on this game, and I guess all I need is a picture of my bike...
I've got a good idea for a photo tag that I'll post in the morning.
mark stetson said:

Picture of your bike, taken with no other vehicles in the frame (no cropping).

Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on December 18, 2012 at 10:00pm
Good eye & thanks!

they're more commonly called Afgan War Rugs.
Permalink Reply by Ed on December 19, 2012 at 9:37am

The current tag is your bike with one of the wood art works by CLS.  Might be hard for our International Chainlinkers to do, but he says there are enough of them on the West side.



Manny Fuentes said:

Or is he ?

Aren't the trees made of wood ? Or does it have to be some of CLS's art ?

Just wondering.

I want to play, but just am not sure what the next one should be....LOL !!!

Respectfully,

Manny

Permalink Reply by Ed on December 20, 2012 at 10:03am

I hear there use to be one of these wood arts around the Grand/Milwaukee/Halsted intersection.

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