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Street Games, Theatricality & Technology

I’m pretty notorious for not doing post-mortems of our games, while being fully aware that I really ought to. Gentrification: The Game! will be no exception, mainly because it’s still around and kicking. So this is a pre-mortem, if you will. This seems timely, since G:TG! just won a couple of awards at Come Out [...]

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ZOMG! Gentrification to appear in London!

EMERGENCY ALERT! Hide & Seek, purveyor of fine unconventional games in London, England, has invited us to run Gentrification: The Game! at their annual festival. Rumour has it that Hide & Seek puts on a pretty good show, attracting a couple thousand people or so. We’ll be there on Sunday, July 11, and there’s lots [...]

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Gentrification Wins Big at COaP!

Not only did we have a fantastic time running Gentrification: The Game at Come Out & Play, we managed to snag awards too! Specifically, Best in Fest and Best Use of Technology (out of ~40 games). Thanks guys, we’re gonna milk the heck outta this one. Did I mention that the winning team for our [...]

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Gentrification: The Game: Brooklyn vs. Toronto (Grudge Match)

Our latest effort, Gentrification: The Game!, is coming to Brooklyn as part of Come Out and Play 2010 on June 5. Then it’s coming back to Toronto as part of PS Sundays Kensington, on July 25. Gentrification: The Game! is pretty good about traveling and doesn’t cry too much on the plane, so everything should [...]

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First play test of Gentrification: The Game!

In this awesome new street game, small teams compete to collect Kensington properties and develop them into expensive lofts and swanky coffee shops. But watch out for the team of angry locals, bent on thwarting your efforts in an attempt to save the market from certain doom. What: With your teammates, you’ll run around Kensington [...]

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