EXPERIENCE YOUR OWN ZOMBIE MOVIE
Last night, I did this:
The whole evening was unspeakably awesome. Quick summary: About 150 players with blue armbands made their way out of Wicker Park to visit a series of checkpoints all over the city. Players in red armbands chased them. When caught, blue were turned red. Some red were on bicycles! Blue could only walk, run, or use the train. Areas around each checkpoint were safe zones. Trains and train stops were also safe zones.
The six checkpoints had to be visited in order. At each checkpoint, an agent would sign your manifest. You did not get a description of the agent at each checkpoint until you visited the previous one.
The six checkpoints were:
- 1117 N Elston - the exterior of a bar on a semi-deserted stretch between Divison and Augusta, along Goose Island. Not a lot of access, with only a couple of ways to get under the expressway.
- Green & I-90/94 - literally an underpass in the middle of nowhere, near the intersection of Grand, Milwaukee, and Halsted. Getting to and from this one was the scariest part of the night.
- Hubbard & Michigan, lower level - essentially, the Billy Goat Tavern, which was still open, and a welcome rest stop.
- Exelon Plaza - the executive park outside the Chase building, on the block between Madison & Monroe, Clark & Dearborn. Getting here was likely the easiest stretch, as the loop is well-lit with lots of people and numerous routes to use.
- Roosevelt & Canal - just to the west side of the Roosevelt bridge crossing the river. Getting here was the longest and most difficult stretch of the evening. We lost teammates, we split apart, we ran like hell.
- Field Museum Lawn - this one got moved, likely due to police interference, over to the grounds behind the Shedd Aquarium. The entire section of Grant Park to the east of Lakeshore Drive was a safe zone -- but with 100 chaser zombies accumulating there, how would we make it??
The full recap for the SF0 website (who sponsored the game) is HERE.
