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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 JimmyD on December 27, 2012 at 1:30pm

Hi Holly, Lisa is correct. I snapped that photo with my phone this morning. I just thought I would provide the info on the sculpture in case anyone was wondering (the artist, sculpture name, installation year).

So, the current tag is "bike with sculpture". 

(By the way, my original intent for the new tag was to take a picture with our cat sitting in the basket of my wife's cruiser bike last night, but the cat wasn't having any part of that!! hah! So I had to delay my new tag picture to this morning's commute.)

Permalink Reply by Holly on December 27, 2012 at 1:43pm

Oh, hi. I'm stupid. Thanks for the clarification, Lisa. 

Cat in the basket on the bike would be an awesome tag. Bonus points for photo of scratches on your face after the cat attacks.

I like this game, by the way. I have no reason to go anywhere right now, but am contemplating a ride just to be involved in the game. I have a few ideas if the laziness happens to subside. 

Permalink Reply by Ed on December 28, 2012 at 5:38pm
Someone ought to get this tag tonight, I hear there are a couple of sculptures near daley center where critmass starts.
Permalink Reply by JimmyD on January 2, 2013 at 10:18am

Yep! The current tag is "Bike next to sculpture".

In the spirit of this game, keep in mind that you don't need to take a photo next to that specific sculpture in my post. You can take a pic of your bike next to any sculpture.


Cameron Puetz said:

Is this still the current tag?

JimmyD said:

New tag:  Bike next to a famous sculpture

Permalink Reply by daWillinChi on January 2, 2013 at 8:57pm

here's the one next to a flame from John's lighter. 

Now for the next tag, take a picture of your bike by a bar with any kind of animal's name in it

Permalink Reply by Ed on January 3, 2013 at 12:10pm

good tag

Permalink Reply by JimmyD on January 3, 2013 at 5:53pm

Here we go... my "bike by a bar with any kind of animal's name in it"....

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on January 3, 2013 at 5:55pm

My bike at the Cobra Lounge (with a dude smoking while he updates his Facebook status):

My bike with a retired piece of military hardware:

Permalink Reply by JimmyD on January 3, 2013 at 5:56pm

Keeping up with the booze theme, here's my new tag for everyone:  Bike next to a beer sign or advertisement (...bonus if it's a lit up neon sign!)

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on January 3, 2013 at 6:05pm

Hey Jimmy- In order to post the next active tag, you have to first replicate the current active tag. In this case, you need to take a photo of your bike next to a retired piece of military hardware.

JimmyD said:

Keeping up with the booze theme, here's my new tag for everyone:  Bike next to a beer sign or advertisement (...bonus if it's a lit up neon sign!)

 

Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on January 3, 2013 at 6:10pm
I think jimmy beat you to it Kevin. Looks like he posted just before your cobra lounge shot.
Permalink Reply by JimmyD on January 3, 2013 at 6:11pm

Ha! Kevin... we must have been posting at about the same time. If you'll check the post right before yours, I did in fact replicate the active tag just before your post! (Elephant and Castle pub pic.)

No worries though... I will defer my active tag in favor of your active tag... simply because it's cooler than my tag. I think I might be able to replicate yours on my ride in about 1 hour after I get off the Metra! (Local legion hall here i come!)

Cheers.

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