Bluish Barn

UPDATE from Jimmy:

we have a web site! jimmyrigged.com… i’m trying to get an idea of how many spoke cards and game boards to print up. so, if you’re planning on attending, drop me a line. this will help me prepare a little more efficiently. still need people to run checkpoints. if you want to volunteer, we’ll be meeting tuesday night at starbucks on state at 7pm.

Start/finish will be here at the Bluish Barn.
Sunday December 3rd, high noon
$5 entry fee
jimmyfix writes:

another ann arbor alleycat. thisone will be a little different. thanks to dennis and nils of fixed gear gallery fame for their permission to “borrow” their idea. it’s gonna’ be called skids and sprockets. i know not as cool as night of the living tread, but they can’t all be winners. it’s a take on chutes and ladders. regardless of the name the race is gonna’ kick ass.

here’s the basics. everyone will receive a board game/manifest. on one side will be a map listing all the checkpoints. on the other side will be a game board. you will roll the dice and count off the spaces on the game board. that will determine your first checkpoint. once you reach your first checkpoint you’ll roll again. again, to determine your next checkpoint (you”ll roll at every checkpoint). you will continue until you’ve completed all the checkpoints, then proceed to the finish. there will also be time bonuses and deduction spaces on the game board. this means that first to finish does not necessarily mean first place.

as always, i could use volunteers to run checkpoints. anyone
interested? e mail holdfast3000 at gmail dot com.

checkpoints:

1. the big house. ne corner of main st. and stadium
2. ann arbor cyclery. sw corner of dewey ave and packard st.
3. washtenaw dairy. sw corner of madison and s. ashley
4. west park band shell. seventh st. to the east, chapin st. to the west, miller to the north, huron to the south.
5. nichols arboretum. washington heights entrance, off medical center dr.
6. gazebo at the end of island dr., entrance to cedar bend nature area
7. bandemer park. underneath m14 overpass. main entrance to the park is where whitmore lake rd. meets barton dr.
8. the spinning cube. next to the michigan union, w of state st., e of thompson, n of madison, s of william.

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