The bad news: your great grandfather has passed away. The good news: you and your teammates have a chance at his estate. You search the 7 train for a mysterious lawyer, car by car, as it barrels through Queens. After a few false positives, you find him. From his briefcase he hands you a map of a nearby neighborhood with points of interest highlighted in Chinese.
Your team jumps off in Flushing NY's Chinatown, exploring new eateries and tasting recommended dishes like cumin lamb burgers and saline bean curd! You pass by other teams, enjoying the same meals and searching for clues that will lead them to the final restaurant.
Once there, awards are given, the winning team is announced, and everyone enjoys a celebratory round of steamed dumplings.
“I.E. listened carefully to us and designed a game that not only hit every one of our requirements, but exceeded it by making it intelligent, fun, complex, and elegant. I.E. turned an ambitious list of items into a game of strategy, smarts, and creativity - allowing all types of players to contribute in their own way. Everyone had a terrific time, both during the creating of the game and during the playing.”
Length: 3 hours
Event: Food Tasting Tour
Players: Gastronauts Club Members
Food Curator: Joe DiStefano, Chopsticks + Marrow
Gastronauts, a New York dining club with the mission "to taste the strange and authentic foods found on menus around this city," was used to limiting their events to one restaurant. This time around, they asked Interactive Escapes to throw their members into the thick of Flushing's Chinatown