Game Rules

What is the Purge Night?

The Purge Night is a hide and seek type of game in combination with a treasure hunt which is played in the English Garden behind the StuSta area. The players have to visit places, solve riddles or quests provided by the characters of the game. However, the area is full of hunters who will try to catch the players. Avoid being caught by all means because it will give you a disadvantage in progressing the game.


What will/can happen to me?

The Purge Night is there to scare the shit out of you and keep your stress level up the whole time. However, from a physical standpoint you don't have to be worried! This game is completely violent-free - no one will do you harm, even though the hunters look very scary (on purpose). Although sometimes you have to come out of your comfort zone a bit, nothing embarrassing or dishonorable will be forced on you.


Main Objective

There is a deadly disease which has spread and is converting normal people into zombies and monsters. The cure, The Final Elixir exists with the great celestial being who controls life and death. Unfortunately, he has been angered and has retreated into the depths of Deadman's Forest (English garden). To appease him, you have to perform the Ritual of return by bringing 7 relics which are spread out in the English garden.


Winning the Game

You win the game, when you are the first team to complete all quests and bring all relics necessary to perform the Ritual of Return in least amount of time. Second and third places will be determined according to the amount of completed quests/collected names and the total time required to complete the game. ATTENTION! There are ways where you can get time boost.


Equipment

  • Mobile phone + Google Maps - please make sure to have a fully charged phone with google maps on it. The mobile phone is crucial to this year Purge, since solving quests being caught and reactivation will be handled through this website. Note that without a phone no participation is possible!

  • Very, very, veeeery warm clothes!! We have December and you will need to be outside for multiple hours, so make sure to wear warm clothes and shoes. Warm beverages/hand warmers are also of big advantage!


Game Area

  • The game area will be released before the event and contains a part of the English Garden.

  • Leaving the game area is allowed but not recommended since the overall area is large, so any circumvention can cost a lot of time.

  • Hunters are not limited to the game area - if you leave the area while being hunted, the hunters are allowed to follow you.

  • Locations of interest will be marked on the released map - icons will indicate the quests locations - check the bestiary on this website to get a description for each monster/quest. IMPORTANT:Note that the location is only approximate!

Duration

  • The maximum duration of the game is set to 3 hours (excluding intro event)

  • Towards the end of the game, the outro phase will be launched (see more under Outro Phase).

  • There will be an intro event before the game starts and also an outro event after the game finished, in which the winners will be announced.

Teams

A team consists of exactly 4 people without exceptions.


QR Code

Can be found in your player's overview (login to your account and press on "Account"). This is crucial since it will be used for registering that you are caught, revived and completed a quest! Please make sure it is available at all times (make a screenshot in case internet is low). IMPORTANT you can access your account only when it is unlocked (you will get a confirmation Email).


Live Status

There are 2 live statuses: ALIVE and DEAD

ALIVE

  • Each player starts with ALIVE
  • When being caught, your status will change to DEAD
  • You are allowed to start and complete quests

DEAD

  • You can NOT complete quests
  • You have to find The Wizard as fast as you can, only he can resurrect you!

Quests

  • Are marked with icons on the map
  • Descriptions to each quest will be available here shortly.
  • A quest is complete, if the supervisor of the quests scans at least 2 different QR codes of 2 different players of a team as long as their live statuses are ALIVE.
  • Each completion will reveal an item in the team overview (the goal is to collect a total of 7 items)
  • When completed 7!! quests and collected all 7 items, go find Celestial Being!

Hunters

  • Are creatures that trying to catch you and your mates!
  • You count as "caught" if the hunter touches you - please stop and show your QR code to the hunter, after which you can proceed. Should you ignore and don't stop, you are at risk of being disqualified. There will be 3 types of Hunters: 1. Fanatic followers of Celestial Being 2. Infected Rats 3. Zombies of Frodylo Note that all hunters have the same powers which is to catch you and make your status DEAD.
  • IMPORTANT! This game is non-violent! No hunter or player has the right to harm you in any way (like pushing, dragging, holding etc.). It is absolutely mandatory to follow this rule! Should someone (no matter if participant/hunter) still "harm" you, please notify us right away!

Rat Queen

  • Is the queen of all rats who were used in the experiment. She will be accompanied by her trusted servants.
  • You have to bow to her and apologize on behalf of the mad scientist and his experiments which made her followers monsters.

Wizard

  • Secretly roams around the game area
  • Is able to resurrect DEAD players
  • An unknown person will post the location of wizard throughout the duration of game.

Mad scientist

  • Is the main villain of this Purge and very powerful!
  • Is accompanied by her assistant
  • If she catches you, you will lose a live status i.e you are out of the game!

Outro Phase - Hell breaks loose

Towards the end of the game, Wizard will disappear. There is no way to go back from being DEAD. All the monsters and actors are then free to catch you. We strongly discourage trying to complete stations and advise to return to StuSta as fast as your feet can carry you.

Some Remarks

  • The Purge Night is devised to be a tactical game - if you are keen to complete the challenge you probably won't make it by simply wandering around without any plan. Study the hunters and quests - think of tactics where to go and how to behave in an encounter situation! There are always multiple ways how to solve a quest and team work can also be of a big advantage!
  • Running away is not the only way to escape from a hunter - use trees and bushes to lay low and hide. Maybe you'll be lucky and won't be spotted.
  • Using your phone's screen with the brightest setting can be disadvantageous to stay undetected.
  • Using the camera light of your phone or a flashlight is forbidden! (Trust us, we have reasons for that)
  • The use of transportation means other than your feet is forbidden - so no bikes, scooters etc. - if we catch you doing it we will disqualify you and your whole team
  • IMPORTANT! Please be careful when running through woods and fields since the ground is uneven and you might probably trip or twist your ankle in the worst case, especially if it is dark. Make sure to wear solid shoes!

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