Local Park Slope author, Darnis Krice, has partnered with Brooklyn Game Lab to design a prize hunt in Prospect Park to promote the new book The Machine That Breaks Time…
HOW IT WORKS:
Come by Game Lab for a FREE copy of the book.*
Read and enjoy The Machine That Breaks Time!
Go to Prospect Park to search for the key...
Be the first to find the key, and win $20,000!
*IMPORTANT: Two-thousand free copies of the book will be handed out in front of Brooklyn Game Lab at 310 7th Ave in Park Slope, Brooklyn on Saturday, May 15th starting at 9:00am! If you can’t get to Park Slope to pickup a free copy, you can order one to be shipped to you.
ARE THERE CLUES?
You betcha!
But you won’t get the clues unless you’ve signed up to receive them (below).
The first set of clues can be viewed / downloaded HERE.
The second set of clues can be viewed / downloaded HERE.
The third set of clues can be viewed / downloaded HERE.
Some clues rely solely on your knowledge of The Machine That Breaks Time. Others, your knowledge of the park. Some require considerable puzzle-solving abilities. Some, just a keen eye.
NOTE: We will alert you of changes if the Parks Department moves fences or undergoes renovations that impact the prize hunt. We’ll also contact everyone via email once the key has been found (with an explanation of how).
SIGN UP TO GET CLUES:
For every person that signs up to get clues, we will donate one dollar to the Prospect Park Alliance to help sustain the park that has sustained us. It has truly kept us sane and connected this past year (up to $10,000).
While you’re hunting in Prospect Park, please…
REALLY IMPORTANT!
The key is hidden somewhere in Prospect Park, but…
Disclaimer: Locating the key does NOT require you to violate park policy IN ANY WAY. Please do not dig holes; disturb garbage bins; damage trees, signage or structures; attempt to access areas or buildings that are off-limits to the public; disrupt or harass park-goers; climb in any unsafe way; go in water; or partake in ANY activity that violates park policy or endangers people or wildlife. These actions will NOT help you find the key and contestants who engage in these activities will be disqualified. We do not condone any violations of Prospect Park Rules & Safety, or any New York City or State regulations, statutes, ordinances or laws. While looking for the key, please do NOT set foot on private property or risk bodily harm IN ANY WAY.
This is a test of brains, not brawn.
Read full disclaimer
OTHER WAYS TO WIN
Darnis Krice wants to see your thought process and what parts of the park the hunt takes you to. While you’re running around decoding the clues, use your phone to take short videos documenting your journey!
There’ll be props and prizes for the best video submissions and we hope to assemble a video-montage of all the best moments and share it with everyone this summer…
AND AFTER THAT?
We’ll use your email (sparingly) to keep you posted on the progress of the publishing of the revised and expanded First Edition of The Machine That Breaks Time. Along with updates from the author.
Be on the lookout for an invitation to beta read drafts of Darnis Krice’s followup, That Which Can’t Be Broken.
In the sequel to The Machine That Breaks Time, Darnis jumps even further into the “future” to ponder whether AI can break the chains of spacetime and what it might find beyond.
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After a tough year, hopefully this brings some magic back to the Slope. Good luck, Goonies!