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PhotoCategories is a taxonomical game based on the memory game but with some twists and plays. It consists of 64 (8 x 8) different images that have to be paired according to categories created on the fly, categories that have to be agreed upon by all the players. It can have a few modes (at least two), but so far only one has been tested.

  • Getting the pictures

Contrary to the original memory game, all the cards should be unique. For our alphatest, two of us went out in Newcastle and took 32 pictures each on our digital cameras within an hour or so, then we got them printed. (We have to make another test with the contact sheet option which will be much cheaper and probably as good as the usual picture format). Players can also use photos from their personal collections but ideally it'd be better if these were diverse for the fun of the game (to avoid the redundancy of categories such as castles, birthday parties, etc., even though it sure can be an exciting game going a little deeper within those). Exchanges of images are encouraged, after the game, and, why not, meanwhile too.

  • Playing the game

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Mode one (tested) : The 64 pictures are put face down in an 8 x 8 grid. The first player turns two over, if she or he can create a category for them, one that the other players can agree on, then the player takes the pictures and turns over two other pictures, continuing in this manner until no category can be found. Then it's the turn of the next player until there are no more pictures to be turned over. It can be played by individuals or teams. One can decide to count the pictures at the end but it's just as lovely and funny to collaborate in finding categories fitting the pairs, therefore making it difficult, if not pointless, to count points really.

Mode two (still untested) : All the 64 pictures are distributed to two or more teams which have to come up with pairs under categories they create. Series of three or four pictures per category can apply as well, perhaps with extra points (some debugging is needed at this stage of implementing the game).

more photos here: http://chinabone.lth.bclub.org.uk/gallery/photocategories/

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