BIKETAG IS A PHOTO TAG GAME WHERE YOU FIND A MYSTERY LOCATION IN THE REAL WORLD BY BICYCLE.

TO PLAY THE GAME YOU NEED YOU UNDERSTAND A FEW THINGS:


1) IMAGES OF BIKES AND UNIQUE THINGS TOGETHER ARE WHAT WE CALL 'BIKETAGS'


2) THE OBJECT OF THE GAME IS TO FIND AND CREATE WHAT WE CALL 'MYSTERY LOCATIONS'


3) THE GAME NEVER ENDS AND EVERY ROUND IS A NEW CHANCE TO PLAY THE GAME.


4) TO COMPLETE A BIKETAG ROUND YOU MUST SUBMIT BOTH A FOUND IMAGE AND A MYSTERY IMAGE.


5) BIKETAGS ARE NOT SELFIES. PLEASE DON'T INCLUDE YOURSELF OR OTHER HUMANS IN YOUR PHOTOS.

THE PLACE WHERE THE MOST RECENT BIKETAG WAS MADE IS CALLED THE 'MYSTERY LOCATION'.

IN THIS EXAMPLE, AN ORANGE-COLORED BIKE IS SHOWN:

how to biketag #1

ONCE YOU ARRIVE AT THE MYSTERY LOCATION YOU MUST CREATE A MATCHING BIKETAG IMAGE OF YOUR OWN. IN THIS EXAMPLE, YOU ARE THE BLUE COLORED BIKE:

how to biketag #1
how to biketag #2

NEXT, IT'S TIME TO RIDE TO A NEW MYSTERY LOCATION AND MAKE A NEW BIKETAG.

how to biketag #3

KEEP IN MIND, GOOD MYSTERY LOCATIONS HELP PROGRESS THE GAME.

GREAT MYSTERY LOCATIONS HAVE UNIQUE, INTERESTING, AND IDENTIFIABLE THINGS. THINK ABOUT WHERE YOU WANT TO GO AND CHOOSE WISELY TO KEEP THE GAME RUNNING SMOOTHLY.

how to biketag - good examples

GREAT EXAMPLES INCLUDE CREATED OBJECTS LIKE MURALS AND BUILDINGS, AND PERMANENT OBJECTS LIKE LANDMARKS AND NATURAL FEATURES.

NOT-SO-GREAT MYSTERY LOCATIONS ARE FEATURELESS, OBSCURE, AND ARE INACCESSIBLE. THEY SHOULDN’T BE HARD TO FIND. DON’T CREATE A BIKETAG THAT IS UNSAFE FOR OTHERS.

how to biketag - not so good examples

NOT-SO-GREAT EXAMPLES INCLUDE TEMPORARY AND MOVING OBJECTS LIKE FOOD TRUCKS AND GRAFFITI, PLAIN OBJECTS LIKE CONCRETE WALLS, AND PRIVATE PROPERTY THAT WOULD REQUIRE TRESPASSING.

ONCE YOU HAVE THE IMAGES READY FOR THE CURRENT MYSTERY LOCATION YOU CAN SUBMIT THEM HERE

how to queue a biketag

PRESS THE PLAY BUTTON AND BEGIN YOUR NEW TAG SUBMISSION

AFTER ADDING YOUR FOUND AND NEW MYSTERY IMAGES, YOU CAN SUBMIT THE TAG TO BE POSTED FOR THE NEXT ROUND!

how to submite a biketag

THE TERMS OF USE OF THE BIKETAG APP ARE OUTLINED IN THE BIKETAG CODE OF CONDUCT

IMAGES YOU PROVIDE WILL BE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET

THIS IS THE BOUNDARY MAP FOR THIS GAME. PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT ANY TAGS SUBMITTED OUTSIDE OF THIS BOUNDARY WILL NOT COUNT AND WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE GAME.


SOON, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE PINS OF ALL OF THE PREVIOUSLY PLAYED BIKETAG LOCATIONS ON THIS MAP!!