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Hide + Seek Zürich

This document includes amendments and clarifications to the rules in the main rules. Please read it carefully before playing the game.

We are planning to play a medium metric game without the Expansion Pack.

Time / PhaseAction
08:45Both teams meet up at Zürich HB.
Pre-GameA coin toss decides the hiding order. The winners hide first.
09:00Round 1 Begins. Team 1 (Hiders) gets 45 minutes to travel to a hiding zone. Seekers release at 09:45.
Round 2Roles rotate. Team 2 (Hiders) gets 1 hour to travel to a hiding zone due to positioning disadvantages.
14:30If Team 1 has not been found yet, they may choose to reveal themselves so Team 2 can get a run.
20:00Hard game end time (or whenever the final team is found).
  • Train Delays: If hiders are still on a train due to a delay when their hiding time ends, they must exit at the next stop and notify seekers. The game is paused from the end of the hiding window until they step onto the platform.
  • Scheduling Note: You are not allowed to board a connection that is scheduled (per the SBB app) to arrive after your hiding period ends. This exception only covers unpredictable delays on your final leg.
  • Mid-Game Pauses: If both teams agree, the game can be paused between rounds (e.g., for lunch) and resumed at a mutually agreed time.
  • The hiders are considered found once any seeker is within 1.5 meters of any hider and has spotted them.
  • The team with the longest cumulative time hidden wins.
  • Bonus Run: If both teams agree and there is at least the winning run’s worth of time left in the overall schedule, the team with the shorter time can hide a second time.