The New York Public Library is celebrating its 100th birthday by creating a new game called Find the Future at NYPL. The will have 500 players and will be played at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building in the heart of New York City.
The 500 players of Find the Future at NYPL will stay overnight in the library to solve 100 quests based upon historic artifacts hidden in the library. The players will then get to write a book about what they have discovered, which will become a permanent part of the library's collection. The game will be available to play both in the building and online after the book is written. The NYPL is currently taking applications now, and the games begin for the lucky 500 chosen on May 20th.
Celebratory Library Games
Find the Future at NYPL Celebrates the Library's 100th Birthday
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