Rainbow Life Victoria - The Game of Manhunt

Manhunters celebrated yesterday, June 13th, their first year anniversary. Eric Anderson and Benjamin R. Thompson, the organizers of the community event, got about 60 people to show up for their anniversary game at Beacon Hill Park in Victoria.

Manhunt is a variant of hide-and-seek. After battling against most of the participants in a "Rock Paper Scissors" competition, the last person to lose becomes "it" and has to wait for 2 minutes for everyone else to run and hide within the determined boundaries.

The Manhunters spread the voice around a few days before their upcoming games using different free media advertisement: Facebook, Craigslist, their own blog, and just a viral campaign of word-of-mouth. Their Facebook group had 350 people joined in January; they have now 679 members. The game is becoming more and more popular every time in the city; Times Colonist, The Martlet and others have featured their success in their publications.

Anderson says that the game is very important for the city because it creates a sense of community. It is something great to do because everyone is welcome to join and it is free. All kinds of people come to this game, and it is a great way to meet friends. They usually go to a pub or restaurant afterwards to socialize with other players.