{"id":292,"date":"2022-06-27T23:41:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T23:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spikevision.org\/?p=292"},"modified":"2022-06-27T23:44:45","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T23:44:45","slug":"from-the-vaults-chaos-tickets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spikevision.org\/?p=292","title":{"rendered":"From the Vaults: Chaos Tickets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This article was originally written on 7\/5\/2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I conceived this idea on 7\/2\/04, immediately before a local Science Fiction convention. I had been to this con for many years, and it was getting dull. I wanted to introduce a little entropy into the mix to keep it stimulating, yet do no harm to anyone who became involved. I had spent that day reading “Prometheus Rising” by Robert Anton Wilson, and then watching the Disinfocon DVD getting ready for the con.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suddenly, an Idea struck me. I would create a game. It would be a game which would give me, as well as all of the players, something to do. It would be a little jam that would have the potential to create intrigue. It would also collectively be a collaborative servitor with a 2 day lifespan that would generate a pool of energy that I could use to channel into creating the environment that I wished to have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I created 45 tickets:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Original Chaos Ticket<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I began surreptitiously depositing these tickets in high traffic areas where people would find them. I had no idea what would happen from there. I checked up on most of the locations, and in each case, they had been taken. I got word that at one of the room parties, a well-known English Science Fiction TV actor, currently in his cups at the time, held up a card to a group, and asked “What the fuck is this?” When no one knew, he shrugged, and put it in his pocket. That’s the kind of reaction that I had hoped for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I must judge this experiment to be a success. This was one of my most enjoyable cons in years. My compatriots have all expressed a similar sentiment. The previously mentioned actor migrated from the party he was at to the one I was hosting, where he proved to be a most engaging and enjoyable guest. Liquor and other delights flowed freely all night, and there was debauchery to boot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve done two other iterations of Chaos Tickets since the first:<\/p>\n\n\n

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November 2004<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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July 2005<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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