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Back in Spacing<\/em> #3 (Work & Play issue, Dec. 2004) we profiled parkour and urban games. The Star and the Globe have recently caught on to these events. The Star article<\/a> focused on Manhunt, Capture the Flag, Scotland Yard. The Globe did their part by profiling the art of buildering<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Back in Spacing #3 (Work & Play issue, Dec. 2004) we profiled parkour and urban games. The Star and the Globe have recently caught on to these events. The Star article focused on Manhunt, Capture the Flag, Scotland Yard. 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