< (707) 964-9760 -- No Incoming Calls | | Mendocino: Pay phone removals provoke worries > Payphone Warriors: A New York City Street Game September 25, 2006 From the maybe-you-had-to-be-there department: "In 'Payphone Warriors,' teams of four players spread out from Manhattan's Washington Square park in a mad dash for dominance over the area's many pay phones. The idea was that at each new bank of pay phones--and who knew there would be so many in such a small area?--a player would pop in a quarter, call a prescribed number and then punch in his or her team's code. "The game, which was designed by several people, including Abe Burmeister and festival co-organizer Greg Trefry, lasted for only about 30 minutes, but I can honestly say I've never had a more fun--or exhausting--half-hour of making phone calls in my life." Read more at CNET's News.com