Three friends playing giant game tag all over Europe is my idea of good fun. Hosts of “Jet Lag”“I’ve done this before and it’s always great television. From a single starting point, three have their own equidistant destination and 72 hours to get there. If they don’t get there in 72 hours, the person closest to the designated city wins. There are games and challenges along the way, but there are moving around the continent in a way that would never be possible in the US Mostly trains.
The trio started this final round in Ferrara, Italy, heading to Lyon, Capri and Bratislava. Each is about 750 kilometres from their starting point, give or take, and is just as accessible by rapid transit. Being in this part of Europe, there will certainly be a few more delays and uncertain schedules than, say, France or Germany, but they’re still running, and they’re fast. If you play your schedule right and get your challenges done quickly, you can gain some serious advantages as a runner.
The specifics of the game don’t really matter, as the rules are explained as you play, so you should definitely check it out on YouTube (or Nebula) right now. “Jet Lag” has quickly become one of my favorite shows on the internet over the past year, and this season promises to be quite the intense chase. It’s a bit like “The Amazing Race,” but not overproduced and dumbed down for network television.
There are around 20,000 kilometres of high-speed rail and tens of thousands of kilometres of light rail to use in Europe, and that’s before we get to the thousands of buses and ferries that could also be used. There are so many ways to get where you need to go in Europe, even if the Alps are right in the middle of where you need to go. That’s what makes this game so much fun!
This article originally appeared on Thursday, August 29th on Jalopnik, our sister site.
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