Takou (The Video Game)

Level One: Lowland Forest

• Cram 12 people into the back of a closed truck bed in 100 degree heat
• Navigate through jungle lowlands: no signs, no roads, no way out but to keep going
• Make it through the sand dunes
• Avoid eating the poisonous seeds of the delicious fruit
• River crossings containing carnivorous plants

To beat this level: Stay hydrated during these tasks as your only water source for the day was in Ho Chi Minh City

Level Two: Accommodations

• Minimal unstable electricity for one hour per day
• No running water
• No English
• Mold. Mold. Mold.

To beat this level: Maintain sanity by playing countless hours of card and dice games. Beer optional.

Level Three: Monkey Watching

• Silence is golden. You speak the animals run.
• Only step on the boulders
• Stepping on the leaves between the boulders results in an automatic loss. There are only two options for what are below the leaves:
• There is nothing beneath the leaves. Your foot falls through.
• There is a King Cobra’s nest beneath the leaves. They like to make their dens in the rock.
• Use hanging vines and tree branches to make it to the landing

To beat this level: Make it through the physical obstacles and then power through the mental task of remaining silent and frozen for hours until the primates appear

Level Four: Ascend the Mountain

• 798 meters above sea level. Straight up
• There is no trail
• Avoid local people. They will threaten and chase you if seen
• Avoid poisonous and/or thorny plants
• Watch where you step! You could find rare orchid and accidentally discover a new species for bonus points

To beat this level: Simple. Make it to the top.

Level Five: Descend the Mountain

• Everything level four described, except in opposite
• GAMER CHEAT CODE: Sit down and slide.

To beat this level: Have all bones intact at the bottom of the mountain

Level Six: Home Base

• Make it back to HCMC safely
• Avoid head on collisions with dump trucks
• Try to block out the Kenny G played by the Vietnamese bus driver who strikes a stunning resemblance to Che Guevara
• Avoid food poisoning by not eating the raw meat in the pho
• Cankles  from the bus ride will slow you down

To beat this level: Comprise a 10 minute PowerPoint outlining your trip to your professors

Current Status of Player: Winner.