Elk Run
You're the elk, not the hunter. Run your herd down the mountain and through Estes Park to the winter meadow before the storm catches you.
Tell me when it's outAndroid phones and tablets. iPhone later.Free. The ads are cards for our other games, only between runs, and $1.99 turns them off. Plays offline.
What a run looks like
Tap Jump, hold Graze. A run takes about three minutes.
Why we made this
We pulled into the YMCA of the Rockies as a family, and a huge herd of elk was walking near the baseball field. Then a big bull and his family walked right past our van. I was hooked. It might be my favorite moment we've had as a family in Colorado.
Joel, Pettigrew Lab
Seven postcards from the trail
Get through a stretch without a slip and its postcard is yours. Every one has something true on the back. Tap one to turn it over.
Questions
Is this a hunting game?
No. Nobody hunts anything. You're the elk, getting your herd home ahead of a storm. The worst a mountain lion does is scare a cow off.
When do elk come down to Estes Park?
In the fall. Through the summer the herds graze up high, some of them on the tundra above the trees. When the snow starts, they move down to the meadows around Moraine Park and Estes Park, where the snow stays thinner and there's still grass. That trip down is the run in the game.
What is the elk rut?
It's the elk mating season, from about mid-September to mid-October. The bulls bugle, a high whistle you can hear across a meadow, and push each other around over the cows. In the game a rival bull bugles at you in Moraine Park.
Who is it for?
Kids 8 and up and the grown-ups they hand the tablet to. A run takes about three minutes.
Does it need the internet?
No. The game plays offline.
Is it on iPhone?
Not yet. Android comes first.
