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Hackers put a large game of Scrabble on the side of the Media Lab. The game featured words like 'Athena,' 'Punt,' 'Smoot,' and of course 'Hacker.' Credit: Eric Schmiedl
A large game of chess appeared on the black-and-white patterned tiles in the courtyard between the Media Lab and MIT Medical. The black pieces represented the students and were labeled with various student entities, whereas the white pieces represented the administration and featured entities like the MIT Police and MIT President Susan Hockfield. Credit: Eric Schmiedl
Hackers put a large Settlers of Catan board on the Dot in front of the Green Building. Credit: Eric Schmiedl
Hackers turned the Hilltop Steakhouse Cow in the Stata Center (on display as part of the MIT Museum exhibit on hacks) into the mouse from Mousetrap. Credit: Eric Schmiedl
Hackers hung the dice from the game Cranium from the framework in te lobby of Building 34. Credit: Eric Schmiedl
Hackers put Cranium-style game cards on the tables in the Building 46 lobby. Credit: Eric Schmiedl
Hackers put Cranium style game cards on the tables in the Building 46 lobby. Credit: Eric Schmiedl
Hackers covered the art in Building 46 with more appropriate posters. Credit: Eric Schmiedl
The Stata Center's Student Street had a mousetrap from the game Mousetrap hanging over passerby. Credit: Eric Schmiedl
Hackers put a large Settlers of Catan board on the Dot in front of the Green Building. The board featured a 'Building Costs' card that listed an MIT education with a cost of 160,000 cash and a return of 10 points. Credit: Eric Schmiedl