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Safety & Play Rules

Last updated: 21 July 2026

Blip sends you moving around real places while looking at your phone. The game is only fun if everyone stays safe. Please read this before you play — and make sure everyone in your group has too.

⚠ The one rule that matters most: look up. Stay aware of roads, traffic, water, kerbs, steps and other people. Don't run or stare at your screen while moving through a space you don't know.

Before you start

Agree a clear play area and boundaries with your whole group, and a simple way to call the game off if needed.
Choose somewhere safe and sensible — a park, a campus, a quiet neighbourhood. Avoid busy roads, building sites, railways, water, cliffs, or anywhere you could get hurt or be a nuisance.
Make sure everyone has a charged phone and can contact each other.

While you play

Respect private property. Only play in places you're allowed to be. Never enter gardens, private land, or buildings without permission — trespassing is not part of the game.
Be considerate of people who aren't playing. Don't alarm, block, or disturb others.
Follow the Highway Code and normal road sense. Cross roads properly. The game can wait.
Stop if the weather, light, or a location becomes unsafe.

Flashing lights & photosensitivity

⚡ Warning. During a "standoff" capture, Blip flashes the screen red and plays a loud alarm with strong vibration. A small number of people with photosensitive epilepsy can have seizures triggered by flashing lights or patterns.

If you or anyone playing is sensitive to flashing lights, turn on "Reduce flashing" — it's on the screen before you start, and in the in-game menu. It removes the flashing effects while keeping the sound and vibration. Blip also turns flashing off automatically if your phone is set to "reduce motion". Stop playing and speak to a doctor if anyone experiences dizziness, altered vision, twitching, disorientation or convulsions.

Under 18

If you are under 18, a parent or guardian must be happy for you to play, and a responsible adult should set the play area and keep an eye on everyone. Blip is designed for supervised group play — it is not a way to send children off on their own.

In an emergency

Stop the game immediately. Your safety and everyone else's always comes before the game. In a real emergency in the UK, call 999.

By playing Blip you accept that you do so at your own risk and are responsible for your own safety and for choosing safe places to play.

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These are general rules for a free game and not legal advice.