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IKEA

IKEA Charlotte, NC

"IKEA stores are often designed around a 'one-way' layout which leads customers along 'the long natural way.' This layout is designed to encourage the customer to see the store in its entirety (although there are shortcuts)."

"The uninitiated can often leave with trolleys full of unwanted houseplants and seagrass mats if they do not keep their wits about them."

"The race is straightforward, woven around a simple story line about finding the lost king of Candy Land. The board consists of a winding, linear track made of 134 spaces, and characters like Queen Frostine, Mr. Mint, Lolly, and Gramma Nutt. The moves are wholly determined by the cards, which are drawn in order. The only random chance element comes from each shuffling of the deck."

"The general concept of the game - a race around a track on a board, based upon chance factors - has a long history dating from an ancient Egyptian game and the European "Goose Game". Although these earlier games were of great interest to adults, Candyland was always intended as a children's game."

"There is no optimal strategy, or indeed any decision making, involved in Candy Land."

text from wikipedia, answers.com, and bbc.com

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Stamped on the wall of a soccer court in downtown BA. Ball print to the face.