Not that there are any prizes at stake; the game's reward and fun is the inspiration of playing. Having agreed on a set of "rules", a time-span, the materials to be used and the area to be employed, the artists involved take alternate moves or rather make alternate contributions to an artwork. Unlike Richard Hamilton and Dieter Roth's collaborations, it is not the final product which is exhibited but the processes involved in its production.   Appealing to anybody who enjoys games the idea has led Terry Duffy to areas as diverse as a derelict house (time allowed, two weeks) and a piece of A2 paper ( time allowed, three hours). The results have been photographed and arranged along the walls of Manchester's Peterloo Gallery as a hint of things to come.

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