超能力游戲

NBC fiction drama Heroes hit the US with its several ordinary people with super powers hidden in this normal world，attracting a bunch of fans who believe they are “the same”. Yes，in this fast-food TV series time，if you don’t have some power to control wind or fire，you are certainly “out”，man！

Stories from a fire case

Jeremy Salton，a 24-year IT engineer in Seattle，US，was driving to work in an autumn morning. When he dropped in at a shop for some coffee，suddenly there was a little fire broken out in the kitchen of second floor. Customers were shouting and running from the shop，and some passers-by were standing there and watching. The case was in control before the firemen arrived，and in late TV news，the truth was unveiled: it was a mistake of a careless cook. But，Jeremy didn’t think so. “That was all my fault，”he felt so guilty but he couldn’t tell anyone—yes，he believed he had the power of fire but he couldn’t control it—at least it was true of his pals in the Internet. After he got home late at that night，he opened his MSN group. Yes. There was already a bunch of guys waiting there to scold him.

“If I were there，I would use my power to control the situation. Though I am not that strong，I can still handle it，”shouted Karren Ann，who believed she could control liquid water. Karren found this secret when she was bathing.

Nicknamed Schult strongly opposed，“Never do that. You will get hurt as J still couldn’t control his power，and you are in New York，young lady. I can help with my wind.”Schult said once he could see the shape of wind and since then he believed he and the flowing air could be talking to each other.

Are they crazy？Yes，they all have super powers—at least they themselves believe it. And they are all fans from NBC’s TV series Heroes.

Heroes hidden in the crowd

Heroes，the most popular science fiction drama television series，made its premier on NBC on September 25 last year. The show tells the story of several people who thought they were like everyone else，until they realized they have incredible abilities，such as time travel and flight，telepathy，controlling-fire. The main difference between this one and X-man is that these people are living “alive”in this world. They have a normal life，hidden in the crowd，waiting for someone to find them.

This synopsis is “warm”enough to attract 14.3 million viewers overall in the United States，and received the highest rating for any NBC drama premiere in five years. Fans gathered at first on MSN group and YAHOO to discuss how the story goes，but later，they found it would be much more interesting of discussing the situation of “what I should do if I have a certain super power”.

Jeremy was one of the first few people starting this game online. “I am an IT engineering. Sometimes you can’t help thinking that life is boring... super power gives us a dream，making every detail of life imaginative and colorful.”

Now there are nearly 80 people in Jeremy online group. They are all white-colored people aged from 22 to 40，working in various fields of the society. They discussed the society’s problems with an attitude of a super power，and even some of them believe they have duty to save the world.

Hu Chuan，a Chinese student and super power fan，believes he has the power of time traveling. “We all know that we can’t do this. But things we discuss and do give us a platform to realize our dreams. Emotionally. When I found Eden Garden BBS to discuss the super power problems，I suddenly realized there were so many people who are as lonely as me.”

How to play

Hu and his Eden Garden online friends gathered together once a month to chat and play games in café. Here is one of their games. It’s a little bit similar to “Murder Case”(a popular Chinese game of finding a murderer by acting detectives). One basic rule is that，having your own reasons. Let’s see an example.

First，decide the person’s side and his or her special super power.

Side A

1. Gana (fire)

2. Catty (time traveling)

3. Luo (water)

4. Crystal lover (regeneration)

5. Phony (fly)

6. Sherry (changing face)

7. Cast (copy other’s power)

Side B

1. Hu Chuan (fire)

2. to-be (forecasting)

3. Wang (copy other’s power)

4. Ruobing (freezing)

5. Stilly (locating one’s position)

6. Dragon D (water)

7. JD (controlling)

Second，killing time. Side A and B attack each other in turn. They can choose either to attack or use his or her power.

A1 chooses B4 to fight. Rock paper scissors. A1 wins.

B1 chooses A2 to fight. B1 looses.

A2 chooses to use her power，turning back time to start. A1 is reborn，but B1 also comes to alive again.

B2 chooses to forecast A5’s death. A5 must die.

A3 attacks B1. A3 wins.

B3 attacks A6. B3 wins and he has A6’s power.

A4 attacks B5. A4 looses，but he has the power of regeneration，so he is still alive.

B4 attacks A7. B4 wins.

A5，A6，and A7 have no right to attack.

This round comes to an end. Side A looses three persons but Side B only one，so Side B has advantage in this round. However，in the next round，A2 still can turn the time back one step to save the crisis，so the ending is still unknown. One side wins when all people in the other side loose.

Find super community

NBC’s website has a special space for super power fans to share their secrets in reality，saying “it’s time to save the world”. (nbc.com/Heroes/)

It also provides you with the most interesting super power games—of course，not to use your super power，but to analyze，to detect，and to judge by wisdom. You can also create your own Heroes comic book or make your own Heroes music video for a chance to win great Heroes prizes. (nbc.com/Games/)

For Chinese fans，you can go to Douban to discuss the development and synopsis with other Chinese people. Here gathers the top young analyst，some of whom are even forecasting the exact ending of Season One. Chinese language only. (douban.com/subject/1837856)

The Eden Garden BBS also sets up a space for fans to discuss what is going to happen and provide some games of role-acting. Chinese language only. (sfile.ydy.com/bbs/thread.php？fid=211)

編輯/希卡魯