Nowheremen

If you like a good mystery (and who doesn't/dunnit?), I just heard via Pop Candy about a new social reality game called Nowheremen.

Here's the set up from their site:

"Derek Border went missing on June 7th, 2002 -- hours after graduating with honors from a prestigious east coast university. Lacking solid leads or even evidence of foul play, the case has long since been abandoned by the police.

Even those closest to Derek have given up hope in the intervening years, moving on with their lives as best they can.

But Derek Border isn't dead.

Cut to 2007, Derek's voice is heard again.

Through coded messages found all over the internet, Derek has been asking for help in escaping. But from where? And from whom? His cryptic messages leave much to the imagination. It is only slowly, piece by piece, that we come to know more about Derek: Why did he disappear? Where is he now? How can we help him?

The little we do know, however, only seems to raise more questions. Is it actually Derek that's talking to us? It seems certain that he's alive. Why does he only release information in small pieces, at certain times and as puzzles that must be solved? Is it to cover his tracks because he's being watched? Are we putting ourselves in danger by searching for him?

Through talent, hard work and cooperation, the community here at nowheremen.net has made great strides in solving the mystery of Derek's disappearance -- ignoring the dangers that come from the ominous unknown. Each day brings us closer to knowing the truth."

Wow, that sounds like fun!

The site has message boards where players can inneract with one another. If you start the game from the beginning, you can try to solve all the clues on the site and click the "spoil" button if you get stuck. Go to the main page, and you can watch this week's first webisode featuring Derek. Look for a new clue each Tuesday at 2:22 ET.