About this Event
Install and play here — download the Story City app to start your laundry-day adventure.
Ever wondered how dictators keep their cash and their reputations so spotless? Find out between the wash and the dry—free in Madison Supreme Laundromat - New York NY.
Load your delicates, take a seat, and step into a laundromat in Madison Supreme Laundromat - New York NY. Today you’re playing a power-hungry despot with a pile of dirty money and an image that needs a good scrub.
The Dictator’s Laundromat is an interactive story played in the Story City app. Each “wash cycle” reveals a real-world scheme that dictators use to hide billions in plain sight: shell companies, lobbyists, luxury real estate and even sports teams. Some of it may be happening in your own neighbourhood.
Earn “Dictator Dollars” as you go and learn how easy it is to clean up a reputation while the world looks the other way. Created with the Human Rights Foundation, this satirical experience turns your weekly chore into an act of awareness, humour and resistance.
IMPORTANT: This is a free event, but ticket registration is required to receive your gameplay details.
What's Included
- A satirical, interactive story built to be played on laundry day
- A series of “wash cycles,” each one revealing a real money-laundering tactic
- “Dictator Dollars” to earn as you scheme your way to a spotless reputation
- Real-world insight from the Human Rights Foundation
- Play at your own pace, timed to your wash, your dry or both
- 7 day free trial for access to dozens of other Story City adventures!
How it Works
Your gameplay details will be emailed to you after registration.
The Dictator’s Laundromat is a self-guided experience played through the Story City app, with no guide or staff on site. Head to a laundromat in Madison Supreme Laundromat - New York NY, open the story and play. Any laundromat or laundry room will work.
Ticket Information
- 🎟 Ticket: Free
- 📍 Location: Laundromats across Madison Supreme Laundromat - New York NY
- 📲 Install the Story City app — gameplay instructions arrive by email
- 📲 A free Story City trial is required to play. Cancel anytime.
- 🎧 Headphones are recommended so you can stay immersed without disturbing other customers
- 🧺 Laundry is not included, but it is highly encouraged
All tickets are digitally delivered.
What To Expect
This phone-based, satirical adventure turns laundry day into a lesson in how power hides money in plain sight—shell companies, lobbyists, luxury real estate, even sports teams.
Play through wash cycles at your own pace. No walking route between stops; settle in, spin the load, and scheme.
Additional Information
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking & access link to play the experience
- Please follow each laundromat’s own policies on seating, hours and accessibility
- This is a self-guided phone based story; there are no actors or installations in the laundromat, and the staff won’t know what you’re up to
- Your location is only tracked while actively using the app, your privacy matters to us
- Flexible — pause anytime, continue at your pace
- Phone OS: You need at minimum iOS 16 or Android 7
- You’ll need cellphone data or Wi-Fi
- Bring a charger or battery pack, because corruption never sleeps and neither does your phone screen
Play this Story City adventure
Open the route directly:
Play this Story City adventure
https://storycity.app/route/01a1a893-4ed0-7328-955f-8576285642f5
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Madison Supreme Laundromat - New York NY, Madison Supreme Laundromat - New York NY, New York, United States
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