I did a search and didn't see anything about this. Wondering if anyone else is playing? Since there seems to be a diverse group of people around here..
http://www.ingress.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingress_%28game%29
Its basically two factions trying to win over a city. This is done by creating portals (through submissions of interesting places) and creating "zones" by joining zones.
Its an android based game that requires actual participation which is still in a closed beta and requires a invite.