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Four-word backup that lets you reset your PIN without admin help.
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ENTER YOUR 6-DIGIT CODE TO CONTINUE
YOUR RECOVERY CODE — SAVE IT NOW
This code will not be shown again. Store it offline — a password manager, on paper, or in a safe place.
Disabling MFA means sensitive actions will require only your PIN again.
ENTER YOUR 6-DIGIT CODE TO CONFIRM
Your PIN does two things: it signs you in to this site, and it captures payphones when you dial in. A new PIN will be generated; the old one stops working immediately on every device.
ENTER YOUR 6-DIGIT CODE TO CONTINUE
YOUR NEW PIN — SAVE IT
Use this to sign in here and to capture payphones when you dial in. Your old PIN is invalid; the new one is saved in this browser.
SCAN WITH YOUR AUTHENTICATOR APP
On a phone? Tap the QR or secret to open your authenticator app directly. Otherwise enter this secret manually:
Compatible with Google Authenticator, Authy, 1Password, Bitwarden, etc.
ENTER THE 6-DIGIT CODE FROM YOUR APP
✓ MFA SUCCESSFULLY CONFIGURED
Your authenticator app is now linked to this account. Sensitive actions (PIN rotation, recovery-code rotation, MFA disable) will require a 6-digit code from your app.
ENTER YOUR 6-DIGIT CODE
PROTECT YOUR ACCOUNT
If you forget your PIN or it leaks, the only way back into your account is a 4-word recovery code.
Take a screenshot or write the four words down somewhere safe.
YOU HAVE 24 HRS TO STRIKE
YOUR CALLSIGN
YOUR ACCESS PIN
Your PIN will be saved in this browser — take a screenshot or write it down. Get to a phone. Dial in. Enter your PIN.
NO AGENTS AVAILABLE
Sorry, we've run out of agents — we'll have more soon.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
Did you check the phone booth matches cabinet id ?
If the cabinet ID doesn't match, please verify on-site before submitting — your report may apply to the wrong phone.
If you can, please call your mobile from the payphone and verify it matches what is shown at the phone.
Did you check the phone booth matches cabinet id ?
If the cabinet ID doesn't match, please verify on-site before submitting — you may be marking the wrong phone fixed.
You captured this phone, so it's reachable and works. Pick the reports your visit disproves — they'll be resolved with a note.
APPEARANCE
NAVIGATION APP
Used when tapping a payphone address
BASEMAP
Created by Alex (al3x.au) — submit feature requests and bug reports on the feedback site, or email [email protected] for anything else.
Join the Discord or the r/Payphonetag subreddit to chat with other agents, or follow @payphonetag on TikTok for captures in the wild.
A real-world territory capture game played on public payphones. Register an agent, get a PIN, find a payphone, call in, and claim it. Build triangles between captured phones to control territory and climb the leaderboard.
Payphone calls in Australia are now free. No coins, no credit, just pick up and dial. The game costs nothing to play.
Each unique payphone you've ever captured (10pts), each phone you currently hold (15pts), connected edges (10pts), complete triangles (15pts), plus bonus points for territory area. The 10pt explorer bonus stays even after a phone is stolen — only the 15pt holding bonus drops. Steal other agents' phones by calling from them with your PIN.
Cells are optional teams of up to 12 agents. Create a Cell once you've captured 3 payphones, or join one with an invite code. When Cell members hold all 3 corners of a triangle, it counts as Cell territory. Find Cells in the CELLS tab.
Enter PIN 'PARTY' (72789) instead of yours, and you're dropped into an open conference with anyone else who's done the same. No captures or points, just a place to try catch someone else on the line.
A handful of payphones still have a working TTY keyboard bolted underneath the phone. Capture one and the keyboard will pop out at the end of the call, allowing you to leave a message.
I bought a phone number and wanted to do something fun with it. This project started as an excuse to learn new skills and put to use a dataset of Australian payphone locations I'd collected. The result is this game.
Get outside, explore your city, and capture some payphones. That's really all there is to it.
See the privacy page for what data the site and Android app collect, and how to request deletion.
