Killer

The Game of Assassination. The first LARP. A game in which you take a non-dangerous toy, track a friend who is playing the game down, and pretend to kill them. Squirt guns at 50 paces. Nerf at Dawn.

Basic rules
1. Agree to play. Get your picture taken and sign the Assassins Contract (where in the person agrees not to do things that are pants on head retarded). The assassins contract states that you won’t do something retarded like playing this game at inappropriate times or inappropriate places or in such a way as to scare the normal people. I am not bailing you out of jail because you shot “witnesses”, had the cops called on you, then shot the cops. This is not GTA and no matter how cool it would be to re-enact that graveyard/funeral scene from Assassins don’t do it.
2. Get Armed. Buy a 1 dollar squirt gun from the Dollar Store of your choice.
3. Get a Target. Once the game starts I will issue people pictures of who they are looking for. Thats why I want to take your picture.
4. Kill your target. The theory is that no one will know you are playing so that you can sneak up on your friend and squirt them (while making a loud *bang bang* noise). Make sure that you do this in such a way that people can’t see you. You must actually squirt the person you’re shooting at and you must yell *bang bang*. If you try to “gun down” your friend at the mall you there are going to be witnesses and that means you are a murder not an assassin. It is also agreed upon that you aren’t going to “kill” someone at work, in class, during church, or in any sort of motor vehicle.
5. Report in. Let me know you’ve retired your mark.
6. Repeat. If there isn’t anyone left in the game you’ve won. Else go back to step 3

Prizes
For the first game I don’t think we’ll do a prize for first, second and third place but I think it would be cool if we did for later games. n = number of people. m = buy in price (no more than 5 bucks).
1st place = (4*(n*m))/7
2nd place = (2*(n*m))/7
3rd place = (n*m)/7

I’d like a minimum of 14 people if we are going to do prizes so that third place gets double their stake back.

Money & Weapons
More advanced games allow for a money and equipment. Each person will start with a squirt gun, some in-game cash, and someone to kill. The in-game cash can be spent to acquire new ways to kill your friends such as bombs, poisons, bigger guns, and oddities. A full list of equipment and the relative costs for each will be posted here if this gets off the ground. To give you an idea. A silencer can be bought for your gun so you don’t have to shout *bang bang* when you try to hit someone. You can fill up the tank on someones toilet with dye to simulate a toilet bomb that can take out your target and the whole room (killing all the witnesses). You can buy a killer animal (in the form of a stuffed animal with a tag that says its a killer animal) and hide it in their closet so that they get mauled. You can also buy antidotes, call the bomb squad or animal control. Heck if you have enough money you might be able to hire other players to help you get the job done. All props will be bought at the Assassins expense; I am not buying you a nerf arsenal. : )

Different Games
While Circle of Death is fun and easy it lacks subtle complexes that other games have. There are team games like Waring Families; where you play part of a mob family and both sides try to double cross and kill each other while respecting the chain of command. There is King of the Hill which is great for small games. One man is “it” and everyone else tries to kill him. Whoever succeeds is now it. Gang Wars; where it doesn’t matter if there are witnesses. And then the variety of fun that can be had by weapon restrictions; Knife only, Silenced pistols, Bombs only. The meta game lends itself wonderfully to all sorts of scenarios.

Let me know what you think.