GAMES PAGE

This page contains a collection of nerf games that can be used for your nerf wars. We're especially fun of "anarchy." Check them all out.

Anarchy (AKA "Dodgeball")

Objective: Be the last team standing by killing all other teams.

Pre-Game:

• The playing field needs to have clearly marked boundaries. A soccer field or baseball sized field will do nicely for 12+ people. If you have less people, then use a smaller playing-space.
• Teams have two members. When forming teams, make sure that mediocre players are paired with mediocre players, and experts are paired with newbs. If there is an odd number of players, the best player should be left without a teammate. You cannot kill your teammate ("accidental" hits don't count)
• To begin the game, players need to divide into thier teams of 2. Spread evenly about the field perimeter. Event coordinator will shout "go" or some other creative variant to commence the festivities.

Gameplay: If a player is hit, he should look to see who made the shot, and then leave the arena. Hit players stand outside the field boundaries. When the person who hit you is out, you can come back in. Example of hits system: I hit Alex. Alex is out. Jeff hits me. I am out. Alex is in. (Try it with three coins and a piece of paper if you still don't get it.)

Disputes: If two players hit each other at the same time, they are both considered in. (They are out, and then instantly in, which means everyone they hit is back in). If someone fires a shot after they have been hit, that shot does not count for a hit.

Comments: It may not seem very fun, but the players who are the best don't generally win, so a fun time is had by all. If a player gets a lot of people out, the whole sideline will be cheering the alive players to kill the one who is doing so well.

Defend the Bridge

Objectives:Attackers want to get 1/2 of thier team across a bridge. Defenders want to eliminate at least half of the attacking team.

Pre-game:

• Split into two teams. Attacking team should have roughly twice as many members as defenders (2/3 of participants)
• Attackers should move to side of bridge they are crossing from. Attackers should be at out of range of any defenders on the bridge to begin with. Defenders should take defensive positions on the bridge, and after they are set, the event coordinator should begin the game.

Gameplay: Participants have one life each. Attackers have 3 minutes to get at least half their team across the bridge. If thier time runs out, or if they lose to many guys, then the defenders win

Comment:This game is cool to play on a bridge, because the defensive capabilities are interesting, but this game could also be played in any other constricted space. Using 4 (old) cars in 2 rows in a parking lot would be a fun varient.

Sherwood Forest

Objective: Tax-collector team is trying to transport the collected taxes across a long route. The outlaws are trying to kill them. (they're outlaws for a reason)

Pre-game:

• There are two teams, the Tax Collectors and the Outlaws. Both teams should have an equal amount of players, and aggregate skill.
• The field is a long strip of land that has some cover. The width of the field at all points should be no greater than 60 feet. It should be at least twice as long as it is wide, but a longer field is better.
• The taxes (object being transported) should be a few eggs in a bucket. If eggs cannot be procured, place several bouncy ball in a bucket. The object being transported should be contained in such a fashion that the carrier cannot run with it.
• The two teams begin at opposing ends of the field.

Gameplay: Each player has two hit-points. If the taxes are successfully transported accross the course, the outlaws lose. If the outlaws kill all the tax collectors then they win. The game time-limit is ten minutes. If the time expires, then the outlaws win the game.

Comments: this game should ideally be played along a road with trees on both sides for outlaws to take cover in. The tax-collectors must really work together in order to complete thier task.

SWAT

Objective: Terrorists try to eliminate all of attackers; SWAT team attempts to eliminate terrorists.

Pre-game:

• Choose teams. They must have an equal or close to equal number of players and aggregate skill. The two teams are: "Terrorists" and "SWAT team."
• Terrorists team needs a room/building/enclosed space with lots of cover. A picnic pavillion works well
• SWAT team must establish a "respawn" point out of range of the terrorists shelter. Multiple respawn locations can be used
• The Terrorist team gets situatetd in their base. SWAT team must remain outside range of the terrorist's shelter.

Gameplay: Terrorists: each can get hit three times before they are out. They must stay within the boundaries of their base. SWAT team: members each have four hit points. Whenever they are hit they must return to one of thier "respawn" locations. Once a SWAT team member is hit, he cannot shoot anybody until he respawns, but, he can still be shot by the "terrorists" on his way to the respawn.

Comments: This game is somewhat like seige, with a few twists. The biggest difference is that it is possible for the defending team to win. Generally you should play two rounds, so each team has a chance to attack and defend

Capture the Flag

Objective: Capture the other teams flag, and bring it back to your own base

Pre-game:

• There are two teams. Each team should have an equal number of players.
• Each team gets a section (hopefully close to half) of the playing field. On each teams side, they need to choose a "respawn" location (tree, bridge, trashcan, etc). They must place thier flag on thier side of the location, but at least 75 feet from the respawn
• Once teams have been picked, all team members should go to thier half of the field until the flags are placed and the game commences.

Gameplay: If a player is hit, he must return to his team's "respawn location," before further participating in game-play. If a player captures his opponent's flag, he can still use his own weapons. If he is hit while taking the flag back to his own base (flag), he must immediately drop the flag. The team whose flag was moved may return it to its original location, or keep it where it is

Comment: A fun way to make CTF more difficult is to add flags to the game. Each team has two or more flags each to control, and an amount of time is set for the game. If any team gains control of all flags (returns them to thier base), then they are declared winners, but if no team fully controls flags in specified amount of time, the team with the most flags wins the game.

Beast Feast

Objectives:
(Beasts) Kill all members of the opposing team within time limit.
(Feast) Kill all members of opposing team or survive until time expires

Pre-game:

• There are two teams. The "Feast" team has approximately one third of participants and is allowed to use any nerf weapon deemed fit for the war. "Beast" team is composed of two-thirds of participants and each Beast team member is armed with two foam missiles (maxshot missiles, nerf vortex, mini nerf vortex, etc. work well).
• The playing field can be bare, but it is best if Feast team has some cover. Beast team does not recieve cover. Beast and Feast teams go to opposing ends of the field.
• Feast team starts unarmed. They're unaware of the approaching beasts, and their weapons are in a heap on the ground near their base. They're all without ammo (ammo is on ground near blasters). Beast team is armed at beginning of game
• Referee signals game start (can be a player) and starts timer (4 minutes or more depending on number of players). At game start feast members may get their weapons from team stash.

Gameplay: Any feast team member hit by a missile is immediately out. When beasts are hit they must immediately fall to the ground. They count aloud to 30, and then are allowed to reenter play. If a beast team member is shot in the head (or some other specified "weak spot"), he is out. Beasts may throw missiles, or hold them and tap feast team members. Beasts must use missles to make their hits. Feast members must use darts to hit beasts.

Comment: to make the game extremely challenging for feast players, Beasts can determine amongst themselves their bodies "weak spot" (left arm, right leg, etc. Must be same part for all team members). Feast won't know the weak-spot until they hit a beast on that body part.

Gladiators

Objectives: Kill four other gladiators in a row.

Pre-game:

• The field is a small clearly marked area (we've used the center-circle of a soccer field with great success).

Gameplay: All players start in a line outside of the playing field. First player in line enters the ring, second player waits five seconds and then enters. Neither player may leave the field perimeter. Both "gladiators" attempt to make hits on one another. Once either player is hit, they exit the arena and return to the back on the line. A new player (new front of line) immediately enters the field and attempts to hit the surviving gladiator. This continues, the surviving gladiator never gets any "timeout" to reload between kills.

Comment: A limitation of two pistols per player can make the game less painful and more fair, but experiment with different weapon styles for a true gladiator style experience.

Destroy Main Generator

Objective: Destroy enemy's main "power generator" after defeating their three "auxiliary generators."

Pre-Game:

• Players are split into two teams.
• Each team has one and only one rocket man. The rocket man may only carry one rocket gun (titan or XxL bazooka) and no other weapons.
• The remaining players on a team have either dart shooting guns or arrow shooting guns. The teams can have any amount of either player, but each player can carry only arrow firing guns or dart shooting guns at any time (no darts out of arrow guns allowed).
• The (3) "auxiliary generators" are set up around the "main generator," about 15-20 feet away.
• A re-spawn is placed 50 feet behind the "main generator."

Gameplay:
Generators: The auxiliary generators (2-liter bottles on sticks in the ground) must be hit before the main generator (a garbage bin) can be hit.

Re-spawning/Repairing: Each team is given two 30-second sand timers (available online). The sand timers can be used to regenerate a player or repair an auxiliary generator. Only two people may respawn/repair at a time. A player may only use one timer at a time. The respawning players must stay in the designated area (50 feet from the main generator).

Players may switch weapons only while "dead." (right before beginning to respawn). Timers cannot be stolen.

Roles

• Rocket Man: The rocket man can have as many rockets as he wants. The rocket man requires one cycle of the respawn timer to regenerate. Rocket man can only hit generator's with his rockets, players hit are unnaffected. The rocket man cannot repair generators.
• Arrow Archer: The arrow archers requires two cycles of the respawn timer to regenerate. The arrow archer may use arrows to hit generators or other players. The arrow archers may not repair generators.
• Dart Boy: A dart boy requires two cycles of the sand-timer to respawn. He may hit other players, but not generators. The dart boy (while alive) may "repair" an "auxiliary generator" by taking the sand timer to the hit auxiliary generator. He puts his weapons down and sits/kneels by the generator. He cannot fire while repairing. He waits three cycles of the sand-timer to regenerate the auxiliary timer. If either he or the auxiliary generator is hit while repairing, the time spent repairing is undone. If the dart boy wishes to leave the repair and enter play, he may pick up his weapons and the timer, but all time spent repairing is lost.

Comments:
This game may require a bit of modification (timer-cycles, aux-generators, number of generators) but I think it will rock if the variables come together well.