The Assassin's Game

Although I did not elect to participate in this game, I thought everyone would enjoy hearing about it.

The assassin's game is played using little squirt guns. Each person is assigned a target (from the pool of players) and their objective is to "kill" that person by squirting them with their squirt gun. These "kills" cannot take place inside a building, while someone is working or during a time window on Sunday morning. If attacked, the target's only option is to run to a "safe place" (i.e. inside).

If a person successfully "kills" their target, they are assigned another. If a person is "killed", they are done with the game and their current "target" will be reassigned. "In the end, there can be only one." (Fans of the Highlander series will appreciate the quote.)

Sounds kind of juvenile, doesn't it? Well, it turns out it serves a terrific purpose (which is why it is being played): most of the participants don't know one another. A whole new batch of people has just arrived at the seminary, and the current students and faculty don't know them. In order to "kill" someone, you have to learn who they are. Generally, since buildings to "escape to" are plentiful on campus, you also have to learn something about them so you can come up with a way to surprise them.

Members of the faculty and the employee staff have gotten in on the game, too. (I understand that Dr. Voelz, the Dean of the Faculty, is still "alive", and I know who is trying to "hit" him.) Some people are way over the top with the game; however, it has provided everyone with plenty of entertainment.

As an aside: although I did not elect to play, I have been an "accessory" to a couple of "hits". Just doin' my part to help people get to know one another...