Rules of Engagement I. ASSASSINATION For an assassination attempt to be successful, the following conditions must be satisfied: 1.The assassination must NOT be witnessed by anyone other than the assassin and the target (even if the witness is not participating in the game). ∙It counts as "witnessing" the assassination if someone sees the weapon as it is being used. 2.The weapon must make physical contact with the target or any piece of the target's clothing. 3.The assassin must use the type of weapon specified, which may or may not be distributed to assassins before the start of the game. 4.The target must have one or both feet outside of the following SAFE ZONES: ∙any computer clusters on campus ∙the target's own dorm room ∙the target’s own room inside their house. ∙a bathroom or shower inside the residence hall ∙the target's current classroom (only while that class is in session or within 10 minutes before or after) ∙inside the dining hall during meal hours ∙after official meal hours end, the dining hall is not safe even if you are still eating ∙poison may still be used during meal hours as a means of assassination 5.It is prohibited to use physical force to remove an assassin from a safe zone. 6.It is prohibited to take an assassin's weapon when the assassin is touching it. 7.The assassination must not occur during, or within 5 minutes before or after, a house or hall meeting, unless the victim is outside of the residence hall 8.The assassin must not be neutralized when the assassination occurs (see below). When you have successfully assassinated your target, log on to www.TheHappyZork.com and report your target eliminated (you can do this by clicking on the link in your personal “play game” page log in to TheHappyZork, click Home, click “my games”, click on the current game). If time permits, you may provide the a description of your elimination to allow others to share in the thrill of victory. Once your target has verified their elimination, you will be emailed a new target.
II. NEUTRALIZATION If, at any time, your target “shoots” you before you successfully assassinate him/her, you are NEUTRALIZED. When you are neutralized, you cannot kill that target for 120 MINUTES (if you receive a new target, you are no longer neutralized). Your target may neutralize you at any time, even while you are in a safe area (with the exception of computer clusters).
Your target may not neutralize you while you are already neutralized. However, your target may re neutralize you after the 120 minutes has expired. If you attempt to exploit the neutralization rules by shooting everyone in a blind attempt to neutralize your assassin, you will be marked for termination.
III. TERMINATION If you fail to assassinate your target within 24 hours, you will be marked for termination. You will not be warned if a Terminator has been assigned to you. Terminators cannot be neutralized, and they can assassinate you even in front of witnesses. CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH YOU MAY BE TERMINATED: Why the Terminators are After You
How to Save Yourself from Termination
You failed to assassinate your target within Assassinate your target ASAP 24 hours You failed to report your kill immediately Report your kill ASAP You attempted to neutralize a large number Beg for mercy of people to avoid assassination.
Assassins who have been eliminated from the game may be enlisted to become terminators. When only two assassins remain, the terminators will be called off.
IV. AUTOTERMINATIONWITHPREJUDICE Assassins who do not assassinate their target within 72 hours will be automatically removed from the game. V. WEAPONS Basic Weapon: The weapon used for this game will be any plastic utensil. If you do not own any, I am sure that the Otterbean or Roost would not mind donating you a few. Projectiles: Marshmallow’s will be used as rocket propelled grenades. If you are hit with a marshmallow that is chucked at you, then you are dead. However, you are still an assassin, so don’t let people see you throwing marshmallows or else the kill is void.
Poison: Any food or drink that has been salted far too much to the point were it has obviously been tampered with is considered poison. If you eat the oversalted food, you are dead. VI. ENDGAME When only two assassins remain in the game, they will be assigned each other as targets. These assassins are automatically immune from termination and autotermination. The standard assassination rules continue to apply, with one exception: If both assassins shoot each other at the same time (or cannot come to an agreement as to who was hit first), they are both neutralized. Ties are not allowed.