Nerf Capture the Flag

Alright folks, here it is.

As you all know, this Friday (4/9) is our first ever Nerf Capture-the-Flag event. Be sure to bring out your friends! And your Nerf gun!

Below are the rules written out by our very own Nerf nerd, Joe. Read them carefully!

NERF CAPTURE THE FLAG:

The setup:
2 teams based at opposite ends of the church, each with a flag at their base. Teams may place their flag anywhere within their base, but it must be visible from any entrance to the area and must be safely and easily accessible. Next to each base is a designated prison area, where eliminated players of the opposite team are held until they are either freed or the round ends. There will be designated areas of the church for game play. All other areas of the church are “out of bounds.”

The objective:
To capture the other team’s flag from their base and bring it back to your team’s base OR eliminate all players of the opposing team. [Tip: try using teamwork and strategy.]

If neither team retrieves the other team’s flag within 30(?) minutes, the team holding the most prisoners wins the round.

The play:
Before the round begins, flags must be placed and all players must be in their base. At the signal or designated time, the round begins and players are allowed to advance. [Suggestion: some should stay behind to guard the flag and prisoners, if any.] Teams are not allowed to touch their own flag once the round begins.

When a player is shot, he/she must walk his/herself to the enemy’s base and wait in the prison area. A live player can free a fellow teammate from the enemy’s prison by tagging them. The prisoner must have at least one foot in the prison area to be tagged. A live player can only free one prisoner at a time. Both players must go back to their home base before they can rejoin the game. They must hold their guns above their heads until they return to their base to let players know they have free passage. A player cannot free a prisoner and grab the flag; they must choose one or the other.

Once a player picks up a flag, he/she must be the one to take it all the way back to their own base. They cannot hand it off. If a player holding the flag is shot, he/she must return the flag to the place where he/she was shot before going to prison. After 30 seconds, the flag can then be picked up by the opposing team.

Defenders of the flag must stay 15 ft. away from the flag unless he/she is pursuing an enemy within the 15 ft. radius.

(Optional rule: If there are a lot of kids in jail and nothing happens in the game for awhile, a leader can yell “Jailbreak”, at which point all prisoners are freed–and must return to their home base before they can join the game–BUT they are immediately vulnerable to getting shot and returning to prison.)

Other rules:
1. If you get shot, you must walk yourself to the enemy’s prison. Honor system: if you know you got shot, even if no one else saw, take yourself to prison. If someone else says you got shot whether or not you agree, you must take their word for it and take yourself to prison.
2. Any player who goes out of bounds will be sent to prison. Players who go out of bounds or leaves the game for emergencies or other legitimate reasons (medical reasons, gun jamming or breaking, phone call, bathroom) can rejoin the game but must start from their base.
3. You can be shot anywhere, even in your own base. There are no safe zones.
4. If your gun jams or breaks, go out of bounds to fix it. (Remember you must restart at your base.) If you stay in bounds and are shot, you must go to prison. You can leave prison to fix your gun, but you must return to prison to join back in the game.
5. Your gun, your clothes, and anything on you–all count as “you”. If any of those are shot, you must go to prison.
6. You can bring other nerf-type weapons, such as swords. But they cannot block darts. See rule 5.
7. You can use stationary objects like tables and chairs to take cover. You cannot pick up objects to protect you as you move.
8. You CAN be shot by your own teammate. FF is on. Be careful where you shoot.
9. You cannot throw darts. (You can if you want to, but it won’t eliminate anyone.)

And to help you get a little teaser of what’s to come…