Senior conducted ‘assassin’ game makes a splash at LHS

Twitter-organized competition rallies upperclassmen in fight to attain prize money

By Nia Rutledge

Assasin
Graphic by Alexis Riner

A new game of stealth has seniors stalking classmates.

Assassin, was orchestrated by seniors and meant to be played exclusively by the senior class.

The start of Assassin took place April 25 and is scheduled to end when there is only one person standing.

To enter the contest, players paid a $5 entry fee, which will be collected together as a prize for the ultimate winner of Assassin.

Each week, the players are given a target to “assassinate” by shooting them with a water gun. If their target is not killed by the end of the week, they are out of the competition.

The only acceptable weapons for hitting the target are water gun and water balloon.

Some locations are designated as safe zones where players can’t be targeted, including school, school events, inside the target’s home and inside their workplace. It is also prohibited to use force to remove a target from one of their safe zones for shooting.

As a target, the only way to protect yourself from your assassin is to neutralize them by shooting them with a water gun, which will render them unable to hit you legally for 30 minutes.

After a kill is made, the assassin must log their account on the site made and report their shot and the target must also confirm that they were fairly shot by the assassin.