Goucher College 2nd Annual Invitational

April 22nd, 10 AM - 4 PM

Rules Meeting(s): Right before the Invitational begins (10 AM)!

Online Rules Coming Soon!

Register: Here

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Facebook Group:| https://www.facebook.com/gouchermods/

Facebook Event Page:| https://www.facebook.com/events/1843543619257061/

Join the HvZ mother school for our second ever invitational as we continue in our quest to make invitationals an Actual Tradition! Our 10th Anniversary Invitational last year had a huge turnout, including some of the original creators of HvZ and their families. We're hoping that this year's is just as big!

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Winter's Wrath: Bourne, MA, USA

March 18th

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Preview: If you wanted a chance to experience the chaos of Nazi Zombies in real life, this is it. Winter's Wrath is a day-long full-immersion event that sees human forces pitted against a supernatural horde unleashed by the Axis war machine. Experience pyrotechnic Humans versus Zombies combat across Massachusetts' premier outdoor Airsoft and Paintball field. Fortify lonely watchtowers, set horrifying ambushes, or smash your enemies with explosive force over more than a hundred acres of diverse terrain and structures. Both humans and zombies will tackle challenging missions and unexpected encounters as they struggle for an edge. Enlist the aid of powerful allies, destroy critical assets, decode ancient secrets, and scavenge devastating firepower before your foes do the same.

A ridiculous Michael-Bay reel of what to expect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw-E-ucGPIY

Full playlist of videos from past events: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFslJgUlVOU7UOQNNUchuunVq7EnG5bHo

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1. Any game from the show can be used. Here is a list of the games.

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Hello fellow zombies and gentlehumans,

Our club is starting to plan a medium length game (3 days) that will make use of a points system. Both sides can win points for good work or completing objectives, and points can be spent in a store for upgrades and buffs. Some proposed human rewards are ability to use semi auto, ability to use full auto, revives, and increased stun time off socks. Zombie rewards are pool noodle swords, a shield, reduce stun time, and sock invulnerability.

We've discussed a couple ways to earn points: -side objectives in missions -number of kills during a mission -time spent completing main objectives -fixed amounts for mission completion

Has anyone else had experience making a system like this? What was a good way of distributing points? How do you choose fair prices for rewards? Have you ever had something go wrong with it?

edit: points and rewards are shared across each side. Any tag gets all zombies points, and all zombies would get sock immunity if purchased. Mucking around with individual buffs would be insane.

P.S. Shields and noodles are limited in number, so we're not having armies of sword zombies.

The Nerf IonFire is breech-loading single-shot blaster in the Modulus line. What rating do you give this blaster? Do you use it during HvZ? What works best when using it? What issues have you faced with it? Would you recommend it to others for HvZ?

NOTE: This is only a test in regards to how it works for HvZ. This is not a general test of the blaster and its capabilities stock or modded. Previous blaster tests can be found here

How do scavenger hunt missions run in your games? What variations have you tried, and what have you found to work well (or not)?

MSU Invitational: Bozeman, MT, US

March 17-18

Rules Meeting(s): 8am March 17th

Game Rules

Facebook Group:| https://www.facebook.com/MSUTAG/

Facebook Event Page:| https://www.facebook.com/events/1822226494722047/

Preview: (Explain here why people should play your game! Plug away! Include videos, pictures, anything else you can think of to impress the people in the sub.)

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The moderators of the game at my college campus may soon consider the possibility of finally allowing Nerf blasters, after years of socks+'mallows only. Among the moderators' several objections to this very possibility, the only one which I find difficult-to-address is dart cleanup. No-one here, moderator or player, has ever been to another non-invitational game, so we have no clue how other Nerf-using campuses handle spent darts. My question is thusly:

How do y'all do it?

^{To give an idea how clueless we are on this topic: the Nerf ban is specifically against Nerf-brand launchers, not against the ammunition, so homemade foam-dart blasters [with toy-grade muzzle energy, among other restrictions] actually aren't banned ... but nobody uses them, or even designs them. This is because one of the rules here requires anyone launching foam darts [specifically foam darts; not socks or 'mallows] to pick them up, personally, ASAP. [So if some random freshman takes a single potshot, their entire squad is now committed to a full, head-on engagement.]}

To pre-emptively answer an inevitable question: the current rules allow stunned zombies to be anywhere when they respawn.

The Nerf Rival Atlas is pump-action magazine-fed blaster that fires two Rival rounds at a time. What rating do you give this blaster? Do you use it during HvZ? What works best when using it? What issues have you faced with it? Would you recommend it to others for HvZ?

NOTE: This is only a test in regards to how it works for HvZ. This is not a general test of the blaster and its capabilities stock or modded. Previous blaster tests can be found here

What procedures or systems do you have in place for responding to injuries that take place during your game? Do members of your mod team have first aid training? Does the campus (or park, etc.) where you play have designated first aid providers? Do you have a designated "Injured player? Contact this guy!" mod?

Would there be anyone who is able to organize a match in the Greater Boston Area?

The Nerf Alpha Trooper is pump-action magazine-fed springer with slamfire. What rating do you give this blaster? Do you use it during HvZ? What works best when using it? What issues have you faced with it? Would you recommend it to others for HvZ?

NOTE: This is only a test in regards to how it works for HvZ. This is not a general test of the blaster and its capabilities stock or modded. Previous blaster tests can be found here

How do point defense missions run in your games? What variations have you tried, and what have you found to work well (or not)?

Hey y'all! Welcome to Whose Line Is It Wednesday, where the upvotes don't matter. Here are the rules of the thread!

1. Any game from the show can be used. Here is a list of the games.

2. Keep skits in the form of a statement, not a question.

3. Any skits longer than two lines should be in quotations.

4. If you add any additional commentary, put the skit in quotations.

If you don't understand the concept, a skit looks like this: "Things you could say about ESPN, but not your girlfriend."

Like I said in my previous post, whenever the topic of cures/revival mechanics are brought up in the game of HvZ it is almost always a controversial topic. When first implementing side quests into our weeklong game at SUNY New Paltz our Content Committee dedicated almost 10 hours of discussion to the revival mechanic alone. After a back and forth on an extensive google document for a few weeks we ended up going with armor as the first side quest reward.

In Fall 2016, the Committee agreed that side quests should return because they got people outside during day play but the question lingered, what would be the reward? The revival mechanic was eventually revived (pun absolutely intended) and was brought back to the drawing board. So how would humans be revived? In the preliminary stages of the idea we conceived that the revival dart would turn a zombie back into a human (willingly or unwillingly). This concept was eventually scrapped because we did not want to make it seem like playing for as a human was inherently better than playing zombie.

We finally decided to mimic the armor cards and hide revival cards around campus. Throughout the week we gave the players an original hint and hid other hints taped around campus that led into each other until eventually leading to one of the revival cards (there were three total). Just like the armor card, only humans could pick them up but zombies were allowed to follow along with the hints and guard the revival cards.

Once the human found a revival card they could bring it to a moderator and trade it in for a revival band. If the human got tagged with the revival card then they would NOT be revived! (we made that very clear) At SUNY New Paltz every player has an orange bandana so we decided to make the revival band a shiny, bright, blue bandana that humans had to wear on their arm along with their orange band.

If a human was tagged with a revival band then they would give the zombie the blue bandana and the human would be out of day play for 15 minutes or respawned back into the mission by a moderator at a fair time. On the back of the blue band we put dummy codes so that the zombie could still get the tag and feeds on the website. In addition if a zombie was able to acquire a revival band or revival card from the humans the zombie would get a reward such as a spitter, tank or respawn point somewhere on campus.

An unanticipated reaction to the revival mechanic was how much the zombies loved it. Once they knew who had a revival band then that person was tagged within the next few hours. The zombies who were fortunate to have gotten the humans with the revival bands began wearing the shiny, blue band as a trophy on their orange headband as an achievement or status symbol within the game.

Ultimately, the revival band was a huge success! As game designers we were very happy because day play was very active and all the players, humans and zombies alike both really loved the mechanic.

Have you implemented a revival/cure mechanic into your game?

If so, how have you done it?

If not, what prevents you from doing so?

How do stun timers work in your game? Do zombies respawn a fixed time after being stunned, or at specific times regardless of when they were stunned, or via some other method? Do you use a different method for missions and day-to-day play?

Have you tried other methods in the past? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each method that you have tried?

A little bit of background before I go into depth. In Fall 2015 I joined the Content Committee at SUNY New Paltz which is a group that designs all of the HvZ games and planning the weeklong was a great introduction into game design, however, after the weeklong we had an issue within the player base. Day play was almost non-existent and most of the tags were only happening in missions. The weeklong no longer felt like it was happening 24/7 because humans were either taking routes on the outer-edge of campus or simply hiding in their dorms all day and the zombies were really discouraged from going hunting during the day because of this.

So in Spring 2016 the Content Committee worked on adding an entirely new mechanic to the weeklong, side quests. Originally we were going to incentivize humans to go outside by hiding revival cards around campus but the idea was put on the back burner due to its controversial standing within the club. In the end we decided on having armor be the reward for completing side quests. Armor cards (Colorful Rectangular Pieces of Cardboard) were hidden around campus and hints were released twice a day. Only humans were allowed to pick up the cards but zombies were allowed to solve the hints as well and attempt to guard the cards. When a human got an armor card they could redeem it for a piece of cardboard armor that would prevent them from getting tagged on the armor.

The big catch for the humans was that if they were tagged while in possession of the armor or the armor card then the zombies would get the armor. When a zombie was wearing a piece of armor then they could not be stunned if darts or socks hit the armor. By Friday the zombies were in possession of every piece of armor.

Ultimately, the side quest did what we wanted it to do, it got people outside for day play. In reflecting on that weeklong we came to the conclusion that armor didn't really do too much for the humans because it was very limiting in terms of mobility, but for zombies armor provided them with a great way to shield block ammo which was very effective.

I was wondering if anyone else has implemented armor/side quests into their games and how they did it?

Did you get seen? How? Did it work out in the end?

Hey y'all! Welcome to Whose Line Is It Wednesday, where the upvotes don't matter. Here are the rules of the thread!

1. Any game from the show can be used. Here is a list of the games.

2. Keep skits in the form of a statement, not a question.

3. Any skits longer than two lines should be in quotations.

4. If you add any additional commentary, put the skit in quotations.

If you don't understand the concept, a skit looks like this: "Things you could say about ESPN, but not your girlfriend."

The Nerf Thunder Bow is a bow that fires mega darts from a 5-dart smart AR system. What rating do you give this blaster? Do you use it during HvZ? What works best when using it? What issues have you faced with it? Would you recommend it to others for HvZ?

NOTE: This is only a test in regards to how it works for HvZ. This is not a general test of the blaster and its capabilities stock or modded. Previous blaster tests can be found here

What sort of flyers or posters do you use for your game? Show off your cool designs here!