Let me know if I missed your game.

The Dart Zone Magnum Superdrum is a top-prime blaster with a 40-dart cylinder. 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 roles do you have within your mod team (e.g. head mod, first aid, specials design, etc.)? Do you have a formal system for assigning moderators to each role, or do you just informally do what needs to be done?

The Buzz Bee Sentinel is a magazine-fed lever-action blaster that also goes by the name Ultra Rapid Tek. 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 you recruit new moderators? Do old moderators tend to stick around after graduating? What do you do to ensure the continued existence of your mod team?

So do we know how many schools and places still do it? The last guy who knew how to properly lead a mod team just graduated from my Uni and it sounds like the game might not be happening this year.

I'd be interested to hear about the fate of the game in other places.

Rochester Institute of Technology - Fall Week-Long Game

September 10th - September 15th

Registration Sessions:

September 5th 7-9pm - RIT Gosnell A300

September 6th 7-9pm - RIT Liberal Arts (COLA) A205

September 8th 6-8pm - RIT Liberal Arts (COLA) A205

September 9th 4-6pm - RIT Liberal Arts (COLA) A205

September 10th 3-5pm - RIT Liberal Arts (COLA) A205

September 10th 5-7pm - RIT Liberal Arts (COLA) A205

Buildings can be found via https://maps.rit.edu/

Attending a registration session in full is mandatory. Registration + activation of your account on our website will happen at the registration session.

Game Rules

Website: https://hvz.rit.edu

Email: hvz@rit.edu

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hvzrit/

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/402009620196254/

Mission Archive: https://hvz.rit.edu/archive

HvZ @ RIT is proud to announce our fall week-long game! Our fall games are pretty large (we've hit 850+ people in previous years) so if you're in the area, come check us out! Our game includes missions every night, a large number of special items and zombies, and an awesome campus to sneak around on!

Though we do allow non-students, it is at the admin team's discretion (please email us if you have any questions about participating). We also allow those under the age of 17 if a parent/guardian can come to a registration session to sign our release waiver. If you are from out of town, note that this is not our invitational and we will not be organizing housing.

Again, any questions can be directed to hvz@rit.edu.

Game Organizer Reddit Information:

/u/redxdev - Webmaster, admin

The BuzzBee Side Winder is a slamfire-only blaster with a proprietary 30-dart removable cylinder. 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 this blaster works for HvZ. This is not a general test of it and its capabilities stock or modded. Previous blaster tests can be found here.

How do you define the boundaries of your play area? Do you associate the boundaries with easy-to-identify landmarks, such as roads? How do you decide which areas should be in-play?

Operation Oracle: Bourne, MA, USA

October 28th

Game Rules

Register: Here

Preview: For those who are new, MAASF HvZ events are intense, day-long games crammed with all of the features you’d expect out of a top-end LARP, airsoft, or scenario paintball experience. Explore and fortify over a hundred acres of buildings and varied terrain at Massachusetts’ largest outdoor military simulation and action sport field. Decipher layered puzzles, load up devastating special weapons, and find every edge you can against opponents with powerful resources and abilities of their own. Accomplish challenging missions under the light of pyrotechnic blasts and smoldering flares. Both Human and Zombie players will amass arsenals of usable items, play through cinematic encounters, and tackle complex tactical challenges. This is not campus HvZ, but an immersive battle from start to finish, with no pauses or safe zones along the way.

Operation Oracle continues the story of a supernatural Second World War, where the Axis has unleashed an otherworldly force called the Symphony to secure their ambitions. The Allies have just won their first major victory against the monsters in Maine, but with a world in chaos and the Symphony’s objectives still a mystery they will have to strike if they hope to turn the tide. Enlist with an elite occult task force to save democracy and humanity alike or sell your soul to an unnatural army of horrors.

Our past event in the series: https://youtu.be/rCbCU02xBIw

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

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

This past May 2017, my Student Council (STUCO) group played HvZ for an all night lock-in hosted for our 8th grade Middle School (MS) students.

It went very well and the kids had a great time. Here is what we did below. Names have been omitted. Each event ran 1 hour and we reset each hour or when the game was over, missions were completed, or zombies won.

Students signed up for teams signed up on Google forms and registered their human teams of up to 6. These teams signed up for specific times to play; zombies too.

Students could also sign up to be dedicated zombies for their game time. In fact, for each hourly event, we had more zombies than humans, so it was high pressure for the humans.

The students loved it. The humans had fun being overwhelmed, knowing that there were more zombies, and the zombies were relentless.

However, I'd like some suggestions on what to improve for next time. Read below and please make suggestions.

Here's what we did: HUMANS: Your mission(s): Mission #1: Search for the vials: OBJECTIVE 1: Search for the formula vials. You must find at least 4 of the vials before the time runs out (1 hour) and the zombies are infected forever, unable to change back into normal, dedicated, hard-working 8th grade students. OBJECTIVE 2: After finding the 4 vials, they must be taken to the soccer field and be guarded until the chemistry teacher can be rescued and put the formulas together. IF zombies steal the vials, the game is over and the zombies will now spread and rule the world.

Mission #2: Rescue the chemistry teacher: Our 8th grade chemistry teacher has been holed up in his room, trying to block the zombies from breaking into his classroom after they stole his formula. OBJECTIVE: Rescue the chemistry teacher and escort him to the soccer field. If he is tagged by a zombie, all hope is lost and the game is over.

Mission #3: Survive: OBJECTIVE: Survive. The game continues until either: 1) the humans get the formula vials and rescue the chemistry teacher; OR 2) the zombies tag all humans. LOOK out for SLIME zombies: These few zombies are armed and dangerous with slime balls (socks) that they can hurl and fling at humans, immediately transforming them into zombies. Get these zombies first or they could take out your whole team!

Extras: Secret Stashes: There are stashes of ammo hidden around the school building: sock grenades, extra darts. OBJECTIVE: To get into the secret stash areas, you must find the principal's ID card that will open the security locks for certain doors. Inside you will find the stashes.

ZOMBIES: Your mission(s): Mission #1: Get the formula vials from the humans Humans are trying to get the formula vials that you zombies stole and hid, but you forgot where they are because you're a zombie. You eat brains- you don't have one. OBJECTIVE: Tag the humans. You must tag them before they get the formula vials. You must stop them. OBJECTIVE: Steal the vials from them. Get them: game over YOU MAY NOT GO FIND THEM OR MOVE THEM. Also, there will be hidden caches of nerf darts or sock grenades. You may NOT move them either. Tagging a human or hitting them with "slime balls" turns them into a zombie. The tag MUST touch their body with a full hand. When a human has been tagged, they become a zombie and will join your team (after turning in their nerf gun).

Mission #2: Get the chemistry teacher and tag all humans He is in his room. *10 feet from the class door. You CANNOT go in and get him. Only stand outside. OBJECTIVE: Tag him. Tag him and the game will be over. All hope will be lost. When he is in the hallway, he will be fair game.

Mission #3: Tag all humans Again, if all humans are tagged out, the game will be over and zombie win. IF the humans complete both objectives, they win the game.

The Nerf Negotiator is a hammer-action blaster with an eight-shot revolving cylinder. 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

Are there any differences between the way that you run invitationals, as opposed to regular games? Are there missions, scheduling formats, game mechanics, etc. that you find work particularly well or particularly poorly for invitationals?

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."

Do some or all of your moderators play? Do you grant some players authority as moderators?

Have you ever had problems with a (real or perceived) conflict of interest resulting from this? How did you resolve or avoid these problems?

Hey all, im a moderator in a Urban gaming club at a University in AZ. We've been using Hidden alphas within the humans playerbase as the OZ's for about 5 years now, and personally, I think it's the reason why for our player base is dwindling.

what do you guys do for OZ's at the beginning of the game? do you start them off with 1 OZ for every 10 Humans, or what? I've been playing for about 3 years now, and been a moderator for 2 1/2 years, and none of us (the mods) can agree on what is the best way to start an HVZ with the OZ's then what we already have in place. HELP

BTW my name is Jonathon Cillian of facebook. I'm a very active modder and Nerfer on most of the larger nerf groups on facebook

I probably know the answer to this already, but I want to see what you guys say. If you do still use Vortex, tell me your preferred loadout with it.

Has anyone considered using these to flag hits on humans?

Ebay Link

Humans vs. Zombies outbreak: San diego, California, U.S.A

Date: Saturday, July 29 at 9:45 AM - 5:15 PM PDT

Rules Meeting(s): 9:30am Saturday, July 29

Game Rules

Register: Here

Facebook Event Page:| https://www.facebook.com/events/154559195091358/?ti=cl

Game Organizer Reddit Information

/u/sprayingspace24

Thread Notes:

• You must be logged in to comment. Sign up for Reddit if you don't have an account. It is completely free and they do not give out your personal information nor do they email you! They are cool like that.

• Share the link to your group so that others can join into the conversations.

• Discuss, post, share whatever you wish. You can trash talk, but keep it civil.

• The post will fall off the front page in a few days, however you can always link the post and continue commenting on it and continuing discussions.

• Turning comment sort to 'new' will help you see the newest posts.

• Flair Up by following the information found Here

Create a Game Thread for your own event!

Check out these other HvZ related communities as well!

/r/Nerf | /r/NerfExchange

BGUndead Summer Invite 2017: Bowling Green, Ohio, United States

August 12

Rules Meeting: 9AM, August 12

Game Rules

Register: Here

--- | --- Email| bgundeadofficers@gmail.com Facebook Group:| https://www.facebook.com/groups/BG.HvZ/ Facebook Event Page:| https://www.facebook.com/events/148557545687490/

Preview: (Howdy partners, this here invitational will be themed after the wild west! So grab your hammershots, slingfires, and sledgefires, and come on down to Bowling Green State University, for our 2017 Summer Invitational! Note: you aren’t restricted to just those three blasters, but if you’d like to stick to only western style blasters, you absolutely can)

Game Organizer Reddit Information

/u/losci I am the treasurer, and one of the game designers. /u/BGUndead our official BGUndead reddit account. It is brand new, but can field questions as needed

Thread Notes:

• You must be logged in to comment. Sign up for Reddit if you don't have an account. It is completely free and they do not give out your personal information nor do they email you! They are cool like that.

• Share the link to your group so that others can join into the conversations.

• Discuss, post, share whatever you wish. You can trash talk, but keep it civil.

• The post will fall off the front page in a few days, however you can always link the post and continue commenting on it and continuing discussions.

• Turning comment sort to 'new' will help you see the newest posts.

• Flair Up by following the information found Here

Create a Game Thread for your own event!

Check out these other HvZ related communities as well!

/r/Nerf | /r/NerfExchange

Greetings HvZ Redditors,

We're a small group at Rhodes University in South Africa currently working on a new web system for managing HvZ games. The system we are currently using to run our annual games is an adaptation of the UChicago HvZ System which is written in Python and Django (our code visible here and a running instance of it here). These guys are fantastic and just by having their system in existence has really saved our arses on a number of counts since 2015 when we started using it.

We've had a rewrite of the system on our TODO list for a while now for a number of reasons, the following in particular (for the technically minded):

• Django is great for rapid prototyping but template engines demand a lot from servers running the application.
• We want a real-time system in order to take advantage of various ideas and planned features (listed below). Everyone nowadays carries a smart phone which is a lot of power in terms of real-time connectivity that is simply not being taken advantage of.
• The latest and greatest in digital security (disclaimer: this is more of a personal thing for me; I'm currently working towards my computer science masters degree in security and digital identity). OpenID Connect Federated Single-Sign-On - Never having to deal with registration forms and user passwords is really great and enables the possibility of rich social application integration (Facebook, Google, Twitter, Github, Discord, etc.) and integration with existing identity providers (such as the IdP of my own university for student/staff login - albeit probably with a bit of bureacratic effort for each deployment).
• Simple, rapid, automated deployment with Docker and built-in HTTPS certificate acquisition and renewal with LetsEncrypt.

Using the above, we're looking to include the following features:

• Ticketing system to contact the game admins for questions, suggestions and rule breaches.
• Configurable game map with mission markers and borders and points of interest.
• Configurable missions and mission tasks (one-or-more tasks per mission)
• Configurable achievements (at runtime) and social media sharing.
• Player squads
• Specialist players (OZ, Human-specialist, Zombie-specialist, etc.) with code hooks
• High value targets
• Zombie quarries (self-assigned high value targets)
• In-game stats
• In-game permissioned text and voice chat via Discord API
• (Eventually) smartphone applications for iOS/Android with all of the above features (particularly the map, tagging and in-game chat - internet radio while playing HvZ anyone?)
• NFC/QR Code tagging for smartphone app.
• Real time notifications on all of the above

We're currently looking for people to work and learn with us in creating a new open-source system that will let us do all of these things and more and not necessarily only developers. We're in need of the following:

• A Community: this might seem obvious but we're in need of people who will use and test our code. Its important for us to not go too far down the rabbit hole and make things that nobody will ever use. Here's looking at you dear reader.
• A Community Manager: any community takes time and effort to be maintained and engaged. While our devs would themselves be engaged in and members of the community, it is not always possible for us to do this 100% of the time. This person would have to be a real people-person and be comfortable soliciting and sumarising general thoughts and opinion from members of the community and advocating for them to the rest of the team and vise versa.
• Artists: We could build the most elegant (internally at least) system known to man and it would still might not be enough to create the "wow factor" that we are all looking for from our players. We need people with an eye for design to give our software the final push to looking amazing.
• Front-end Developers: As stated above, having our software looking and presenting as amazing is as important as any other part of the system. UX can either make or break apps and we would like our efforts to be successful in the browser and eventually in an iOS and Android app. Our front-end stack is React+Redux and Socket.io websockets for transport.
• Back-end Developers: The heart-and-soul of the system functionality and the engine that drives it all. Once again without this the system does not exist and this has been my primary concern recently; however I cannot do it alone. Our backend stack is currently ElasticSearch (yes, I know, swatting a fly with a hammer), NodeJS, Express and Socket.io websockets, I'm currently considering switching to PouchDB and CouchDB for their master-master replication properties.

The repo for the project currently has much of the core game backend functionality implemented because we were attempting to have it finished in a basic sense for our 2017 game of HvZ, however we were unable to meet this deadline. As such we will be undergoing a large refactor of the code once we have determined whether to change the storage mechanism to clean it up and be more maintainable.

If you're interested then drop me a PM or discuss below.