270 Ludlowe seniors have opted to participate in this year’s Senior Assassins game and it has been nothing but eventful. 

The anonymous organizer of the game has taken on the great responsibility of setting the rules, many of which one would assume to be straightforward, but the actions of the participants have proven this assumption to be false.

The rules are as follows: Participants are allowed one mutually declared alliance. Targets are assigned randomly and cannot be “traded”. Nerf guns cannot have modifications, such as the ability to rapid fire. Banned locations include Fairfield schools, Fairfield Ludlowe High School (FLHS) from 7am-4pm, FLHS during school sponsored activities, inside someone’s house or commercial buildings, official extracurricular events (games or concerts), and moving modes of transportation. Lastly, assassinations must have photo or video proof. 

These clearly defined rules still led to some confusion as students searched for loopholes. Specifically, there was great controversy over the interpretation of a property’s fence. The game organizer created a separate entity of the rulebook, known as the Fence Rules. Here they describe that participants cannot enter past a fence unless there is an intentional opening. Shooting over a fence is permitted if under elbow-level; Climbing fences to have a better shooting advantagepoint is not allowed. 

Clarification was also provided for cases pertaining to a target being in a moving vehicle. The bed of a target’s truck, to the surprise of participants, is not a permitted mode of transportation in order to follow one’s target. Luckily, this was cleared up by an announcement made by the game organizer which stated, “If it is illegal in real life it is illegal in this game!” 

Participants have been met with news of the infamous redemption tasks. Each round one lucky former-participant has the opportunity to be reinstated in the game if they are the first to send in proof that they completed the round’s redemption task. Some arguments suggest that this is unfair, however the opportunity persists. Round 1 consisted of two reinstated participants due to the simultaneous submission of their proof. 

Thus far, 76 participants have successfully assassinated their targets. With Round 1 ending at the end of day tomorrow, students wait eagerly to see what Round 2 has in store.