Game O On
Zionsville seniors play the epic game of Assassins
By Kailey Wallenius, Feature Editor
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enior Kennedy Merrel walked outside to the bus, ready to head to the elementary school for Peer. After talking to her classmate, she was hit with a stream of water: She was out. Starting on Feb 28th, Senior Assassins, has taken over seniors lives. Senior assassins, a game not affiliated with ZCHS, has been played for over 5 years by Zionsville seniors. A game of stealth and paranoia, where the goal is to eliminate a weekly target. “We really want to make sure this is like our big thing, to get some normalcy back into our high school experience,” senior and co-director of Senior Assassins Allison Soards said. The game began with everyone choosing their partner, a very important part of the game. “Typically people choose people who they are close friends with, but then some people choose someone you would never expect who are in completely different circles so you don’t have any crossover,” Soards said. The game was moved up a month this year, due to it running long last year. “Last year, it was three and a half months,” Soards said. “[The game] took longer than I
thought it was going to.” If there’s ever an argument on whether or not someone is shot, the directors have a simple solution. “Last year they put the two teams that were trying to figure out the problem into a group chat and they said figure it out in 10 minutes,” Soards said. “As of right now we are planning on doing the same.” Attempting to appeal multiple times, as she was shot during Peer, Merrel was unsuccessful in getting back into the game. “I’m really mad about getting out this early,” Merrel said. “Normally I wouldn’t care, but the way it happened is why I’m mad.” Paranoia is going to be needed for the rest of the game, especially around people you thought you could trust. “Watch your back, just because some people are out doesn’t mean they can’t still help or turn against you,” Merrel said. “In this game you have to build bridges, not break them.” Seniors Allison Soards and Abe Kauffman, co-directors of Senior Assassins. photo by Sarah Maniscalo
To Move on Every Week • • •
You or your partner must shoot at least one member of the team you are after You can eliminate more than one team per week, but it will not buy you extra time You are out if you fail to shoot one person on your targeted team within the deadline
If You Are Shot • •
Places You Are Safe • • • • • • • • •
On school grounds School parking lots if you aren’t talking Practices, home games, away games On the clock on work grounds Church grounds, or any church sponsored events During prom weekend, graduation weekend, or any Sundays Moving or running car Cadet teaching and Peer facilitator school grounds In someone’s home if you are invited in
If you/your partner is shot, they are out until the next week as long as the other partner isn’t shot If an opponent that is after you tries to shoot you or your partner, and you or your partner shoots them first, neither that person or their partner can shoot you or your partner for the next 24 hours
Basic Rules •
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How to Eliminate a Team • • •
Partners must shoot at least one member of the team between Monday morning and midnight on Saturday If both of your targets are shot, you can go after the team they were after Report someone shot IMMEDIATELY by texting one of the leaders
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Each week, every pair is assigned a pair, their target, and must shoot at least one person to stay in the game Don’t bring water guns into schools, and don’t shoot people in school Poor sportsmanship will not be tolerated Be honest in being shot/ shooting someone Senior Assassins is not affiliated with school Every Monday morning the game begins with new targets, sent out Sunday nights by the leaders
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