Assassin at the UVA

Stephanie Pratola writes:

FYI: I just got back from visiting my son who is a freshman at the
University of Virginia. I thought the deep- fun group might be interested
in the "fun" they are having in the freshman dorms at UVA. It seems they
are organizing dorm wide games of "assassin" that go on for
....days...weeks...whatever until there's a winner. Players sign up and put
in a nominal amount of money, like $1. This "pot" goes to the winner (last
player remaining). Players agree on type of "ammunition" ( usually a rolled
up sock). They also decide on where there will be "safety zones." For
example, "no one can kill you in your own room." They also decide on other
ways to be "safe" . For example: if you wear your boxer shorts on the
outside of your clothes or if you have a bagel on a string around your neck,
nobody can "kill" you. You are killed when someone hits you with their
ammunition. You report to some central game keeper if you are killed so
people can know who is left to be "gotten". These games result hilarity
such as students showing up for Advanced French Grammar Class wearing boxer
shorts on the outside of their khaki shorts ...groups of students with bagel
necklaces, etc. Lots of people carry around balled up socks. It helps
people get to know who is in their dorm because the games are played among
kids who live in the same dorm. There are about 180 kids in each dorm."