• One Hit Kills: A single hit from a blaster or boffer weapon kills you.
    • ​​​You are hit if you or something you are wearing/carrying stops a dart from moving through the air, or alters its course.
  • No Weapon Hits: Weapons & Shields you hold in your hands block hits from melee weapons and from the vast majority of darts.
    • Two exceptions: Hits from Heavy Projectiles and Bazookas do count as a kill when they hit a weapon or shield you are holding in your hands (see "Heavy" and "Bazooka" sections below). ​
  • Bazookas destroy anything - shield or weapon - they hit. 
    • Items destroyed by Bazooka projectiles cannot be used for the rest of the game - even after you respawn.​
    • Only after the current game ends; we re-pick teams; and we begin a totally new game, may items destroyed in the previous game be used again.
Our Gameplay Rules are designed with cross-gaming in mind. Our system allows many diverse styles of foam weaponry to be employed, such as modded blasters, medieval boffer weapons, and high-end 3d-printed stuff, all while remaining balanced, fun, and family-friendly.

The Non-negotiables 

  • Rule #1: Don’t be a jerk.
  • Rule #2: Eye-protection must be worn. No exceptions.
  • Rule #3: All blasters must have orange tips. No exceptions. 

​Basic Rules Of Combat

  • A single hit from a blaster of boffer weapon kills you.
    • ​​​You are hit if you or something you are wearing/carrying stops a dart from moving through the air, or alters its course.
  • Hits to the weapon(s) you have in your hands don't count, unless otherwise noted below:
Hits From...
To...
Boffer weapons, Nerf darts, Rival balls, Vortex discs, BoomCo darts
Strikes a blaster, boffer weapon, or shield you are holding: Blocked.
Mega-darts and Nerf-Arrows
Strikes a blaster, boffer weapon, or shield you are holding: Counts as a kill
Bazooka Missiles
​Strikes a blaster, boffer weapon, or shield you are holding: Counts as a kill and the Item is Destroyed

When You are Dead...

  • You must hold your hand or weapon above your head to show others you are dead. 
  • Remove yourself from combat, and try to remain at least ten feet away from non-dead players at all times.
  • Return to your team's respawn point promptly.
  • Do not speak to non-dead players other than to communicate that you are dead. 

Shields

  • Anyone may use any number of Shields.
  • Shields block hits from all boffer weapons,
  • Shields block hits from the vast majority of darts.
  • Shields fail to block any projectile larger than a MEGA-dart (you die).
  • Shields are destroyed by Bazooka hits (you die).

Large Shields

​What Counts: Any home-made shield counts as a Large, 
  • Limitation: If you use a Large Shield, your choices for offensive weapons are limited to Pistols and Melee Weapons.
    • Gunblades & Bayonets may be used as long as the blaster portion of the weapon is a Pistol.
  • ​​​​Maximum shield size: 1,152 square inches (8 square feet).

Small/NERF Shields

​What Counts: Any official Hasbro/NERF product with the word “Shield” in its official product name.
Examples: Captain America Shield; Modulus Shield; Stampede Shield; SuperSoaker HydroCannon Shield.)​
  • No Limitation: Doesn't limit your weapon choices.

Bazookas
  • Anyone may use any number of Bazookas (even if you have a shield).
  • Bazookas destroy anything they hit.
    • Items destroyed this way cannot be used for the rest of the game - even after you respawn.
    • Only after the current game ends, we re-pick teams, and we begin a totally new game may items destroyed in the previous game be used again.

What Counts as a Bazooka?

This full-color Visual Guide makes it exceptionally easy to identify what counts & does not count ​as a Bazooka.

Bazooka Whitelist

Read our whitelist for a list of what specific models count and don't count as "Bazookas".

Bazooka Eval Guide

Do you have something new? Read the standards PaNNC uses to judge whether a new blaster qualifies as a "Bazooka".
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Weapon Construction Rules

Melee Weapons

TO DO: Section on Boffer weapon standards

Shields

TO DO: section on shield construction standards

Gunblades

TO DO: gunblade construction and safety standards

Anything else?

TO DO: Any other safety rules