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  • 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).
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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

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  • 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?

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

Bazooka Whitelist

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

Bazooka Eval Guide

New 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
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