According to Brandon, Assassin "...is kind of like that, but with cameras." And he's absolutely right.The 1985 classic, starring Anthony Edwards (Revenge of the Nerds, E.R.) and helmed by Nerds director Jeff Kanew, featured a group of college students playing a variation of Assassin called... you guessed it... Gotcha!
Assassin has been a popular live-action role playing game (or LARP) in college campuses for decades. According to the all-knowing Wikipedia entry:
So there you have it. Assassin has been around since the dawn of teen comedies. We just packaged "watchful paranoia" in digital form. You're welcome.Assassin (also Gotcha, Assassins, Juggernaut, Battle Royale, Paranoia, Killer, Tag, Elimination, or Circle of Death) is a live-action roleplaying game. Players try to eliminate each other from the game using mock weapons in an effort to become the last surviving player.
Assassin is particularly popular on college campuses; several universities have a dedicated "Assassins' Guild" society which organizes games for their members. Assassin is lifestyle-invading. Game-play occurs at all hours and in all places. Since an elimination attempt could occur at any time, successful players are obliged to develop a healthy degree of watchful paranoia.
ok that's really funny. you should make overly elaborate 80's movie action plan themed Assassin missions.
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