srt@ucla-cs.UUCP (05/31/85)
As far as I know, this is currently available only in LA, but I thought it
might be of general interest, hence the wider distribution.
I noticed an ad for CROSSFIRE in the LA Weekly, which reads in part:
"Gee, where did all the fun go?" Lamented Jane, boread as a 2x4, and
dearly missing the carefree days of her misspent youth.
"To the mountains," Dick casually offered. "Above Malibu."
"Tell me more," Jane pleaded.
After an eternity, Dick smiled, "Sure, it's a real kick, but," he
cautioned her, "keep your body low, your senses high, and be ready to
move. Quick!"
CROSSFIRE: An Outdoor Adventure Game.
CROSSFIRE, like PHOTON, is a variant of Capture the Flag. Unlike PHOTON,
CROSSFIRE is played outdoors, in (as the ad mentions) the mountains above
Malibu.
Two teams of 8-14 players are gathered and released onto a field. The rules
are much the same as Capture the Flag except that each player is equipped
with a CO2 powered paint gun. According to a spokesman for CROSSFIRE, these
guns are accurate to 30-35 yards. One team is red, the other blue. Players
are also provided with elimination vests that they don once they have been
shot. Players also get protective goggles. Each player gets 2 CO2
cartridges and 2 paint tubes, which is apparently enough for ~ 20 shots.
Cost is $30/player (ugh!) and games are run Saturday and Sunday at 10 and 2.
Normally a whole team (or two teams) sign up at a time, however, they will
accept individual signups, though you have to wait for an opening to appear.
No address is given in the ad, but two phone numbers are available:
(818) 99-GAMES and (818) 763-1300.
I haven't played myself; the above information was gleaned from a telephone
conversation.
Scott R. Turner
ARPA: (now) srt@UCLA-LOCUS.ARPA (soon) srt@LOCUS.UCLA.EDU
UUCP: ...!{cepu,ihnp4,trwspp,ucbvax}!ucla-cs!srt
SPUDNET: ...eye%srt@russet.spudfreak@ihlpa.UUCP (c e malloy) (06/04/85)
> Two teams of 8-14 players are gathered and released onto a field. The rules > are much the same as Capture the Flag except that each player is equipped > with a CO2 powered paint gun. According to a spokesman for CROSSFIRE, these > guns are accurate to 30-35 yards. One team is red, the other blue. Players > are also provided with elimination vests that they don once they have been > shot. Players also get protective goggles. Each player gets 2 CO2 > cartridges and 2 paint tubes, which is apparently enough for ~ 20 shots. > > Cost is $30/player (ugh!) and games are run Saturday and Sunday at 10 and 2. > Normally a whole team (or two teams) sign up at a time, however, they will > accept individual signups, though you have to wait for an opening to appear. > No address is given in the ad, but two phone numbers are available: > (818) 99-GAMES and (818) 763-1300. > > I haven't played myself; the above information was gleaned from a telephone > conversation. > > Scott R. Turner > ARPA: (now) srt@UCLA-LOCUS.ARPA (soon) srt@LOCUS.UCLA.EDU > UUCP: ...!{cepu,ihnp4,trwspp,ucbvax}!ucla-cs!srt > SPUDNET: ...eye%srt@russet.spud They have the same thing in Wisconsin, only they call it Survival. I also have never played, but my brother has and enjoys it very much. From inside the Tesseract of Clancy Malloy (ihnp4!ihlpa!freak)