Nerf War Rules For

Blob Tag

Player Count:

5-20

Playing Time:

10 Min

Age:

11+

Untested

Game Designer:

Bryen Wenzel (M.A.N.O.)

Description:

This is a free for all game based on the school yard game blob tag. Players attempt to tag players in order to convert them to their team. Play ends when everyone playing is on the same team.

Quick Reference Rules:

When you are tagged you join the team of the player who tagged you.
Unlimited respawns.
Respawn by placing your hand on the shoulder of the person who tagged you. No need to count.
After 7 minutes the game enters sudden death.
Game ends when everyone is on the same team.

Detailed Rules

What is sudden death?

It is the point at which blobs can no longer grow, meaning that any player who is tagged after the 7 minute mark is eliminated from the game. This is just a way to prevent the game from lasting too long.

What do we do if we simultaneously tag each other? Or the player who tagged me gets tagged before I respawn?

You switch teams. In this case you respawn by hand tagging the shoulder of one of the players on the team of the person who tagged you. If there is no one else on the team of the player who tagged you then you are on your own team and have a 5 second immunity. During immunity you cannot be tagged or tag other players.

Here is an example of a 7 player game.

Player 1 tags players 2 and 3. Players 2 and 3 respawn by hand tagging player 1 and they all form a team, after which player 2 tags player 4 who respawns by hand tagging player 2. They now have a four man team. Player 1 then tags player 5 but before player 5 can respawn, player 6 tags player 1. Player 5 goes and respawns by hand tagging either player 2, 3, or 4. Player 1 respawns by hand tagging player 6. Next players 2 and 7 simultaneously tag each other, so player 7 joins players 3, 4, 5 as a team and player 2 gets a 5 second immunity and is on their own team. At this point there are three teams, team A with players 3, 4, 5, and 7, team B with players 1 and 6, and finally team C which only has player 2. The game continues until there is only one team.

Do I need to go respawn immediately?

In general yes. However it is acceptable to take a little bit of time to reload but you should avoid waiting a long time.