by Xavier Conley | Apr 27, 2011 | News Slider
The door slams shut as two armed NERF gunmen run from the Student Activities Center to McQuiddy gym. They are pursued by several students sporting bandanas on their heads. Does this sound familiar? It’s the school year’s third and final game of Humans vs. Zombies. “Paranoia is something you have to come to grips with when playing this game,” said Matthew Chambliss, a freshman from Franklin, Tenn. Twenty people are participating in this final installment of the school year, and everyone is out to win the prize money. This particular game has a $50 prize for the last human standing and another $50 for the zombie with the most kills. The small number of players in this game game will make this round more challenging for the ‘humans.’ Brian Wessels, a sophomore Bible major from Nashville, understands the small numbers of this round of play, and credits it to two different reasons. “Due to the busy-ness of the final weeks of school, it’s not a surprise that we are seeing smaller numbers,” Wessels said. “That, and the fact that some people aren’t willing to get outside their comfort zone. They are too busy thinking about what their friends will think.” On the subject of strategy, Kalan Skiff, a freshman engineering major from Elizabethtown, Ky., suggests that your friends aren’t really your friends while the game is being played. “You can’t even trust your buddies,” Skiff said. Still, this is only the final game for this school year. Organizers are aiming to start next school year with 300 players. For more information about upcoming games or NERF events, check out the...
