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London Gamers Shoot It Out In The Streets

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the bring-it-to-madison dept.

ChocLinux writes "Gamers that take part in the Streetwars watergun assassination tournament in London could face arrest if they stalk their target in the tube. CNET has spoken to one gamer who has taken part in the tournament and disagreed that waterguns could be mistaken for firearms, as all contestants are using brightly-coloured super-soakers. He admitted that he narrowly missed being eliminated. 'Some guy tried to get me outside work, but he missed and fell off his bike,' he said. If the game isn't over by midnight on August 15, the remaining contestants will take part in a one week sudden death tournament." From the article: "You can hunt your target down any way you see fit; you can pose as a delivery person and jack them when they open the door, disguise yourself and take them out on the street, etc. If you are successful in your assassination attempt, the person you killed will give you their envelope and the person they were supposed to kill becomes your new target."

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  1. Re:The tube? by CrazyJim1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thanks for the explaination. I thought the tube was slang for the internet.

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  2. Rain. by EnsilZah · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wonder, if it rains, is that the equivalent of being nuked?

  3. Re:Sorry, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yeah, because people in London simply aren't prepared for an unexpected shower of water every day, at any moment, what with its arid climate and all. It's not like people are always walking around with umbrellas or something :-)

    But I see your point. Minimizing collateral damage is a courtesy for any professional hitman, yes.

  4. Knock, knock by Jtheletter · · Score: 2, Funny

    Who's there?

    Landshark!

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  5. Don't you understand? by Erastus · · Score: 3, Funny

    If we can't sneak around pretending to kill each other - the Terrorists have won!

  6. Re:The tube? by drinkypoo · · Score: 2, Funny
    Umm, we brits don't spell it like that. (Here's a hint, there's no u in beyond ;) )

    Well, you put an extra i into aluminum, how can the rest of us be expected to understand where you will insert spurious vowels?

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  7. Re:The tube? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Sholdn't that be "spurios"?

  8. Re:The tube? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    For those non-englanders, here is what the tube is. I had to look it up myself.
    the tube ... could face punishment for acting suspiciously or inciting panic in Underground stations, which last year were the targeted by suicide bombers.
    I didn't know that London organized crime had been targeted by bombers, but I don't know how to find their stations anyway.