Gotcha

Have you heard of the game "Assassin"? It's all the rage at the high schools around here.  Our ward decided to play it but since it has such an outer-darkness-sin-name someone changed the name to "Gotcha".  Much more celestial.  Well, I was going to suggest calling it "Halo" but that's been taken.

From the ward, 48 adults and teens over age 12 started out.  Each person was given a name of someone they had to hunt down with water (squirt gun being the main weapon) in order to eliminate them from the game.  Once you get your target out, you take on the name of the person they were hunting, until there are only two people left standing alive for a final face-off.

Well, no one dies or anything. When we were young my sisters and I always liked to say "It's just ketchup" when we watched a movie with blood to make ourselves feel better. It's kind of like that. The only real thing that gets hurt is pride.

Rules:  You can't shoot your target in their house, car, work or at church.  All targets are safe on Sundays.  You can't shoot them FROM a car, either.
 
Michael somehow ended up the gamemaster, so he doesn't have a target, but the four oldest and I have been playing.  It's been almost 3 weeks and the game is still in full swing with maybe half the people left in the game.  Only one member of our family is out so far -Jessica-... which means if the game goes on much longer we are bound to have some internal family warfare which isn't going to be pretty.

How am I doing, you ask?
Not to brag, but... I've gotten out 3 targets so far, working on my fourth. Surprised? Don't be. I love me a game with strategy. I've had 3 different people coming after me. One by one they've been taken out so a new person keeps getting my name.  Which is a little freaky until you know who it is.

The first person who had me actually stalked my house for 3 nights openly with lawn chairs and sleeping bags.  One night we were out having family night and I came home to her whole family surrounding my vehicle.  Call me Houdini cuz I was able to escape to my house before they even knew I was missing. Booyah.

One of my targets I was able to take out by using Alex... posing like we were on a walk and he needed to use their bathroom... my target actually walked us out afterward on the front porch.... giddy, yes, I had my squirt gun/fake camera at the ready. Sorry sir, but I will use a little child in warfare when necessary.

Benson and Josh do reconnaissance together, walkie talkie-ing, binoculars, and in disguises. They're like pros so it's gonna get ugly when it comes time to take each other out.  

Currently, there is an avid huntsman who has my name so I am on the lookout for decoys and camouflage. Game on, Mr. Hunter.  You don't know who you are dealing with. I ain't no sitting duck.

Now my biggest problem is the name I'm currently after is a boy who has an identical twin. Wish me luck.

Sistah Rice is in it to win it. Got to the cha.