The Spoon Game

 Its back by popular demand! Get ready for an epic battle of The Spoon Game. The game will begin on Monday, September 10th so don’t delay signing up. It will end on Friday, September 14th at 5:00 pm (please see information below about new Final Elimination Challenge on Sept 14).  Online registration closes on Friday, September at 12:00 PM. No late registrations will be accepted.

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What is the Spoon Game?

The game consists of players whose goal is to eliminate their targets while attempting to avoid being eliminated. Everyone has a different target and no one knows who is trying to eliminate them.

The Target:

Your target is the one person you are assigned to eliminate.

Eliminating Your Target:

You can eliminate a person only by successfully tagging them with your spoon. Do not hurt anyone (including yourself) or damage anyone’s possessions while trying to eliminate an opponent.

Protecting Yourself:

If you find out who is trying to eliminate you, your only option is to run and hide when you see that individual.

Outside Assistance:

No one is allowed to eliminate your target but you. Others may help you track down someone but they cannot actually eliminate anyone.

Allowable Weapons:

Plastic Spoons (as long as you are holding it; thrown spoons do not count). Only the scoop end of the spoon should be used.

Safe Zones:

Safe Zones are areas in which you cannot eliminate or be eliminated by anyone. If someone attempts to eliminate you in a safe zone, please inform him that you are in a safe zone and that their “elimination” is invalid. Safe Zones Include:

• Classrooms or other locations where a class is in session. During a class break, a student cannot be tagged unless they leave the classroom. Each student is given a 5 minute “safe period” before and after class begins and ends and cannot be tagged during that time. This only applies if the student goes to class. You cannot skip class and then be declared “safe.”
• Player’s living space (Exception: If you invite your assassin into your room, it is no longer a safe zone)
• Bathrooms: Your entire body must be in the bathroom for you to be safe.
• Places of worship (Church, Sunday School, Small Group, DGroup, or Bible study settings)
• SEBTS Chapel (Inside of Binkley and the outside stairs of Binkley are safe zones from 9:45 AM- 11:30 AM on days chapel is offered).
• Inside of the SEBTS Library
• Inside all offices and office suites at SEBTS
• During Official SEBTS Student Group Meetings (ATTAM, PAL, SIT, IJM etc): 5 minutes before and 5 minutes after the advertised start and ending times for these meetings students may not be eliminated. Must be an official meeting, not a group of members of the Student Group hanging out together.
• Places of Work (On and Off Campus): You must be clocked-in to be considered “working.” Any SEBTS faculty and staff that would like to play are not allowed to tag or be tagged while they are working. However, if a SEBTS faculty or staff member would like to opt to participate while they are clocked in, they must notify Student Life. Student Life will then post a list by the Spoon Game board of all of the approved faculty and staff members who may be tagged while clocked in. Faculty and staff members may not tag or be tagged until their name is posted on the official list. These individuals will still be safe in their office and office suite, but nowhere else throughout campus.

Logistics:
On Monday, September 10 at 10:00 AM a picture of your target will either be placed in your mailbox (if you live in Lolley or Goldston) or will be left at the Ledford Center front desk (if you live elsewhere). At 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 11 the game will begin. With your picture will be a plastic spoon that should be used as your “weapon.” You must carry your picture and spoon with you at ALL times until you have been eliminated or the game is over.

Elimination Details:

When you eliminate your target, your new target will instantly become the target of whom you just eliminated. For example: Your target is Sam and Sam’s target is Casey. If you eliminate Sam you new target is Casey.

When you eliminate someone, you must report the elimination as soon as possible on the bulletin board in the Ledford Center. This board will include pictures of everyone involved in the game. You will need to place an eliminated tag over the person you just eliminated and write your name on the form. This board will be helpful to everyone still in the game to determine who is still in the game and will help determine who the winner is.

If you are eliminated, the person who eliminated you will be reassigned to the player whom you were targeting. This means you should give the picture of your target to the person who eliminated you. This is why it is vital for you to carry the picture of your target at all times. If you are eliminated, we ask that you exit the game politely and with good sportsmanship. There will be opportunities to place again. Please remember that this is just a game but your actions should be glorifying to the Lord.

Forced Elimination

Emily Guyer reserves the right to eliminate any player based on poor sportsmanship or lack of integrity. In addition, Emily Guyer may choose to eliminate someone if she discovers they are skipping classes or if they are making choices that could be harmful to themselves or others (running into a road with cars, climbing out of a window, etc).

Resignation

If a player resigns, he or she must notify Emily Guyer at eguyer@sebts.edu within 24 hours of making their decision and they must bring the picture of their target to the Student Life Office. This must be done as quickly as possible so the game can continue for others. If you believe that someone has resigned without notice, please email Emily Guyer and she will verify as soon as possible with the individual that they are still in the game. It will be assumed that any individual who has not picked up their envelope by 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 12 has resigned. Student Life will notify the appropriate people of their new targets.

Final Elimination Challenge: The end of it all….

On Friday, September 14 all remaining participants will report to the Ledford Center from 3:30-5:00 pm for our Final Elimination Challenge. Student Life will give you rules and parameters for this challenge from 3:30-3:55 pm and then it will be a fight for survival from 4:00 pm-5:00 pm. It will end when there is one remaining champion.

Information about the Final Elimination Challenge

1. Participants will be given 20 minutes of safety in order to get to the Ledford Center to participate in the challenge.
2. Participants who show up after 3:35 PM will be automatically eliminated.
3. Students who are no longer in the Spoon Game are encouraged to come and watch, but they are not allowed to help or guard participants.

Prizes
Two winners will be recognized. One recognition will go to the last individual left in the game. The second recognition will go to the individual who eliminates the most number of targets. These two individuals will be awarded bragging rights and their winning spoon.

Sign Up

To play, you must click here to fill out this form no later than 12:00 PM on Friday, September 7. On this form, you will verify that you agree to read and follow all the rules for the game.