*This game is not associated with Yorba Linda High School.
The most thrilling game of the year is back at Yorba Linda High School: Senior Assassin! For those who haven’t heard, this game is the ultimate test of stealth, strategy, and, well, silly-string skills. Seniors must put their abilities to the test.
Seniors who are up for the challenge throw in $10 to enter the game. From then on they are eligible for the over $1,000 cash prize! Would you take the gamble?
The goal of the game: Each player is assigned a top-secret target—another senior in the game. The catch? You must “eliminate” your target using a silly string before the clock runs out of that round. The rounds get shorter each time, making it increasingly difficult to strike your target. The first round starts at 2 weeks, the next round 1 week, and the following rounds decrease as time passes. If you are not able to silly string your target by the end of the round, you are out of the game!
Now, don’t think it’s all fun and games. Senior Assassin is serious business. Players sneak around trying to eliminate their target. This could include snooping around the target’s neighborhood, trying to get information about targets through other classmates, analyzing daily routines, memorizing car license plates, or even getting information about work schedules.
This year’s senior assassin game started on March 8th and ended on April 22nd. Players at our school were determined to win. Something unique about this year’s game was that there were 5 winners! These 5 players were given the choice of playing another round and possibly getting out, or splitting the cash prize amongst themselves. They picked to split the money! Each winner took home $352–a pretty nice win for the $10 buy-in price.
One of the winners, Jake Ridenour (12), talks about his experience saying, “My favorite part of the game was stalking my targets. I think my least favorite part of the game was wearing my floaty and getting stalked.”
As one of the winners, I think my favorite part of the game was eliminating my targets after doing all the research. The satisfaction of knowing that I would not have to keep trying to silly-string them was nice. I felt like my work finally paid off once I got them out. My least favorite part of the game was having to keep an eye out to see if anyone would pop out and attack me. There were a few close calls when I spotted the person who had me as their target, and I had to outsmart them. Whenever I left my house or went anywhere in public, I felt like I was constantly being watched. I was so nervous and scared, and I always had to be aware of my surroundings. But all my worrying and work paid off when I was one of the winners!
In conclusion, this game was quite the experience! I definitely recommend that upcoming seniors participate in this challenge.
