Jared
06-27-2006, 12:27 PM
Streetwars: Killer (from 25/7)
A 3 week long, 24/7, watergun assassination tournament
Where: London
For more info, call Stuart: 07906 097744
When: Tue Jul 25 12:00 pm
Click here (http://www.thelunchclub.net/clubhouse/lc_event_detail.php?mode=detail&id=747) to go to the event details page for this event.
Cancelled due to lack of interest...
LoungeFly
07-25-2006, 05:55 AM
Cancelled due to lack of interest...
Interesting that it was cancelled... so is today's news story just way behind the times or is some other group having a streetwar?
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/25072006/80-132/police-condemn-water-pistol-game.html
Police condemn water-pistol game
Tuesday July 25, 09:27 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - Police have condemned a huge role-playing game where contestants travel all over London armed with water pistols looking to "assassinate" other players, saying it could spark terrorism alerts.
"StreetWars", which is described on its Web site as a "3-week long, 24/7, watergun assassination tournament", begins on Tuesday in the capital.
The game, which has already taken place in cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Vancouver and Vienna, involves players hunting down targets whose details they have been given and then squirting them with water to eliminate them.
But angry police say the appearance of people behaving suspiciously, armed with what could look like real guns, risked sparking major alerts in a city where four suicide bombers attacked the transport system last year, killing 52 commuters.
"The sight of people carrying what appears to a be a firearm on the Tube one year after the tragic events of July 2005 will cause passengers and staff genuine fear," British Transport Police said in a statement.
They warned they would come down hard on any players who caused trouble.
Scotland Yard also poured cold water on the game, saying it could divert essential resources.
"A seemingly innocent bit of fun can escalate with armed officers responding to what potentially is reported as a life-threatening situation," a spokesman said.
No, just the Lunch CLub's participation in the game was cancelled due to lack of interest (ie, no one signed up). The game itself is still going ahead.