Teenage 'Paranoia': A Suburban Game of Nerf Guns and Optional Nudity
New Trier students play in an elimination game with strict (but peculiar) rules, like optional nudity.
Walking into someone’s home uninvited, shooting Nerf guns at one another, and setting up ambushes. That may sound like a strange combination for fun, but those are components of Paranoia, a game played by New Trier students, ages 15 to 18. While there are rules governing where and when it can be played, they may raise a few eyebrows. Participants say it's a fun way to interact, and New Trier students of all classes are going to be starting up Paranoia again right after spring break. Paranoia is played as partakers armed with a Nerf gun who are usually members of a team that seek members of other teams and try to shoot them with the toy. The process of eliminating all opponents and finding a winner can take six to seven weeks, with two …
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9:07 am on Saturday, March 10, 2012
This sounds like an awesome Nerf war to play. I don't know where the optional nudity comes into play but I think that could make it very interesting to see...or not! more ›