草榴社区

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Students to hold spring HvZ game on campus

草榴社区 Humans vs. Zombies, one of largest clubs at Western Washington University, will hold its spring game in three weeks. It is a free-to-play, eight-day game of tag on campus involving two teams: Humans and Zombies. Zombies try to tag humans while humans defend themselves with approved Nerf blasters and socks.

The spring game will run from 7 a.m., Wednesday, April 22, through 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 29. Spring is usually a more relaxed game, with between 200 and 400 players. Gameplay is restricted to outside of buildings, on-campus only, and between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Players will be designated by orange armbands (humans), and orange headbands (zombies). Moderators of the game are designated by green armbands, with first aid and CPR certified moderators wearing blue armbands. They are on campus to respond to rules violations, reprimand players, and are happy to answer questions from students, faculty, and curious spectators.

Anyone can play, not just 草榴社区 students, but all players are required to attend a registration meeting for rules presentation and must pass a safety quiz in order to receive their player bands and ID cards.

There are five of these meetings the week prior, at 7 p.m.:

  • Wednesday, April 15 in Arntzen Hall 100
  • Thursday, April 16 in Arntzen Hall 100
  • Saturday, April 18 in Arntzen Hall 100
  • Monday, April 20 in Arntzen Hall 100
  • Tuesday, April 21 in Fraser Hall 102 (with Arntzen Hall 100 as a possibility)

Players must attend a registration in order to play the game.

The club operates in close collaboration with campus administration and University Police. This collaboration establishes rules, restrictions, and the allowed Nerf blasters used in-game. To view the allowed arsenal and rules of the game, please visit: . The website will be used to track human and zombie populations through the week, announcements and in-game achievements.

Any questions, comments, or concerns can be voiced to moderators in person (wearing green armbands), or sent to the club email at wwuhumansvszombies@gmail.com.

For information about disAbility accommodations, please contact Dylan Nelson at 206-384-8047. Emergency contacts for HvZ during game week are Ian Howard 206-422-8634 and Dylan Nelson 206-384-8047.