Q&A for How to Have a Nerf War

It's unlikely to work out. If you have cover, the game will probably last longer.

Use a team randomizing app on a phone or iPad to split up the teams. That will make it fair.

Old cardboard boxes work just fine. Just stack them up how you want and you are ready to go.

Make rules that the one person has more lives than the five. Consider a better gun and better equipment then the other 5. It is definitely possible, good luck!

Technically, yes. Nerf wars should be safe, and at the same time fun. If you're using East Coast rules, if someone shoots someone else in the eye or hurts them on purpose, a minimum of one life must be taken from the perpetrator.

You could make more than two teams, and divide the people accordingly.

Yes. More people is better, but most Nerf wars are 1 v 1. As long as you and your enemy have the same or similar weapon, you won't have a problem at all.

You can play in your backyard if there is enough room available, and the teams are not next to each other. Otherwise, it will not be fun.

Probably. Wear warm clothes under your gear, and test your weapons and ammo to see if they work in winter cold.

You can put it in a large pocket or you can hide it in a obstacle such as cones.

It is not necessary and some people may not be okay with being filmed, so probably no, not without permission from everyone involved. An alternative may be giving a couple of trusted people some walkie-talkies or ask them to use their phones to contact you in case of emergency.

No. Even if it was a king of the hill, you would need to lower the second team's number. Fifteen might work.

If you're a daredevil, then go ahead. But if you're a careful person, then I suggest no.

Multiple websites show ways to make those pests quieter (i.e., oiling and re-oiling the joints, replacing the motors, etc), so give it a go!

There are many good Nerf guns you can get for under 20 dollars. The CycloneShock, CrossCut, Jolt, Triad, and Strong-arm are good choices.

Of course not. You can have fun without a smart watch or Bluetooth.

It's better to be outside, but if you're having an indoor battle, then build a wall with the pillows and use the blankets to hide ammo or cover the pillows. See How to Make a Blanket Fort for more tips.

Go to a park with trees and cover, a playground near your HDB, or even your HDB's void deck.

You usually need some kind of camouflage, or to lay on the ground and cover yourself with leaves. You also need cover or a hiding place like a tree or a behind a rock. Finally you need a Nerf sniper rifle, like a longshot.

True. Make sure the other Nerfers are honest. Also, if you see someone cheat, tell him that you can't play with him. Cheating is bad.

Any automatic Nerf blaster. You'll have the best chance at winning a war if you have the fastest Nerf blaster.

A Retaliator with a 12 round banana mag as a primary, and a Doublestrike and some sort of Nerf Melee weapon.

There is no maximum number of players on a nerf war team, other than according to whatever rules you create.

Go to Nerf HQ or Nerf Haven to find local Nerf players. Or you can see if your friends want to start doing Nerf wars.

Its do-able, but you may want to consider uniforms: similar colored shirts, headgear or armbands to make sure you know who's who. Also, you'll want to consider only doing team death match or capture the flag (unless each team has at least 4 people).

Check at local toy stores or on Amazon.

Sure. If you play in the house, each person gets one room with ammunition and/or secondary weapons. Then a third (neutral) person hides a small object such as a flag anywhere in the house. If you get hit in the head, you get 3 points, in the chest/stomach 2 points, leg/arm 1 point. If you have 3 points or more, you have to get back to your ammo-room and count to 20. If you find the object, you have to get it back to your room while trying not to "die". If you die while carrying the object, you have to drop it. The one who gets the object into his room, wins.

It is doable, but since that's such a small amount of people, I don't know how successful it will be. I would recommend playing with 6-8 people.

The Retaliator already shoots farther than the Longshot and Longstrike, so it wouldn't be necessary to modify in the internals (removing the air restrictor). However, what you can do is add some sniper-like attachments (for example a recon barrel, Retailator, bi-pod underneath the barrel, stock, or 6 dart magazine).

A nearby school playground or park with play structures is a great place, though you may lose some darts throughout the game