Catch the Barrel

This is an A-rank mission! Somewhere in this convention hall someone has The Barrel, a white prop barrel with purple trim and a flag which says “Catch The Barrel”. Your mission: retrieve The Barrel, keep it as long as possible, and deliver it to the Security room by 4 pm on Saturday.

How to play: When you find the ninja who has The Barrel you may Challenge him/her to one game of Rock/Paper/Scissors. The winner keeps the barrel (ties play a tiebreaker match) and carries it until it is taken by another ninja. After you lose a Challenge, you must wait 10 minutes for your Chakra to recover before you may Challenge again. When you first get The Barrel, write your name on the outside (badge name and cosplay character name). After that, whenever you win a Challenge, put a tally mark next to your name. When The Barrel is delivered to the finale, prizes will be given to the ninjas with the most tally marks by their names, and a “delivery prize” to the ninja who brings it in.

You must carry The Barrel so that it, and its flag, are easily visible. You may not conceal or disguise The Barrel in any way, with one exception: starting one hour before the finale you may disguise the barrel however you like (short of damaging or altering it) to help you get past the hordes of ninjas around the photo station. The first ninja to get the barrel within line-of-sight of the photo station officially wins the “delivery prize” – you may not challenge for the barrel after that.

DO NOT wrestle, play-fight, run, chase each other or cause a disturbance in the convention. DO NOT Challenge other ninjas inside showings, panels or other events. KEEP THE BARREL IN THE HALLS: if you want to attend a showing or panel or leave the convention for a while, give The Barrel to another ninja before you do. If you have trouble getting rid of The Barrel, or don’t want to keep it overnight Friday night, you may drop it off with Security. DO NOT OPEN THE BARREL or something very bad will happen to you. DO NOT CHEAT! Do not take The Barrel away and hide it, do not pass it back and forth among a small team of friends without letting anyone else have a turn. Attendees MUST be in Naruto cosplay or some form of ninja cosplay with either a headband, sweatband, gloves etc., something that identifies your village. Drawing on your hands will not be accepted.