Beyond The Backyard: Team Deathmatch

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"A game with blasters is always fun, but when you gather your group of friends together, having a list of game modes to play is always good. To this point, I want to talk about one of the most popular game types: Team Deathmatch (TDM). It doesn't matter if you're running a casual meetup in the park or a high-powered 200+ FPS tournament—this game remains a staple.

While more complex missions with massive gatherings (such as Humans vs. Zombies) are common and have their place, TDM is the bread and butter that can be played with far smaller groups. This game is a mainstay that will keep players wanting to come back month after month. So, let's take a moment and look at how this game works, as well as why it's such a great staple.

The Rules: Fast and furious team-focused gameplay.

The beauty of this game is that it takes less than a minute to explain the rules and allows players to get into the game quickly.

• The Setup: Split the battlefield into two halves, with each team having two corner cones that serve as their "spawn points" for when they respawn.

• The Tag: When you are hit by a dart anywhere on your body or clothing, you are officially out. Take a knee and hold your blaster above your head, calling out "Down!" or "Tagged!" loud enough for everyone to hear.

• Respawn or Out: The few seconds after you're tagged are very important. Because who taps your shoulder when you're down spells your fate. If it is a teammate that tags your shoulder, you can get up and walk to one of your respawn points, tap the cone, count to five, then get back into the replay. However, if you are tagged by someone on the other team, you are out of the game.

• Endgame: The first team to lose all of its members loses the round. I tend to run a best-of-three or best-of-five format for Team Deathmatch.

Why is it so Popular?

The answer is pretty simple overall: this solves the issue of too many people sitting on the sidelines, waiting for the next game to join the fun. While there is still a tiny bit of sideline waiting when you are fully eliminated, the game mode is much faster. Each round tends to last far less than five minutes with two teams of five players.

With respawns being so quick—and with some good teamwork—the game becomes incredibly fast-paced with practically zero downtime. You just head to the respawn cone and jump right back into the action, which keeps the energy levels through the roof! It also ensures everyone gets plenty of solid gameplay time and maximum use out of their gear.

So what do you think?

Is TDM the ultimate way to burn through a mountain of darts and test your skills? Is this a game mode you would be interested in trying out? Can you think of any interesting ways to create a variation of this game type?

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