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CRUEL 2 B Kind: Fold this page in half 3 times, with the text on the outside. After the first fold, 3, 4, 5 and 6 should be on one
side, and 7, 1, the cover, and 2 on the other. Keep folding until you have a perfect pocket-size cheat sheet for the game.
3. DEFEND 4. KILLED
If you spot another team coming for an attack, you can attack If you have been assassinated, tell your killers, "I surrender."
simultaneously. Be sure that all members of your team or They will ask you for your team name. Tell them. They will
alliance are performing the same attack! You can refuse to demand your booty. Give it to the player(s) whose attack
surrender to a team that is not convincingly synchronized. impressed you most.
In the event of a simultaneous attack, use the value system You will no longer receive survival points each time another
explained in your secret weapon email to determine which team is assassinated. However, you can still earn booty points
attack wins. If you both use the same weapon, run in the by joining forces with your new alliance.
opposite direction and wait 30 seconds before attacking again.
5. ALLIANCES 6. ENDGAME
A new alliance is formed after each successful assassination. "How do I know when the game is over?"
The game will text you. The game ends when either of these
Stay together with your new alliance at all times. You cannot two things happens:
split up. You must stay together, like a benevolent mob. You -Two final alliances descend upon each other for a climactic
must attack together--all members of the group perform the act bloodbath. The final group of successful assassins are the
of kindness simultaneously winners. The final group of victims are the losers.
-Time runs out. There are no winners, but Top Assassins
Targets keeping getting bigger! Other killed teams are being Honors are still awarded.
reborn, too. As the game continues, you'll be targeting ever- Even if you are not a part of the winning alliance, you can earn
growing alliances made up of multiple teams. Your target may Top Assassins awards by collecting lots of booty or taking
grow to be 6, 8, 20 players or more... stealthy photos or video of your attacks.
When the game is over, at least one member of your alliance
Remember to coordinate your attacks. A team can refuse to will receive a text message or phone call with the location of a
surrender if your alliance's attack is not convincingly top secret assassins debriefing. Report there immediately.
synchronized!
7. PANIC 1. STEALTH
"OMG! I need live assistance!" Call your puppet master any Show up at the game site alone, or with any teammates.
time during the game for help with the rules, or if you need to Choose any location that's in game boundaries. Don't arrive
moderate a conflict with another team. with other teams, or you'll blow your cover.
"Oh no. I need to QUIT the game." Call to announce that Check in when you arrive. As early as 30 minutes before, and
you are too cruel to keep playing. no later than 5 minutes before, the killing period begins, send
"OMG! My team is bored because we can't find anyone else to an SMS with your team name to the puppet master. Or you
kill!" We suggest standing on a corner or running down the can call the same number to check in live.
street yelling "Please be kind to us! Please!" Another team will Look for other players. You don't know who they are or what
spot you and kill you, and then you will be less bored. they look like, so your targets could be ANYONE.
WRITE YOUR PUPPET MASTER'S LIVE PHONE Stay with your partner at all times. You cannot split up or
NUMBER HERE: attack other teams independently.
Do not start assassinating until the official killing period
begins. Use your own watch to determine when to start killing.
The 7 Faces of the Benevolent Assassin 2. ATTACK
Approach carefully. They may attack you first if they see you
a guide to Cruel 2 B Kind gameplay coming!
When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the gentler gamester is Deploy your secret weapon. All teammates must perform the
the soonest winner. William Shakespeare, (1564-1616) English act of kindness, simultaneously.
playwright
If you successfully attack, other players must surrender to
Wherever there is a human being there is an opportunity for kindness. you. First, demand their personal booty items. Then, earn
- Lucius Annaeus Seneca, (4 BC-65) Roman philosopher and points for the kill. Ask for the team's name. Text "[team name]"
playwright. killed [team name] to your puppet master or call the same
number to report your kill live.