No more 'Assassin'

A popular game on campuses nationwide called "Assassin" may no longer be suitable. After the massacre at Virginia Tech, campus police at various schools are raising concerns and warnings about the game.

Already, police in Illinois and Pennslyvania have urged students to halt the games, which involve ambushing other players with sometimes realistic-looking toy guns or other objects.

Assassin, according to police and players interviewed this week, is a game in which players have the goal of "killing" or eliminating other players while avoiding similar attacks on themselves. Typically each player is assigned a target, who can be attacked with a designated "weapon" during certain times of day or night, usually outside of classrooms or after school. When successful, the player receives a new target; the eliminated player is out of the game.