🏆🔫 Hopewell Assassins 2026: Teams Battle Weekly for $1,200 Prize Pool-

By: Amelia McCloskey

On March 30th, On March 30th, Juniors and Seniors at Hopewell High School will be starting the 2026 game of Assassins. Players partner up and create a unique team name. Every Sunday, targets will be given to each team to “assassinate” using water guns. Teams must eliminate their targets to continue on each week. If both players of a team are squirted by their assassins, the team is eliminated. The last team standing wins. Each team paid $30, making the prize money for this year over $1,200.

Assassins is a student run game, meaning it is not sponsored or affiliated with Hopewell Area School District. Assassins is played all over the United States. Many of these games played are known as “Senior Assassins.” There is an app called “Splashin” which helps students organize and play the Assassins game, and post videos of players getting their targets out.

The game of assassins became popular in the 2010’s, however, it is not certain when Hopewell Students started playing. Some of the past winners were:

-2023: Mary Adams & Corey Obeldobel

-2024: Gannon Berg & Matt Fritz

-2025: Kingston Krotec & Nick Adams

-2026: ???

Teams are not allowed to get their players out when they are actively working. Catching players on the way in or out of their work in the parking lot is fair game. No gameplay is allowed at a restricted property unless it is specified. A list of restricted businesses and places are:

All Hopewell School Property (No gameplay on property)

LA Fitness (No gameplay inside; parking lot is fair game)

Planet Fitness (No gameplay inside; parking lot is fair game)

Dick’s Sporting Goods (No gameplay inside; parking lot is fair game)

Any Fire or Police Departments  (No gameplay on property)

Brusters  (No gameplay on property)

George’s  (No gameplay inside; parking lot is fair game)

The Fez  (No gameplay on property)

Harolds  (No gameplay on property)

McDonald’s at 5 Points  (No gameplay on property)

M7 Sports Complex (No gameplay inside; parking lot is fair game)

Any Malls (No gameplay inside; parking lot is fair game)

Players are allowed to use any type of water guns or water balloons, but water guns must be a color other than black. Safety is the main priority.

If there are any questions, concerns, or you want to see the participating teams, the Instagram page for the Assassins game is listed below.

Instagram Page: hopewellassassins.26