Assassin

     A game that I now know as Assassin was introduced to me earlier this week. No, this is not the Assassin that involves water and randomly attacking people with it. This is a game that is a combination of Mafia and MMA fighting; it's the best general description I can think of. Playing cards are passed out to each player, one of the cards is an Ace. This is the Assassin. The cards are collected, and the game soon begins.
     Before any gameplay starts, all windows and other light sources are covered except one light that is controlled by a light switch. When the assassin has been chosen and the light is switched off, the battle begins. People become rather violent with eachother when they can only see outlines of shadows and assumes that everyone is out to get them. This can result in kicking, shoving, pushing, tripping, wrestling, and occasionally lifting people up only to drop them. Murder by the assassin, however, occurs only when a hand is felt across the victim's throat, modeling the slaughter of livestock and the like. When a "dead body" is discovered, the lights are turned on, and a vote is taken on who the assassin is. This process continues until the assassin is voted out or the assassin kills off everyone.
     Classic strategies include:
.Multiple kills
.Get near someone, ask if they are alive, then kill them
.Kill the person heading for the light switch
.Hide on the sink
.Pick up the couch, crawl under, and hide

     Things that should not occur:
.Dead bodies should not be singing
.Don't let a potential kill get away
.Don't have your next victim in a headlock when the lights turn on
.The same person should not be killed first everytime, but it is rather comical