Gametype Idea Brainstorming for RDIF
So I have an RFID reader and six 3cm discs that are RF ID tags. I am thinking about things to do with them for a game in July that will be the silver anniversary game for the oldest field in the province (SNL Paintball) and by a very close second place second oldest in the region. Eventually I will want to come up with RF ID ideas for a themed all day scenario event, but right now I am focused just on this game which will be a celebratory game day. It will be a big game, but not a scenario event. Games that are not ordinary and are more elaborate than normal but not a story-arc driven scenario. Gametypes, not missions. Again, I would love to figure out how RF ID tags could enhance scenario games sometime though.
Was hoping if I throw out an idea or two people commenting on it will bringing about a better idea.
The field has an village with many buildings at the bottom of a hill. The hill has a big long trench and then further up the woods of the hill are some small trenches.
One idea I had was to assign different point values to the tags (which would put on or into something else to make them easier to carry and see) but not label them. The players would be fighting for them not knowing if this one was worth very little or enough to win the game. To get the points you must obtain the tag and scan it in the reader. This adds another gameplay consideration -your team will want to control access to the scanner.
Two variations occur to me. First is a race to type of game, first team to whatever number of points wins. The second is a timed event. Whichever team has the most points after say 20 minutes wins.
At first I was thinking of a small screen displaying a reading when one scans the tag showing how many points you got for it. (Maybe not even a screen but just an LED number display.) Then I thought make it a secret until the end of the game, then announce who won after reading scores from the log.
In order to encourage planning beforehand and movement on the field, I was planning on making the locations of the tags well known. Would tell the team captains beforehand and I would display them in obvious places. Perhaps I might mount them on top of 1 metre tall poles or something. Was thinking of painting short, wooden dowels a bright colour and attaching the tags to the top of the dowels.
I have some plexigass lying around I can use to protect a screen. Also I intend to 3D print a protective case for the reader. All the electronics will be mounted against a hit so shots can not come from one direction. Also plan on mounting the scanner horizontally to further reduce chances of a direct hit.
So any constructive comments to build off this or any new ideas for using the tags would be appreciated. Also general comments on whether it sounds like it would be an interesting game to play or not also welcome.
I just noticed that I typed "RDIF" and not "RFID". Oops.