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Game Play modes: Deathmatch Tournament Elimination Team Deathmatch Capture the Flag Assimilation Pickup Teams Name: Deathmatch AKA: Free For All, DM, FFA Abbreviation: DM Team play: No Rules: its every man for himself Scoring: earn 1 point for every kill, and lose 1 point for suicides, craters, etc. Key strategies: consecutive kills can earn you mass points consecutive deaths can lead to negative points if someone is about to win, frag their ass so they lose a point Name: Tournament AKA: One vs One Abbreviation: 1V1 Team Play: No Rules: one on one combat: looser goes to the end of the line and the winner stays to fight the next player. Scoring: earn 1 point for every kill, and lose 1 point for suicides, craters, etc. Key strategies: consectutive kills can earn you mass points consecutive deaths can lead to negative points if the other person is about to win, frag their ass so they lose a point be stealthy, very stealthy Name: Elimination AKA: Last Man Standing Abbreviation: ELM Team Play: No Scoring: you earn 1 point for every kill, the last person alive gets a 3 point bonus Key strategies: DON'T DIE while it is a good idea to avoid large fire fights, that won't help your score any Name: Team Deathmatch AKA: Team DM Abbreviation: TDM Team Play: Yes Scoring: your team earns 1 point for every kill, and loses 1 point for killing team mates, suicides, craters, etc. Key strategies: consectutive kills can earn your team mass points consecutive deaths really hurt your team's score protect your team mates, especially those who are "easy targets" bring the other team's score down by repeatedly fraggin the "easy targets" on the other team Name: Capture The Flag Abbreviation: CTF Team Play: Yes Scoring: your team earns 7 points for every capture and 1 point for every 10 kills your team makes. Key strategies: capture the other team's flag! duh!  base defenders can now earn points for their team by fraggin the hell outa the enemy Name: Assimilation Abbreviation: ASM Team Play: Yes Scoring: The team that assimilates all other teams earns 3 points for their effort. You're "real" team earns a point for every 2 kills you make; the exception to this is you don't earn any points off of killing people that are one your "real" team. Key strategies: this mode is all about getting frags, but that 3 point bonus for winning sure is nice...  one way to really rake in the points is to let your best player be assimilated by another team, and then if your team can manage to assimilate everyone except that player.. he can start the cycle all over again allowing your team to score huge points.. but its a risky move. Name: Pickup Teams AKA: Team Elimination, Last Team Standing Abbreviation: PKT Team Play: Yes Scoring: your team earns 1 point for every kill, the last team alive gets a 3 point bonus Key strategies: DON'T DIE! traveling in groups can improve your chances of survival, or set you up for a big fall... Did you find this section to be helpful? Confusing? Please send comments my way.