Spartan Tag
By: TehMasterShake

Spartan Tag is a mini game I thought up back in Spring of 2008. After little interest on Bungie.net and lack of testors willing to help here on ForgeHub, I let it fall to the back of my mind. I recently drug it out, tweaked some things, and decided to just post it.

Spartan Tag is a variant of Juggernaut in which the Juggernaut is "it." He tags people by killing them, and when they respawn, they lose a point for arriving at the goal point. They then proceed to try and tag someone else to cause them to lose a point. Everyone else should hop in a vehicle and try to stay as far away from the Juggernaut as possible. The person with the highest (least negative) score at the end wins.

Due to the fact that the Juggernaut gametype is not granted Starting Points, the scoring system was a bit tricky to figure out. Finally I made a system that works. Players start at the built in spawns that Bungie has around each map (not Respawn Points), as the only Respawn Points on the map are covered with crates at Game Start. This is to prevent the first random Juggernaut to lose a point for being unlucky, and also makes the players randomly (and somewhat evenly) placed around the map at Game Start. Here are some pictures to help explain.

At Game Start:

After Game Start:

After Being Tagged:

There is one honor rule in Spartan Tag and it is this:

If you are still in the lead after losing your point from becoming Juggernaut, please still try and tag people.

Please note that this game is meant to be a fun, carefree game filled with laughs and yells. The points are added for an extra competitive feel, but the point of the game is to have fun. Please don't run around on foot like idiots, trying to kill the Juggernaut.

The juggernaut is invulnerable, has instant kills with his Gravity Hammer, has 200% speed, and 75% gravity. Spartan Tag default is no waypoint, but you can change that to your liking as I have had mixed feelings on the subject.

The others basically have default settings with the exception of a 0% Damage Modifier, no grenades, and a tweaked shield system to prevent teamkilling with splatters. Spartan Tag default is no waypoint for them as well (an added feature to protect people who would rather hide instead of using evasive driving to escape the Juggernaut.)

Maps are basically canvases with vehicles placed strategically around and the special respawn configuration, with the exception of The Ice Rink (Avalanche) which has bases blocked with energy blockers and has the Mountain Tunnel open for pedestrian traffic (Ice Cave is blocked off). No weapons on the map. One "hidden" Active Camouflage with 120 second respawn on each map. Vehicles are indestructable to provide the former Juggernaut with a quick option after he tags someone. 12 minute timer. 5-16 Players (less than 5 gets boring very fast). ENJOY!

Gametype:
Spartan Tag

Map variants:
The Park
The Ice Rink
The Sandbox
The Playground

Quick tips:

-Hit the Back Button after becoming Juggernaut, and go after the person with the highest score. Or just kill the same friend over and over again! >:)

-Keep an eye out as you traverse the map while evading the Juggernaut. If you see someone hiding, remember his spot when you become Juggernaut for an easy tag.

-Tweak the settings to your liking. Set everyone to spawn with grav hammers and infinite grenades for an extra dose of chaos (I personally don't enjoy it, but some do).

Special Thanks to Valdan for help with initial concept planning, Lt RonaldSpears for help deleting respawn points, and to everyone else that played this with me (testors).