May Week 2026 — Death Among the Heirs
The Guild's next game is the May Week 2026 game, Death Among the Heirs: an Agatha Christie–inspired detective soap opera about absurdly bloody inheritance fights.
Nika Vendettova has been found dead — a dagger in her chest — and her heirs are circling. Detective Noir is on the case, and rumour has it the fewer heirs remain, the larger each share. Come to the pre-game social to say your goodbyes… and watch the others very carefully.
This game is being umpired by Anastasia Kreslavskaia. You can reach the umpire on Discord or Instagram, or by email.
The sign-up form can be found here.
Key dates
- The game runs for 7 days, from 23:59 on Wednesday 17th June 2026 to 23:59 on Wednesday 24th June 2026.
- The Final Duel takes place at noon on Thursday 25th June 2026.
- The deadline to sign up as a Full Player is 16:00 on Wednesday 17th June; after that you may still join as a Casual Player.
How this game works
The May Week format differs from the main game. You can read the full details in the May Week rules and the mini-games page. The major points:
- All Full Players are licit targets to one another, instead of having set targets.
- Players respawn 4 hours after reporting their death, and lose only a small portion of their points upon dying.
- There are two currencies: a temporary one (Nikoin) and a permanent one (Gold). Making an in-bounds kill on someone new lets you invest a fraction of your Nikoin into Gold.
- There are optional mini-games throughout the week to earn extra points, or just to have a fun battle. Non-players are welcome to join the mini-games too — bring your friends along!
- You can join as a Full or Casual player, choosing whether or not to publish your address.
- For the strategically minded, there are optional betting and public duel mechanics.
Varsity
On Sunday, February 22nd 2026, we will travel to Oxford to play against their assassins and those of Sheffield, UEA, and maybe others.
Our last varsity match was on February 22nd 2025, against Oxford in Cambridge. Assassins Guilds from Leeds, Staffordshire, Royal Holloway and Sheffield also joined. The result was 12-5 to Oxford.
About Us
The Cambridge Assassins' Guild is a student-run society which organises termly live-action games in which players track down and eliminate each other with a variety of harmless (and often comically inventive) weapons. These weapons range from the quintessential pen labelled 'knife' to stuffed attack animals, water pistols and foam dart blasters. It is in no way a society of actual assassins. (Apparently we have to clarify this...)
Games are usually run for the duration of the Michaelmas and Lent terms, with a special May Week game following exams. We also hold friendly socials and varsity matches against other guilds across the country.
Join Us
Sign up to the mailing list to be notified of upcoming Assassins-related events.
To get started, we suggest you read the FAQ for a general overview of the game, then read the pocket rules. Reading the main rules and weaponry rules at some point is also a good idea. If you want to see how a game usually runs, you can check out the reports from past games in the archives.
If you have any questions, please email the umpires at assassins-umpire@srcf.net and we'll be happy to help you out.
Happy Hunting!
Lent 2026 Game
The Lent 2026 game was umpired by Olivia Roberts of Clare College and Joel Pearson of Trinity College.
The theme was Vikings and Valkyries. The game ended with a final duel between the following assassins:
- Anastasia Kreslavskaia
- Freddie Williamson
- Ismael Doghem-Rashid
- Max Silin
- Arissa-Elena Rotunjanu
The victor was Ismael Doghem-Rashid, PhD
Michaelmas 2025 Game
The Michaelmas 2025 game has now ended, and can be found in the archives.
- This game was umpired by Rhiannon Gibbs (she/her) of Corpus Christi, and Genevieve "Fen" Hyatt (they/them) of Trinity Hall.
- The theme was Fairy Tales and Folk Lore.
- The game is over, and Ismael Doghem-Rashid has won! Thank you all for playing!
- All Full Players are licit targets to all other Full Players, instead of having set targets.
- Players respawn 4 hours after reporting their death, and only lose a small portion of their points upon dying.
- There are optional minigames throughout the week to earn even more points for the main game, or to just have a fun battle. Non-players are also invited to play in all the minigames! Bring your friends along, and maybe even get them to join you as a casual player.
- Players can join as "Full" or "Casual", choosing to publish their address or not. Casual players still have some chance of making the final through minigames, but cannot kill players outside of minigames.
- Players can sign up with their friends in crews of up to 4 full players.
May Week 2025 Game
The May Week game is now over, and can be found in the archives.
This game's theme was Piracy and Skullduggery. The world has flooded, and the streets of Cambridge have become the High Seas! Assassins now sail the treacherous waters as pirates, and compete for the glory of becoming the most fearsome captain on the sea.
This game's Umpire was Captain Hook aka Axel Agrawal (they/them) of Trinity Hall.
The format of the May Week game is a little different from the main game, and you can read about the differences here. To summarise the major changes: