General Safety Rules
- Always stay in sight & sound of Quest Leader
- Do not hurt people with our words – no name-calling or put-downs
- No climbing higher than waist-level
- No swimming
- Follow illness & covid protocols
Swasher Safety Rules
- Play lightly and safely.
- Do not swing or tag hard. Keep the Swasher in front of you (no baseball bat style swings)
- Tag with the thin padded edge only.
- Do not slap with the flat of the blade or tag with the hilt.
- Do not tag the head, neck, groin, or any place that is susceptible to injury.
- Do not throw Swasher – Swasher must be held in a hand at all times.
- Do not duel in anger – if angry, set the Swasher down and tell Quest Leader.
- If someone calls out “Time-out!” or “Freeze”, immediately stop the duel and wait until “time-in” is called before dueling again
- Do not duel when someone has fallen down – automatic “time-out” until they are on their feet and ready to duel
- Do not try to hold the swasher with anything besides the hands – no holding with the armpits, legs, chin, or mouth
- Get consent before dueling – say “I challenge you to a duel” or “do you want to duel?” and only duel if they say “yes” or “I accept”. If they say “no” or don’t say anything at all, we cannot even touch them
- Do not tag anyone not playing our game
- Do not tag nature (the ground, trees, rocks, etc)
- Do not get Swasher wet.
- Do not lean on Swasher or use it as a walking stick.