Hunger Games Invitational

All-American Fencing Academy: Fayetteville, NC

This is an invitation event only. You must have an invitation from the All-American Fencing Academy through your club to participate. This tournament will not be your regular fencing tournament, but will be in the spirit of the book "The Hunger Games"


This is an invitation event only. You must have an invitation from the All-American Fencing Academy through your club to participate. This tournament will not be your regular fencing tournament, but will be in the spirit of the book "The Hunger Games"


2 Fencers Per Club
Must be a male and female
Must be between the ages 12-18

Additional rules and challenges will be added to the tournament.

Possible challenges that are selected at random:
-30 seconds without ability to score
-Nerf archers (-1 point if hit by arrow)
-Nerf spearers (-1 point if hit by spear)
-Double weapon (only one weapon can score)
-30 push ups prior to bout
-Epee rules, foil target
-Fencing strip reduced to en garde line to en garde line (past en garde line is off the strip)
-Touches can only be made between en garde lines (past en garde lines are 'safe zones'
-Use of children's weapon
-1 point bout
-1 minute bout
-After first 5 touches, 1 touch bout
-Dead zones on opposing target (parts of target area covered by tape)
-2 points for touches behind the back
-Team mate that can fence along side you (but cannot score)
-Mines (if a fencer steps on a mine, -1 point)
-Opposite hand fencing

Awards that "sponsors" (parents, friends, etc.) can purchase for their fencer during or before the bout:
All sponsor purchases are $10
- +1 point (cannot be used for a winning touch)
- -1 point for the opposing fencer (can put the opposing fencer into negative points)
- 1 minute break with coaching allowed (no coaching for opposing fencer)
- 1 movement on the elimination bracket (fencer can switch placement with any other fencer who has not yet fenced within the same round on the elimination bracket).
- 1 minute additional fencing time

Events Scheduled:
Mixed Foil



Preregistration opens on 01/17/2012.
Preregistration closes on 03/17/2012.