Into backhanded compliments? Or games that — unlike most video games — let you interact with other human beings?

If so, you might wanna check out Cruel 2 B Kind, “a game of benevolent assassination.”

I’m still rather confused ’bout the rules, but from what I gather, Cruel 2 B Kind turns compliments into weapons.

The rules, as I understand them: You know your teammates, but not any members of the opposing team. You’re given weapons — which are compliments (like “I love your shoes”) — via text message. You’re let loose in a busy, public space, and your job is to go around wielding said weapons — as in complimenting everyone — in the hopes that you’ll compliment a member of another team.

If you managed to indeed hurl a compliment at an opponent, that opponent is “dead.” At a certain point, you get a text message telling you to come to a secret meeting location — hopefully to find out you’ve won.

If you wanna join in the fun, a Cruel 2 B Kind game’s happening on Third Street Promenade on Saturday, April 21, 2007. You can sign up with a team; if you’re a USC student, you might be able to find Trojan teammates –

I don’t have it together enough to organize a team, but I’m thinking of just hanging out on Third Street Promenade on Saturday just to see what kinda compliments I get –

Thanks to Andy for the heads up :)

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