Controlled Warfare

[VetLegion]

Watching a bit of World Cup here and there, it occurred to me that
actual armed conflict between "teams" would be far more interesting

It should be done on an island. Teams would consist of volunteers, of
course.

Rules of engagement:

- swords
- muskets
- all other weaponry up to, say, year 1800

The reason for simplistic weapons is to make charges and hand to hand
combat possible and reduce the attractiveness of digging in and waiting.
The reason for keeping gunpowder -> gunpowder is cool.

There'd be a capture the flag type of objective. Modern medical assistance
would be provided to the wounded, but the risk of injury and death would
be very real.

Spectators only via cameras. No vuvuzelas.

What do you think?

[Snotty]

like paintballing or airsoft? or is it the blood sport nature of your proposal that you find most appealing

[Barnabas]

No gunpowder, it should be like those martial arts movies from the 80s

pikes vs swords vs axes vs maces

[BeBMan]

Isn't it already a replacement for war? Esp. for the yellow press...

[Kitschum]

Finally a sport where Afghanistan, Somalia and Rwanda are favorites to win. The constant low level intracommunal warfare and the cheap cost of human life will be a great advantage.

In fact, I just thought of something. Why not simply plunk some cheap cameras down in these countries and announce you'd pay handsomely for the best footage?

Slightly more seriously, you might have more success starting a world cup of 'historical football' -