| Social Media/Websites |
| Leadership/Heads & Moderators |
| President: Jayna Toye |
| Vice President: Kalea Chiaco |
| Treasurer: Keira Godfrey |
| Safety and Internal Affairs (SIA): Jane Gilbertson |
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Advertisement/Social Media: Fynn Garcia |
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Historian/Videographer: N/A |
| Quartermaster/Equipment: Paul Celis |
| Moderator(s): Orion Fang, Dan Nguyen |
| Established |
| Fall 2011 |
| Meeting Times |
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Saturdays, 5 PM - 8 PM, as of Fall 2024. (Sometimes we do 6 PM - 9 PM. Be sure to check the week's event banner to double check the time!) |
| Meeting Location |
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Social Sciences and Humanities Building (also known as the Death Star) |
The DNC Logo
What is Davis Nerf Club?
Davis Nerf Club (DNC, or DaNC for short) is a UC Davis club that holds free-to-play NERF games every weekend in the Death Star.
The club was formerly known as the Davis Urban Gaming Group, or DUGG.
"Nerf 101"
Meetings
DNC usually meets every Saturday night in the Social Science and Humanities building and usually stay there for 3 hours. During this time, the club plays a variety of Nerf-based games/gamemodes, from Team Deathmatch to other objective-based games, or from small-scale Humans vs Zombies matches to other deception-based social games. To participate, you must be a UC Davis student or age 18+ (16+ with parental permission) and must sign a safety waiver each quarter. Games are run by a team of moderators who are there to make sure that everyone is following the rules, that the games run smoothly and to ensure the best playing environment for everyone involved. Their names are listed above.
The club's former A-frame on the quad
While people are welcome to bring your own blasters and ammo, it's not a requirement. The club provides the necessary equipment for all members (blaster, darts, eye protection, etc...), a service made possible by donations to the club and various members, new and old, who lend out their extra blasters: DNC has a large collection of darts and blasters, so getting a blaster to everyone to borrow is never a problem.
For those who bring their own blasters, any of them that are modded will have to be tested and evaluated by at least one person from the moderator team before they can be used (usually the Quartermaster), but DNC encourages people to bring their creations and try them out.
In addition to the normal Saturday Night Nerf games, DNC sometimes run other events, such as the Quad Games (DNC used to do events like capture the flag, paintball excursions, a weeklong game of Assassins, and laser tag).
The club also provides a service where it lends its moderators and equipment to another organization and hosts their socials for a price. As for events, these are usually announced now on the DNC's Instagram Page, and the DNC's Discord Server (used to be theFacebook group and the club's Facebook page) which are the best ways to stay updated. The club, as of now, also sometimes hosts 3 day Human's vs. Zombies events alongside the usual Saturday game, and used to always have a strong showing at the quarterly week-long Humans vs. Zombies games, ran by its old and now inactive sister club HvZ.
For more information, check out our Discord linked above, or contact one of our moderators, and or message DNC via any social media.
Main Rules
| #1). Don't Be A Dick - While DNC enjoys a competitive environment, this should never get in the way of somebody having a good time. Bring your best sportsmanship and be respectful so that everyone can enjoy the games and overall event. |
| #2) Trust Other Players - DNC uses the honor system for announcing hits. If somebody thinks they hit you, it's best to give them the benefit of the doubt, even if you didn't feel it. If you have a dispute with another player about whether or not you hit them with a dart, try and work it out yourselves. If you still cannot resolve the issue, talk to one of the moderators, who will help work it out. |
| #3) (Also #1). Safety First - DNC takes safety very seriously. If a player is acting in an unsafe manner despite a previous warning, they will be sent home and possibly banned for a time. If you are under the influence of drugs or alcohol you will be asked to leave. The club doesn't allow any blaster(s) that would be unsafe to be struck by (example: modded blaster hitting over the feet-per-second limit or not blasting our usual ammo types) or any blaster(s) that have been painted to resemble realistic guns. Eye protection is recommended but not necessary in most cases (DNC carries eye-protection in case you need/want it), with regular glasses being an okay "substitute". |
| #4) Stay within the Death Star's Boundaries When playing, do not leave the block the Death Star is located in. The streets are lava, essentially, and you should not step into them at any point in-game. When in doubt, remember the quote: "If you're crossing a street, you are doing something wrong" |
| #5) Stairs - Stairs count as out of play, but you are only allowed to stay on them for 5-10 seconds and to go in one direction (depends on gamemode). Coming off of them, you are given five verbal and out loud mississippis of immunity, unless you decide to void it by firing some time within those seconds. |
| #6) Ricochets do not count; blaster hits do - If the dart bounces and then hits you, it is not a real hit. It has to hit you on the fly for it to count. If a dart hits your blaster, even if it does not hit any part of your body, this is still considered a hit. |
| #7) DO NOT HIT CIVILIANS - There may be people walking in and around the Death Star during our events who are not playing. Please refrain from blasting them, and apologize if you blast them on accident. If you blast one of them on purpose, and or for any bad intent/reason, DNC will not hesitate to punish you. If you are unsure whether or not somebody is playing, please make sure you ask them first before you blast. |
Every game/gamemode has its own rules. The moderators will explain the rules of each game before it starts, so be sure to listen. They are also always happy to help out if there are any specific questions or confusion.
Games
A few examples of the games played at the club are:
Team Deathmatch - A firefight between two teams. There is also a three-team version.
Humans versus Zombies - A game of infection tag where those who are not 'it' have NERF blasters. When a human is tagged, they become a zombie.
Alamo - Defend the point for a specific amount of time against an increasing number of attackers. When a defender is shot, they become an attacker.
Payload - A "payload," usually one of the moderators, will walk on a path between one team's spawn and the other's. Teams have to defend the payload and make it walk towards the other team by touching it. Whichever team gets the payload farthest away from their spawn by the end wins.
Infection - A mafia-style Nerf game with humans and zombies.
Gladiator - Teams of 3 take turns fighting it out in a pit. The winning team stays and fights new teams until it drops.
DNC has all sorts of game types besides these that they mix up in order to keep things fresh. If you have any ideas for a game type, let a moderator know or submit your idea in our Discord server (linked above). The club loves to get feedback and hear suggestions from the community.
Sister Club
Humans vs. Zombies (Not Active)
Former Officers
Maxwell Kappes, Maxamilian Wilt, Brian DeLaCruz, Brittany Booth, Raymond Liu, Andy Magee, Tommy Garcia, Joseph Hammack, Fernando Vega, Serena Santamaria, Paul Salessi, Daniel Goldwyn, Jessie Medlin, Cindy Rodriguez-Batres, Kyle Huen, Rokushou Yuan, Christian Hebron, Noah Pflueger-Peters, John Krepelka, Elizabeth Cox, Tyler Eigenhaus, Jillian Dyer, Imani Irwin, Tristan Atkinson, Kylie Avery, Jeffery Wang, Victor Hu, Ernest (Nate) Walker, Hannah C. Zakharenkov, Eric Doan, Andrew Hill
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