Editing 2000 Bayou Battle (section)

== Scenario and rules ==

The game began at 09:30 on 14 October. The Allied force started from the south-eastern side of the field, while the German force entered from the north-east. Locations and objectives represented places or operations associated with the Second World War, including Paris, Normandy, a German airfield and opposing command headquarters.[1]

Players wore coloured “life tape” on their marker elbows. A qualifying hit required the player to remove the tape and return to headquarters before being reinserted. Reinsertion periods were generally held every 30 minutes. Commanders, officers and ordinary players carried different elimination values, with commanders worth ten points, officers five and other players one point.[1]

Both forces received independent missions. These included attacks on fixed objectives, paratroop insertions and “downed pilot” missions in which a designated player was escorted into opposing territory and attempted to return to headquarters using a stock-class marker.[1]

Props representing money were distributed around the field. Players could return these to their commander, who could exchange them with the referees for simulated air attacks or permission to deploy an armoured vehicle.[1]