"Our battle shall be fought in every street in every city with just three colours." The Art of Urban Warfare ist das globale Game der Postgraffiti-Generation. Paris, Rotterdam, Berlin, London - immer mehr Städte werden von den kleinen Spielzeugsoldaten erobert.

Es gelten folgende Spielregeln: Es gibt keine Beschänkungen, die Soldaten können überall in den Städten plaziert werden. Das Ziel ist das Mini-Max-Prinzip: Mit dem kleinmöglichstem Aufwand das maximale Resultat erbringen, d.h. je sichtbarer die Soldaten, desto mehr Punkte. Und gespielt wird in drei Teams: blau, grün und braun - die Farbe, die die Stadt am sichtbarsten erobert hat, gewinnt.

Das Ziel ist die Strasse: Die Stadt soll durch diese gesprühten Spielzeugsoldaten zurückerobert werden und das Spiel für die Öffentlichkeit sichtbar machen. Die Anspielung auf Spielzeug ist den KünstlerInnen wichtig, um zu zeigen, dass es sich nur um ein harmloses Spiel handelt...Das kollektive Graffiti-Spiel steht unter dem Motto: "The street belongs to us!" Es ist der Kampf für eine freie Stadt...

Hier die "offiziellen" AOUW - Spielregeln, the original international guidelines:

THE ART OF URBAN WARFARE / A TOYSOLDIERS STREETGAME

THE ART OF URBAN WARFARE IS PLAYED IN THE STREETS OF OUR CITIES.
THE ART OF URBAN WARFARE IS MADE VISIBLE BY SPRAYED SILHOUETTE STENCILS ON THE WALLS. THE STENCILS USED IN THE GAME HAVE THE SHAPE OF TOYSOLDIERS IN ACTION. THE TOYSOLDIERS USED IN THE GAME ARE CUT-OUTS BASED ON EXISTING ORIGINAL SOLDIER PICTURES. THESE CAN BE TAKEN FROM PHOTOGRAPHS, ILLUSTRATIONS, CLASSICAL PAINTINGS OR FROM REAL LIFE SCENES. IT IS THE EXISITING GLOBAL HISTORY THAT SUPPLIES THE VISUAL MATERIAL FOR THE GAME. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS IN PLACEMENT.

THE STENCILED SOLDIER CAN BE PUT ANYWHERE. IN MOST CITIES THERE ARE GAME-OFFICIALS IN THE STREETS (PAID BY LOCAL GOVERMENTS) REMOVING SOLDIERS THAT ARE PLACED TOO VISIBLE. IT IS THE ART OF PLACEMENT AND CAMOUFLAGE IN THE URBAN SURROUNDING THAT MAKES THE GAME WORTH PLAYING AND MORE COMPLICATED THEN IT MIGHT LOOK. MANOEUVERING CAN BE REALIZED BY PLACING A SOLDIER ON A VISIBLE SPOT. IT WILL THEN BE REMOVED OR OVERPAINTED BY GOVERMENTAL GAME-OFFICIALS AND CAN THEN BE REPLACED BUT THIS TIME ON A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT SPOT.

THERE ARE THREE MAJOR TEAMS DISTINCT FROM EACH OTHER BY COLOURS: THE GREEN, THE BROWN AND THE BLUE. EVERY PARTICIPANT IN THE GAME CHOOSES THEIR OWN TEAM COLOUR, GREEN, BROWN OR BLUE, IN WHICH THE SOLDIERS WILL BE MADE. THE AIM OF THE GAME IS TO OCCUPY THE STREETS WITH THE CHOOSEN ARMY COLOUR (GREEN, BROWN OR BLUE) AND THROUGH THIS MAKE THE GAME VISIBLE FOR OTHERS.

THE TOYSOLDIERS USED IN THE GAME ARE ALL SOLDIERS ON FOOT, AND HAVE HANDWEAPONS ONLY. THE TOYSOLDIERS MUST ALL HAVE AN OVAL BASE AT THE FEET AS IF THEY ARE PLASTIC SOLDIERS. THIS TO CREATE UNIFORMITY IN THE GAME ASWELL AS TO SUGGEST THAT THEY ARE JUST HARMLESS TOYS.
INDIVIDUAL MARKINGS AND HANDWRITING IN THE SOLDIERS DESIGN SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

THE UNIFORM OUTLOOK IN THE GAME THROUGH COLOUR AND GENERAL DESIGN OF THE SOLDIERS SPREAD BY THE DIFFERENT PLAYERS CONNECTS THE CITIES AS CHAPTERS OF A GLOBAL URBAN GAMEBOARD.

THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE NUMBERS OF PLAYERS IN THE GAME.
EVERY PERSON IS FREE TO JOIN THE GAME A PARTICIPANT.
IT IS POSSIBLE TO TEAM TOGETHER AGAINST ANOTHER COLOUR (BROWN AND BLUE AGAINST GREEN OR OTHERWISE)

BATTLES ARE FOUGHT THROUGH INVADING EACH OTHERS TERRITORIES.
AN ARMY CAN EXIST OF MANY INDEPENDENT CELLS OPERATING FROM DIFFERENT CITIES IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.

IN THE GAME THERE ARE NO REGULATIONS ONLY GUIDELINES.
THE GAME PROMOTES THE COLLECTIVE MOVEMENT OF STREET INTERVENTIONS IN THE NAME OF ART, AND THE FREE USE OF OUR CITY’S PUBLIC SURFACES.

DO NOT DISPAIR. VICTORY IS IN REACH.
THE STREETS BELONG TO US!