Barrel

- Zote the Mighty, Deadly Cargo, Phase 6, Deck.

Barrels are a recurring item in Objective Games. They first appeared in Deadly Cargo, and since went on to appear in Anniversary Game.

Deadly Cargo
In Deadly Cargo, barrels appeared on the deck area. The objective of Johnny Sasaki was to hide in a barrel for a phase, which he did successfully in phases 4 and 14. The way the hiding in the barrel was handled was that an area created specifically for the barrel in which Johnny would stay for that phase. This lead to an exploit where players would drink coffee (only if brewed by Sojiro Sakura), then carry a barrel filled with another player to any location they've previously been to. This has since been referred to as the barrel strat.

The barrel strat was first attempted in phase 6, on the deck. On this attempt, Zote the Mighty, Huell Babineaux and Marie Delacroix all tried to enter a barrel Johnny Sasaki was holding. This attempt failed, as the barrel became too heavy for Johnny to lift. A reverse attempt was made in phase 12, where Zote jumped into Johnny's barrel, who then proceeded to go to the bomb room. This attempt was successful. A second barrel strat attempt was made in phase 13 with Zote, Johnny and Nepeta Leijon, but also failed.

Anniversary Game
Barrels were added to the world of Anniversary Game by suds and AClowderOfCats, who, during the world creation on phase 2 sent in the words "comically-large barrel" and "barrel throwers" respectively. These phrases caused a catapult housing a large empty barrel to be created in Big Ass and barrels full of items to be created in the campsite.

Barrels are used in several actions throughout the game, though no barrel strat is attempted, as Ahmaykmewsik disallowed it to happen nor were the conditions for it to happen present. The barrel catapult is used in phases 3, 4 and 13. Barrels are also used in the game to store lasagna, vegetables, arrows and water.

Legacy
The barrel strat is still commonly referred to among Objective players, and often gets brought up when complex schemes are discussed during Objective games.