Sticks and Stones

Sticks and Stones is a Wager game mode confirmed to be in Call of Duty: Black Ops. Sticks and Stones will consist of an unknown amount of players competing in a Free-For-All style game. Everyone will start out with a Crossbow, Ballistic knife, and a Tomahawk. Like a Free-For-All game, points are earned from kills, and the match ends when one player reaches the point limit or if the time runs out. However, if a player manages to kill another with a Tomahawk, they will "bankrupt" the target. If a player is "bankrupted", they lose all the points they earned in the match, and will have to start over from 0 points. . To win, a player must reach the point limit, be in the top 3, or have the highest amount of points when the time limit is reached.

Trivia

 * Sticks and Stones is also the name of a Death Card cheat from Call of Duty: World at War.
 * Melee kills are worth less points than other kinds of kills.
 * It is possible for a good player to regain his points and win even after he has been bankrupted if there is enough time left in the match.