Huss Valley Catcher Guide: Convert the Runner Team
Understand the Huss Valley catcher objective, use the runners' destination to read the field, and respond as catches change the teams.
The Huss Valley catcher stops runners from crossing the field. A successful catch converts that runner to the chaser side in the following round, and the chaser team's objective is to convert all runners.
Use the finish side to understand your targets
Runners have a destination: the opposite side of the rectangular arena. You therefore have more useful information than their current position alone. Consider where a runner is trying to go, then position your chase around that crossing.
This beginner demonstration introduces both roles. Watch the catching side as well as the player moving across the field.
A runner moving away from you is not necessarily moving away from their objective. If you follow without considering the destination, you can spend the encounter behind a player who is already making progress. My recommendation is to keep the runner's intended crossing in view while choosing your own movement.
Make the catch serve the team's objective
The game's catch changes the next round's teams. Once a runner is caught, that player joins your side for the following round. This is why a single successful encounter can make the next crossing harder for the remaining runners.
Treat a catch as progress toward converting the runner team rather than as the end of your job. Other runners may still be crossing. Reorient toward the remaining targets and their destination instead of spending the rest of the action beside a player whose role is already changing.
Keep that distinction clear after you join the chasers from the runner side. Your earlier route was designed to reach the finish; your new route needs to put you in useful contact with players still trying to reach it. Continuing your old crossing habit can leave you moving through the field without addressing your new objective.
Read an opening from the runner's perspective
Think about which gap you would choose if you were still running. An opening matters because it lets a player pass the catching side and continue across. Moving toward that likely route gives your pursuit a purpose beyond following whichever character is nearest.
This is positioning advice, not a measured claim about reach, hitboxes, or an unbeatable lane. The useful decision depends on the actual positions in your round. A route covered by another chaser may differ from an opening left unattended on the other side.
| Match situation | Your focus |
|---|---|
| You are the opening chaser | Understand where runners want to cross. |
| You catch a runner | Remember that the player joins your side next round. |
| You join the chasers after being caught | Replace your runner destination with a catching objective. |
| Other runners remain | Find another useful route toward their crossing. |
Recognize progress beyond a single pursuit
The chaser team wins by converting all runners. A round with several opponents on your side is therefore a different positioning problem from the opening round with one chaser. Look at the remaining runners and the routes they can still use.
You do not need to chase every moving character at once. Select a runner whose crossing you can meaningfully contest, then adjust if the field changes. Giving one pursuit a clear destination is easier to evaluate than repeatedly switching targets without reaching any of them.
For a more focused look at interception decisions, see catcher tips. To understand the destination your opponents are working toward, read the runner guide. Knowing the other role makes the same field easier to read.
Catcher questions
Why are there more chasers later?
Caught runners join the chaser side in the following round. Each conversion can add another opponent for the remaining runners.
What is the overall chaser win condition?
The chaser team aims to convert all runners. Keep that match objective in mind after an individual catch.