Released
Treyarch
BO1 modes
Game modes for Call of Duty: Black Ops.
Team Deathmatch
Two teams race to a shared kill total.
Free-for-All
Solo free-for-all where every player fights for themselves.
Search & Destroy
One-life round-based bomb mode split between attackers and defenders.
Domination
Teams capture and hold three fixed flags to accumulate points.
Headquarters
Hold the active HQ radio for score, with no respawns for the team that owns it.
Demolition
Round-based assault on two bomb sites with respawns enabled.
Sabotage
Tug-of-war over a single neutral bomb picked up at midfield.
Capture the Flag
Two teams steal each other's flag while defending their own.
One in the Chamber
Wager match giving each player a one-bullet pistol, a one-hit melee backup and only three lives.
Sticks and Stones
Wager match armed with crossbow and ballistic knife where a tomahawk hit bankrupts an opponent's score.
Gun Game
Wager match that promotes players through twenty weapons, with melee knocking rivals back a tier.
Sharpshooter
Wager match where all players wield the same periodically-changing weapon and earn temporary perks for kills.
Hardcore
Variant ruleset applying raised damage, friendly fire and a stripped-down HUD across the standard modes.