Going Paintball Tomorrow!

**Somebody Else** · 03-17-2007, 10:13

There was the time I went on a big wide loop and 'executed' most of the other team, who weren't expecting someone turning up behind them. Nothing quite like whispering 'surrender?' in someone's ear whilst simultaneously touching a cold gun barrel to the back of their neck. Usual response is to panic, turn round and try to shoot at me. Which means I get to shoot them.

I shouldn't be such an evil bugger when I play, but it's just too hard to resist, and if the other team doesn't have any decent flank protection, it's their own damned fault.

**CountArach** · 03-17-2007, 10:28

Oooohhhh, sounds like something I would be into.

**Beirut** · 03-17-2007, 11:14

I ref'd a tournament at a buddy's paintball field a few back. Maybe eight or ten teams. Big BBQ after, great stuff.

One team showed up wearing mostly jeans and white t-shirts, I kid you not.They called themselves the Quebec Army. Riiiiiight. Well, my buddy thought they looked so impressive he put them against The Nasty Boys, a team of native guys from the reserve who were decked out to the nines in camo and had every paintball weapon you could imagine, including smoke bombs and paint grenades. I'd never seen a paint grenade before. Very neat.

So, I'm ref-ing the Quebec Army end of things, bright orange vest and face mask, and I get a first hand view of the slaughter. The Nasty Boys cleaned out all but one of the Quebec Army in short and painful order then set after the last poor shmuck who was lying flat on the ground behind a dead tree, terrified, trying to hide. The Nasty Boys formed a skirmish line, and advanced while tossing a smoke bomb or two just for fun, and hurling abuse. I'm just standing there, twenty feet from him, not giving away his position, but able to see him shaking like a leaf.

Honestly, I can't remember how it ended, but I'll never forget the look of that guy lying there frightened to death, like a scared puppy cowering in the corner with eight vets coming towards him all carrying semi-auto needles for the Big Sleep.

**Tribesman** · 03-17-2007, 11:24

Buy your own paint ammo because they really screw ya if you buy it there .
If you are feeling slightly mean and nasty then put your ammo in the freezer the night before .

**CountArach** · 03-17-2007, 11:26

Originally Posted by Tribesman

Buy your own paint ammo because they really screw ya if you buy it there .
If you are feeling slightly mean and nasty then put your ammo in the freezer the night before .

Nah, we get 400 Paintballs to use in the day as part of the payment, but they give it to us when we get there. Though that does sound very nasty.

**Beirut** · 03-17-2007, 11:56

Originally Posted by Tribesman

If you are feeling slightly mean and nasty then put your ammo in the freezer the night before .

Assuming it stayed frozen and didn't jam the gun with condensation, I think that would earn you a ferocious beating by all hands involved.

**nokhor** · 03-17-2007, 14:58

i remember the first time i played, we were playing king of the hill, and my team had the hill. had a big log in front of me that i was using for cover and shooting at the enemy that were slowly advancing forward about 20 feet away. after ducking behind the log to reload i pop my head back up to see their scout with her weapon pointed 6 inches from my head. scared the bejeezus out of me. i almost soiled my pants, almost had a heart attack right there. so i of course quickly surrender after she tells me to. then she rubs it in by showing me that she was out of bullets. it was awesome.