First Game Recap
29 men
42 degrees farenheit
Snow and intermittent hail
Actually, the snow and hail stopped just before game time, and resumed as we were loading up. It just doesn't get any better than that.
Following a Safety and Rules orientation by Sgt. Big Dually, we randomly divided into two teams of seemingly equal strength...
Or so we thought...
The day began very well for Blue. The first two games of capture the flag found Blue dominating the openning skirmishes and cruising to decisive victories. The safe zone, where eliminated players gather, could have easily been named "Pink Headquarters" from the number of pink players lounging there.
C. Havoc, of the Pink team, showed his paintball prowess by being promptly eliminated within 2 minutes in each of the first two games. I was, however, then able to switch into "Press" mode and capture some video... (PRESS! I'm PRESS! Please don't SHOOT me!)
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Things began to change a bit in the third game. Pink held off Blue in a "Center Flag" game, while Sgt. Dually and Rod made an heroic dash through a creek bed to flank Blue from the west. Unfortunately for the Pink Patrol, their defenses finally collapsed in a hail of paint, with Blue rushing the flag to victory while Dually & Rod's counter attack was only yards away.
Blue 3-Pink 0
With a couple of players having to leave (AWOL?), Hank & Tim stepped it up and crossed over from Blue to Pink. Their selflessness paid off in spades. In game 4, Pink made a mad dash to the flag. Once it was secured, they combined a ferocious frontal assault with the flag bearers treking through the same swamp around the western flank to victory.
A final game up on "the flats" featured excellent firefights on each side, with Pink finally emerging victorious.
Final Results:
Blue 3, Pink 2,
A Great Day in the Field...Everyone.
Here's some Pictures... Comments are Welcome...See you on the 21st.
posted by Colonel Havoc at 8:57 AM
5 Comments:
Does that paint feel a little extra special at 42 degrees?
Hey, this is Kyle Downs. I have been following your events and progress. I can't wait to get back to Hibbing and get some hometown welts. I have been playing here with about the same weather but more snow and wind (go figure, North Dakota). I'll see you guys the 21st and with any luck you won't see me.
Great to hear from you, Kyle. We're really looking forward to all you college guys reporting in for duty. Should be a blast...literally.
Speaking of College guys, this Blog has heard from Reinman, Kyle, JMS, and, I think, Hamboy so far. Any others out there? Where is Doug? Sneaking up on us under the swamp grass?
Look behind you.
Ha-Ha!
That was good...
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