PRIZE WINNERS
Outstanding Play
Todd Wilson and Alex Green
Fancy Dress
Steve Beasley (6ft Turkey) and Gillon
Tompkins (Santa/Reindeer love-child,
complete with red tinsel garrot)
All prize winners received a free game
day voucher and a bottle of Blaster BBs.
Pushing up the slope the Blues
made a good advance, but were
stopped by very accurate fire from
the Reds above them. Although
they made some inroads into the
defence they simply didn’t have
sufficient numbers at any time to
mount a full-scale attack. The Reds
prevailed, managed to repel the
attacks and were still in possession
at game end, when the roles were
reversed.
This time the Reds felt the
force of a determined defence
and it wasn’t until the last few
minutes of the game that they finally
managed to breach the Blue line and force
only a few minutes respite between
each sub-objective and plenty of
trips to regen. The Blues were the
attacking side but, within spitting
distance of their final objective and
despite a last-minute charge, the
whistle was blown for game-end.
One last game was played, but
with the heavens open and light
failing play came to an end, with the
Reds winning 11 points to eight –
although (as I have so often seen)
the points didn’t seem to matter.
What really mattered was that every
player had a really good day, playing
safely on a well-run site, thoroughly enjoyed
themselves and, to a man, said they would
come back again.
For me, that’s all that needs to be said! ■
“…some players had
arrived in costume,
including four Santas,
a Christmas Cracker
and (no, I am not
joking) a 6ft Turkey!”
020
February 2012
their way into the bunker. Unfortunately
a single Blue player spoilt their victory by
remaining hidden at the back of the bunker
and effectively picking off a good number
of Reds right up to game end, resulting in
another draw.
Back at the Safe Zone for lunch there
were Pot Noodles and chocolate bars for
sale (although some of the regulars, with
the benefit of experience, had brought
sausage and beans plus a cooker along).
Afterwards Jay called everyone back
together to explain the afternoon’s games.
This would be a longer, more involved
scenario and would use a much greater area
of the site, starting from the Hilltop Bunker
and working all the way round to the House
of Death. It also involved a box full of Alien
Eggs which had to be carried (very carefully,
mind) by two players; points would be
awarded for the number of eggs to arrive at
the objective in one piece.
I have to say this worked really well and
encouraged almost non-stop action, with
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