Paintball Magazine August 2015 | Page 97

Operation: SPIRE Words and Pictures By: Alicia Bane Operation: SPIRE was the talk of Texas Magfed for months. And finally the time came. Operation: SPIRE was a partnership between Texas Magfed and TANKS Paintball Park in Richmond, Texas. They worked tirelessly to provide magfed players in the state of Texas a game that is both engaging and affordable. For the night game on Saturday evening, they wanted it to be heavy on missions, and the day games on Sunday to be a conquest game. The Saturday game was set to take place at night to try and avoid the hottest part of the day. But for the most part, players looked after each other on the field so there were no major incidents. I had the pleasure of talking to Carlos Pagan, one of the faces behind this event. His role in Texas Magfed is an organizer. All of the Texas Magfed admins, which is about 12; work extremely hard behind the scenes to develop game types, props, graphics, swag for the players, and everything that you see at the events. The admins also petition support from companies to support the events and the players whenever they host an operation. These efforts are shown in the form of exclusive discounts and prizes for the players that attend the events. “For the size games w R