fields were all under water. Players were informed ahead
of time to come prepared by bringing waterproof boots.
CAMPERS AND VENDORS
Campers started to arrive on Thursday and were separated
in two sections: 1) tented-campers situated on the grass
on one side of the main road, with 2) RVs and buses
on the other, located directly next to the vendor area.
Vendors like Dye, Empire, Valken, Social Paintball, Virtue,
and Planet Eclipse set up shop, and the Minor League
Paintball Series Owner, Will Lumpkin, provided the air for
the event. Luckily, the weekend before Dreaded Legends,
Lumpkin and the MiLP held a “Winter Mixer” for 3-man
and 5-man D6, D5, and D4 teams. The MiLP also provided
the Registration Area for the APPA Staff.
FRIDAY
Friday, January 29th, was the first day of the event open to
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magfed and pump players only. They started game play at
12 noon and ended at 4PM. At 4PM on the speedball field,
the MiLP Series provided the bunkers, which featured the
new “W” bunkers (situated at the center-50 and entries
to the snake). It was a 3-on-3 with the Captains from each
side and each player were only allowed to load a single
shot at a time into their markers. Team Blue won the 3-on3 Battle and got to choose the side they wanted.
At sunset, players dressed in their best pirate costumes
and headed over to FTT’s Tiki Bar next to the man-made
beach. One of the contestants, Dana Carver of Ninja
Death Squad, he cheerfully said in pirate character, “There
has never been a more wretched collection of scurvy dogs
and wenches! I gave it ‘two swords up’!” Both women
and men wore detailed pirate costuming, and in the end,
it was an actual professional pirate that won the contest.
The winner is also a part of a pirate-themed band as a