Paintball Magazine Paintball Magazine March 2019 Issue | Page 25

Euro
Big Game
Mahlwinkel Air Base, located about 90 minutes from Berlin, Germany
and just a few hours’ drive from Poland and the Czech Republic, was
once home to one of the Russian Mi-24 helicopter fleets during the
Cold War. It was the main airport that the Soviets used to refuel their
bombers to attack NATO forces and to provide their troops with all the
necessities to battle Western Europe. And now it’s home to one of the
biggest paintball games in Europe. You look around and see 2,000-plus
people ready to do battle for four days. This is the Euro BigGame. This
is one of the most amazing games, set on the most amazing backdrop
and this is why you need to play this game at least once in your lifetime.
And when you can find a few hours you may want to take a ride or even
drive a real former battle-tested Soviet tank yourself. And if none of this
sounds amazing (why?) you may also want to know that this game has
been running annually for 20 years and in addition to the great paintball
play, there’s great camping (with showers, restrooms), a shuttle to move
players about the property, there’s live music, a ton of parties and a
great trade show.
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