Paintball Magazine Paintball Media Magazine, May 2019 | Page 75

hit. Crook then turned around and shot
out Archangel Mikel as he was moving
to eliminate what he thought was the
last Buccaneer. This incredibly quick
thinking by Crook provided a short-lived
advantage to the Buccaneers until Shane
Bunnell evened everything back out by
eliminating Mamba. In the end it was
Crook’s quick thinking and quick moving
that gave the Buccaneers side choice for
Saturday morning, the longest day of the
event. The Buccaneers chose the right
side and left the swamp for the Marauders
to deal with in hopes that it would give
them a comfortable lead before they
would have to deal with the swamp on
Sunday.
Saturday morning is to paintballers as
Christmas morning is to children. All the
anticipation, all the preparations and all
the waiting had now come to an end. The
cookies were ate, the milk was drank and it
was time for presents except the presents
weren’t wrapped in traditional Christmas
colors but rather adorned with either Red
or Blue straps (depending on your side
choice). The weather was sunny; the temps
were high 70’s to low 80’s with a blanket of
humidity, perfect South Carolina weather
and a perfect atmosphere for a war! The
teams were stacked with the best warriors
the Southeast had to offer, the Refs stood
alert to protect players and the countdown
was on! It seems as though it has never
mattered how advanced we become as a
civilization, the warriors of old still thrive
deep inside every individual. That need
to conquer may change in form but the
concept still survives. The warrior chants
amongst armies are meant to unite
themselves and incite fear in enemies, this
still holds true today as battle looms the
Red and Blue armies began to chant their
war cries. The horn trumpets through the
air and the animals inside every individual
are unchained as 400+ paintballers
charge at each other, claiming territory
and unleashing hell. With the difference
in players being Blue just ten people
down to Red this was anyone’s game and
with a 13-acre field the answers could
come quickly. As expected Blue side
made quick work of dry ground as they
won the race to the back of the field but
were quickly stopped in their tracks as
Red filed into position.
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