Buy-in on missions from the players was impressive according to Holland , so this game was more than just a backand-forth battle of field dominance . It required planning and execution from everyone , including the referees from Solstice Law and the field staff .
OTP has several natural choke points that have historically impeded the flow of scenario games . Big E and company intentionally placed objectives to improve that - namely the utilizing the far side of The Town to draw the play out of Auto Zone . Dave Sherman , the manager at the field , rebuilt the bridges leading into the back field to utilize more of the wooded areas , spreading out the play of the game , and offering players a diversity in terrain .
In the end , the red Team Jack Frost would edge out the win by a narrow score of 4510-4150 .
“ I want to thank John , Ricky , Jeremy and Mike from Venom ,” Walden said . “ They were with me or the XO all game making things happen .”
Holland ’ s relationship with OTP ended with the final event of EPL in October with the relocation of the league to Quickshot Paintball in Shamong , NJ , but he expressed that he was grateful to have seen this game through . And Walden said it is always a fun way to close out the year .
“ It ’ s like a separate holiday for just your paintball family ,” he said .
With Holland ’ s departure from OTP , the future of Winterbrawl remains unclear . But the players are hopeful that the event will see another evolution .
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