PaintballX3 Magazine November 2014 | Page 71

Game of Thrones: To Build an Empire W inter is coming! Yes winter came early to Bear Claw Paintball in Fayetteville, TN at the end of October. Millennium Paintball Productions returned for the third installment of Game of Thrones – To Build an Empire. This time, it was the House of Baratheon lead by Gary “Pap” Winn of the Bounty Hunters and the House Lannisters lead by Mario Maresco of Nitro. “There is no better place to feel at home and brings one’s kids than Bear Claw Paintball.” Weeks before the game ever began, swords were rattled, promises made to triumph over one’s enemies, and alliances were formed for the coming battle. Game of Thrones is no small feat put on by MPP and 71 hosted by Bear Claw Paintball; both of which put weeks into planning this game and others. This game was the third in a line of games for Game of Thrones. Ben Torricelli has taken all the houses and other groups mentioned in the Game of Thrones series and placed them in a play off bracket to see who wins the Iron Throne and leads the other Houses in Westeros. Friday night before the game saw many players pitching their tents and devoting their teams to the House Baratheon or the House Lannisters. During this time, players met as old friends to share stories of pass games, introduce new players, their son and daughters who would be playing their first scenario game. There is no better place to feel at home and brings one’s kids than Bear Claw Paintball. Friday night is also the time to sample some tasty foods from some of the teams. As usual, Black Karma had their master chef, Sarcasm, create the now famous cobblers for everyone to enjoy and hang out. By everyone’s comments, the pineapple cobbler was the best for this weekend. But sadly the cold of the night took over, and players slowly made it back to their camps to try and sleep because “Winter is coming.” The next day’s game was on everyone’s minds. WWW.PAINTBALLX3.COM