Paintball

[cartmen]

Originally Posted by Pyrate Jim

This'll be great.
It'll be good to play alongside an old friend.

Masse will be leading the team, I'll be backing him up by making sure he doesn't get shot.
I'll start out playing stock class, but I expect to bump up during the day. Run the AT-85 or the Nasty 'Phoon, or even (dare I say it?) an electro.

the closest thing you have to an electro is a KP with a battery glued to it admit it

[Pyrate Jim]

I would never glue a battery to a KP.
Duct tape works fine.

Besides, my daughter says I can borrow her Ion.

[RTR]

Pyrate using the an electro? Wow, I've heard it all now

[REDRUM SR]

hey just checking in the day after the game it was the first game i wrote so i hope everybody had a good time if not let me know and ill make sure that the next game i write we wont have that problem again

the east india trading company won the game congradulations massey and pyrate jim

the EITCO had around 2475 points going into the final battle of the game and the pirates had 2105 points

the cannibals along with pirates had to protect the cannibal village and the 2 flag stations both worth 500 points from the EITCO, let me just say this if you were not wearing a REF jersey and carrying a shield of some sort in the village you were SCREWED
EITCO took both flag stations and were able to hold of a last minute surge by the canniblas and pirates
sooooo..... the final score was EITCO 3475 Pirates 2105

[comovartia]

I had fun. My only problem was with the final battle. There were 4 flags in the ghost town, all of which were blue. There was much confusion amongst the players and the reffs as to which flags were the ones for the game. A large blue flag with a red emblem is not a red flag it is a blue flag, especialy in the middle of an intense gun fight. I ran up and flipped the flag do the the fact that a blue flag was flying and a flag that had a lot more red on it was lowered. Turned out I flipped the flag the wrong way. That could have cost us the game. There should be a more noticable difference in the 2 flags. Also, though this is very minor, the flags should have started out lowered so you didn't just have to keep your flag raised but that you had to get there and raise the flag.
Other then that I had fun. I loved the fact that people were getting into the role playing and not just shooting people.
I did however almost offer up 2 players on my side as an offering to the cannibals. From the start of our mission they did nothing but bit** and complain. If things went bad while negotiating with the cannibals, I was going to offer them for fresh food.
I will say I need to start playing the game like a 40 year old and not a 20 year old because I hurt today.

[Hessian Trooper]

Very well run game SR. We had a blast. Jim did an outstanding job running the red team. It was a pleasure to serve. The MVT award was a great honor. Black Diamond were outstanding as the Dutchman crew. Our side fought very hard and the result showed. All in all a great day. Thanks again!

New England Rangers

[cartmen]

the flags were very easy to figure out someone asked me while i was in staging i asked them what color was the empire flag the man said "I believe Blue" than i said then in that case the open flag must be red. It was quite simple if you stopped and thought about it for a second i know i know its tough when paint is raining but you guys had the castle on lockdown so i wasnt too worried

[Hessian Trooper]

Sorry Cartmen, my color blindness was kicking in big time I could not see the colors on the flags I asked the ref on the catwalk and he told me our flag was the one that was up. All was good!

[cartmen]

Originally Posted by Hessian Trooper

Sorry Cartmen, my color blindness was kicking in big time I could not see the colors on the flags I asked the ref on the catwalk and he told me our flag was the one that was up. All was good!

ahh yeah Forgot you had some problems with certain colors Nate
Not to worry it wasnt you who asked me it was some guy with a regular shirt on. Keith got up their in time to make sure all was good so the game played out as it should all was saved

Actually if I was the general I would have said just get me one flag and hold it you guys were up they needed both stations, you did not. as it turned out you practically ran the larger team off the field. Didnt realize that as i was counting them off before the game that there were 13 other blues that were standing behind one of the bldgs . oh well you won anyway

[Pyrate Jim]

I hope someone got pics of that final battle, Masse shooting a pink Ion is not something yer likely to see again in this lifetime...
I was running with the AT-85 most of the day myself.
Black Diamond was awesome as the crew of the Dutchman, we probably should have used more helo-drops but these guys didn't need them because they were out front the whole game.
CTC did a great job as the cannibals, and we (EITC) were able to keep them appeased through most of the game ~ saving our team from being turned into long pig through gifts of rum. I loved the Chef with his apron and white hat, those home-cooked twins were delicious.
To the Pirate team - Only good things to say, you gave us a good fight and made us work for our missions. And that Parrot was great with his lusty profane greetings and demands.
("Polly want's a F**ing cracker! NOW!" )
It was funny that I kept getting into firefights with the same guy almost every time, we kept running into each other during recycle saying "that was you again?"

The Friday night party was a blast with lots of laughter and stories, music and singing, showing off markers new and old. Some folks were up till 4am. We went through 2 1/2 bottles of the BlackStrap rum that I brought, and about half a gallon of someones elses rum, and several mason jars of shine

I know around noon the count was 59 to 60 players, and more arrived after that so I figure around 150 total. Some good teams and individuals, and a lot of less experienced players.
I must have had the scores incorrect in that last post, redrum would be the right one, since he was involved doing the count.

"Some good teams and individuals, and a lot of less experienced players."
This is what made it a great day for me, that all these younger kids and newer players were able to participate in a game where these experienced teams were more about playing honestly and having fun than they were about winning at any cost.(meaning cheating)
These are the games that give these kids someone to emulate as a positive role model.
There may have been a couple hotheads, but there's always a bad apple and there weren't any real issues I heard about. I attribute this to Steeel Reserve and all the work they put into this, and to P&L with their excellent reffing staff.

Thank you all for a most enjoyable day of play.