Airsoft Action 01 - Oct 2011 | Page 63

Today was a walk-on day and to be honest, I was glad to be underground and out of the rain. I guess about 50 others thought the same, as the Safe Zone slowly got busy with players readying kit and preparing themselves for some pretty intense, close combat. The site is run by Felix, ably assisted by an above-average number of marshals. I thought there were plenty of marshals but Felix told me he was actually a couple down on the usual number, due to other commitments. Once out in the tunnels it soon becomes obvious why so many marshals are needed. Luckily we had a bit of time before play would start and so one of the marshals, Gaz, took me on a tour of the facility. I am glad he showed me round as I reckon it wouldn’t take much to become completely disorientated and lost down here. After a very good safety briefing play kicked off with a game of three, 20-minute phases, designed to familiarise the players with the site. Some pl