could feel the energy pick up as the night went on.
I made my way around camp seeing people that I
had not seen for a couple of years. It is like seeing
old family members that you have lost touch with.
Everyone wondering and asking, what you have
been up to and how things are going for you. This
is what I love about our community. It is a family.
After setting up tents and chatting I hit the pillow
for a good night sleep.
Saturday morning is the kick off to the event.
Camp all of a sudden was full of life and energized.
Players were getting their gear ready, getting
chronographed and heading to players briefing.
You could still smell bacon in the air as the first
crack of the markers started firing off on the field.
This year was a little different then years past. The
game was played with three teams. Added to the
mix the third team made up of MagFed players
that played the role of the Third Faction. The way
this worked was simple; the Faction could be hired
to either Ekron or UNA. When not hired they were
to create problems for both sides. This made the
game unpredictable and challenging, to say the
least. If you did not pay attention to what was
going on you could be on the wrong side of the
Faction’s marker. If you were part of the Faction
you had to stay alert for those that might not have
received word that they were your hired gun.
Communication was the key.
I played on the Ekron side with my old teammates,
The Suave Bastards. Driving the APC we
constructed, we entered the battlefield with
authority. Our General Wolf ordered us to push
to the front line. This would allow our team to
advance further into the enemy territory. As we
pushed the front line we could see UNA troops
massed to our right side, the game was on. We
turned the turret on our APC and opened fire.
Crewmembers inside also opened fire through the
gun ports on the side of the APC. Team members
outside the APC followed our lead and opened
fire in the same direction of our guns. The paint
was raining down on the UNA.
The adrenaline from this attack was uncontrollable.