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By Jason “foolybear” Lineberger Photos by Nichola Hayden of English Rose Photography For over a decade, this beast we call Fulda Gap has grown.  The big game, based on a Cold War scenario, has become one of the marquee events in paintball and one of those games that’s consistently fun. And what’s not to love about hundreds of screaming paintballers, supported by tanks, charging a hilltop fort? Or crawling through the woods, popping smoke, and rushing a base before reinforcements arrive from the nearby dead zone? For me Fulda Gap is camp fires, paintball stories, and enough action on the field to fill a dozen pages. If you attended the game, you also know that this year’s event was the most tightly contested one yet – all the way to the last seconds of the game.  Friday...... The day before the game is always a blast. For Team Capital Offense, this is our season-ender, and it always draws the best attendance.  We welcomed our guests who came so far to ...

There’s one scenario paintball event that has drawn international attention each year for the past decade – Living Legends. The original Living Legends, held at CPX Sports in Joliet, Illinois, was conceived as a national-level scenario event that would also honor those who have helped elevate paintball. The notables recognized in the first year included industry pioneers, the founders of scenario paintball, and a handful of key players. In the years that followed, the game and accompanying spectacle has grown, swelling attendance to rival the biggest paintball events ever, with thousands making the annual trip. This year, a Planet Eclipse-sponsored player, Richard “Mamba” Money of Team Capital Offense, will take the helm as general of the Titans’ side. Mamba has made his name as one of the key commanders in scenario ‘ball.   He has taken a leadership role in over 20 games (either general, XO, or unit commander), including two stints as general at the Fulda Gap Mega Game. ...

Capping off a busy 2016 scenario paintball season, Team Capital Offense met up for their annual year-end event.   It’s one that thousands of players from around the world have attended for over a decade – the Fulda Gap Mega Game . For those of you as yet uninitiated to this one, here’s the quick scoop. It’s a large-scale game simulating a Cold War era military scenario of a WARSAW land invasion of Europe. Don’t want to dive into the history? Think approximately 1500 players, bases and forts all over a giant paintball field, tanks galore, anti-tank rocket launchers, a mess of snipers rocking First Strikes, big name vendors, and some of the best teams in scenario paintball.   Now stretch that over two days with many of the teams choosing to stay on site to camp (some come as early as Thursday), and you’ve got yourself a year-ending paintball bash! Once again this year we had our friend from across the sea, Jack Wood, running and gunning with the TCO crew. He was joine...

By Jason “foolybear” Lineberger Photos by English Rose Photography Team Capital Offense has been on a roll for the past six months, carving their path of destruction through the scenario paintball world.   Here’s a quick recap of where we’ve been, followed by a look at where we are headed! Sunrise at the Capital Offense Compound Capital Offense capped off 2015 with one of the best big games on the planet, the Fulda Gap Mega Game at Command Decisions Wargames Center in North Carolina. This year we had some special guests rolling with us – Nick Truter from Virtue, Nichola Hayden from English Rose Photography , and Planet Eclipse’s own Jack Wood. Our visitors got a taste of the Capital Offense experience, from rushing bases and stealthy flank runs through the woods to feasts, campfires, and shenanigans.   ‘Nuff said about that.   Once again TCO brought their A game and helped their side to victory. Jack Wood on a push through an Enola Gaye sm...