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Flashback at The Swamp Words and photos by Jason “foolybear” Lineberger The Swamp paintball park in southeastern Virginia is a field anchored in the past and looking to the future, and that’s a good thing.   Their recent 24 hour scenario game, New Reno, showcased their approach.   If this is the first you’ve heard of The Swamp, then put them on your scenario map because they’ve got a good thing going, and it’s only going to get better. Home to east coast powerhouse teams like SOVA and Assault & Battery, the core players who call The Swamp home have deep roots in scenario paintball, going back to legendary and influential teams like Blitzkrieg and The Virginia Irregulars.   With this strong sense of where they’ve come from, the field owners are looking to the future with the intent to improve the field and to provide teams with a top-notch paintball experience. Scenario paintball has gone through some major shifts in the past 8 years.   ...

 Words and photos by Jason “foolybear” Lineberger Once a year Team Tango Alpha2 turns their attention away from completing missions to switch their hats and put on one of the best scenario games happening – the annual Generation Kill game.  Based on the book and the subsequent television series, the Generation Kill games blend the tactics of modern mil-sim events with a taste of the roleplaying that drove the games from the golden age of scenario paintball. This year’s Gen Kill, which took place on St. Patrick’s Day, headed away from the past settings in the Middle East and Afghanistan.  Subtitled “A Bad Day in Belfast” the 2012 Gen Kill pitted scrappy IRA fighters against US Marines in an imagined Irish conflict that juxtaposed serious action with some tongue-in-cheek missions.  Determined to keep the game lively, Tango captain Paul “Wingman” Metheney, tossed out missions to collect pots of gold, Lucky Charms (in boxes), and to deal with a cast of orne...