YKWOODSBALL.COM Scenario Rules of Engagement

WELCOME -

The following list of rules will be utilized for Paintball Scenarios. You will be participating in multi-mission scenarios utilizing your paintball marker as your primary weapon. Scenarios will include features and objects such as villages, forts, bridges, command bunkers and special nighttime pyrotechnics. The special operations involved in this event will be conducted during both day and night hours. There will also be a variety of unique challenges encountered in these scenarios, including but not limited to: helicopter insertions, medics, demos, intelligence operatives, engineers, snipers, props and a host of other nuances (possibly special character appearances), to name only a few.

Due to the COMPLEXITY of these scenarios, ALL PLAYERS should familiarize themselves with the entire contents of this booklet. You (each player) will be required to sign a form stating you have READ and UNDERSTAND these printed rules of play.

Playing Tip: Know this material... if you don't, you're at a serious disadvantage.

 
REGISTRATION:

In order to be able to participate in the Paintball Game Scenarios, you will need to proceed through Security first. You will then go through the S.O.S. Camp registration before continuing on to complete the Paintball Scenario registration.

~Upon check-in through the paintball scenario registration, you will receive an I.D. badge.

~ At no time is anyone allowed to have paintballs unless directly involved in a scenario! No paintballs in campsites, backpacks, in camp assembly area, etc. You will be issued paintballs on a mission-by-mission basis.

EVENT PAINT:

Event paint only! We recommend that you purchase whatever paint you may need prior to arriving at the camp. That way your paint will be labeled and set aside saving us time and effort. Side note: Most players use one 2000-round case during the entire event (some will use less and some will use more). Paint sales will remain open during the entire camp. We always recommend storing your paint in a cool, dry area away from direct sunlight!!!

CO2 & HPA FILLS:

We ask that you label your air tanks with your name as we may collect all air tanks and keep them inside in the air condition.

CHRONOGRAPHS AND MARKER SPEEDS:

They will be 260 - 290 fps during daytime play, and 230 - 250 fps during nighttime play. All markers must be chronographed and your ID Badge chrono-punched by an event cadre prior to entering the field of play. Referees with hand-held chronographs may spot check your marker on the field. Markers that are shooting "hot" are a serious safety hazard and will not be tolerated. Repeated chronograph offenses will result in ejection from the scenarios.

THE FIELD:

Defined by the field map. Areas may be marked with cylumes at night to aid in field boundary recognition. Do not fire your marker out of bounds or off the field.

HOSPITAL ZONE:

This is a neutral area (goggles on, Barrel Blocking Devices on) where you can stage and await the next insertion window (insertion windows defined = As the period of time where you can legally enter the field of play). Windows are open for 5 minutes in duration. Insertions are every 20 minutes.

INSERTION POINTS:

The IP is the area where you will enter the field of play. It will be strategically located where, as you enter the field of play, you will pass by your team's base of operations and command bunker. There is absolutely no entering the field from any area other than your insertion point. If you see someone entering the field from somewhere else, immediately inform a referee.

Playing Tip: As you insert onto the field, check in with someone at the base
to see if there is something you can do to help your side achieve victory!

There are two types of insertions: HOT & COLD. All insertions will be considered as Cold, unless otherwise instructed by a cadre at your IP.

COLD INSERTION: You are required to go to your Base of Operations before removing your Barrel Blocking Device and becoming a live player.

HOT INSERTION: A referee will instruct you will be entering a HOT area and to pull your BBD before entering the field. You will be a live player as you step onto the field of play.

Playing Tip: For Hot insertions, the area nearby is not FRIENDLY! Heads up; its time to rock and roll! Get ready to pull the trigger!

SAFETY & GENERAL RULES

ON FIELD SAFETY:

GOGGLES! GOGGLES! GOGGLES!!!! Keep them on your face at all times when you're on the field. ASTM Approved Full face and ear protection is required. BARREL BLOCKING DEVICES... BARREL BLOCKING DEVICES... BARREL BLOCKING DEVICES... Keep them in your marker anytime you're eliminated or off the field. Do not feel bad to yell "Barrel Sock!" at any person in any goggles-off area, to put their barrel-blocking device on. You have a right to expect others to respect your eyesight! These safety rules are as much up to you to enforce, as they are for us. Remember the first rule of paintball: PLAY SAFE!

Playing Tip: Follow the "Goggles and Barrel Blocking Device" rules or you'll be removed from the scenarios.

MARKER REPAIRS:

There are absolutely no “on-air” marker repairs to be done in the public rest areas or anywhere there are people without goggles on. All “on-air” repairs should be done at the chronograph range. Cleaning and maintenance of your marker may be done in your campsite. Again, marker should not be “on-air” and there should be no paintballs in hopper or marker. There is no firing of paintballs allowed anywhere other than on the field (during game-on) and in the chronograph area.

FIELD REFEREES (Command, Cadre):

All decisions made by the field judging staff pertaining to play are final. Under no circumstances is anyone permitted to ARGUE with a field judge. Doing so is grounds for expulsion from the scenarios.

ELIMINATING MARKS DEFINED:

-Direct hits making a quarter-size mark during the day are considered a hit.

-Two shots to the torso (clavicles to waistline), front or back, will be an elimination.

-Any headshot will be an elimination.

-A single hit anywhere else will be considered a wound and will need the attention of a medic in order for the player to be brought back to full capacity. See Medic section for further info.

-If your marker is hit, you are not eliminated, but your marker is rendered useless.

-Hopper hits do not count.

-Anything attached to your person counts as a hit. Example- pack hits count.

-Splatter does not count. Bounces do not count.

-At night ALL HITS / IMPACTS count, there are no paint checks at night.

-Any decisions needing to be made concerning wounds or eliminations are at the discretion of the cadre.

-Saying, "Hit" and indicating you're hit by raising your marker over your head indicates you are eliminated.

-Leaving the field or walking out of bounds is the same as being eliminated. Once you step outside the area of play, you are eliminated. There is no going out of bounds then coming back in. Any player leaving the field of play must wait until the next insertion window, then re-insert into the game at the team insertion point.

Playing Tip: At night, after you're eliminated, it is a good idea to yell, "I’m out, I’m out" every 10 to 15 paces or so, as you're exiting the field. This will keep that sniper that is lying in the grass from shooting you as you walk off the field. No medics at night. If you're hit, walk off the field; don't wipe! Your reputation is way more valuable!

PAINT CHECKS:

During a paint check, a referee will examine the player and make the determination whether the player is eliminated or alive. Do not call a paint check on a player then advance on that player! You will be penalized, (20 minute hospital time ... you will get to walk). All players should continue play during a paint check unless the referee calls the player neutral.

In a large scenario - with the many players - it is virtually impossible to have a referee at every conceivable location. Here, cooperation between players is key. Ask your buddy to check you. And, if you're hit, walk and don't talk or advise players. Play fair and walk, as you would want the other player to walk should you have marked them.

Playing Tip: Dead men don't talk... Play fair... Play honest, stand-up ball. Check yourself first! Reach back and find a blob of paint? Call yourself out and walk. Utilize that time to re-hydrate, get more paintballs, more air, and make adjustments to your gear, etc.

WHAT TO DO WHEN HIT:

You should immediately call out "I’M HIT!" in a loud voice and continue to do so while putting on your BBD (barrel blocking device). Leave the field by the safest direct route while continuing to call out your status as a dead player. If you are in an area that is taking heavy fire - such as a bunker with other players or in your base while it's under heavy assault - get your gun up as high as possible and get out of the way fast! Do not talk, and do not continue to participate in radio chatter about on-field events. You are DEAD and dead men can no longer help their team. If you are holding a mission card and you have teammates nearby who were on the same mission as you, you MAY hand the mission card to one of them so that they may complete the mission. Proceed to the hospital zone to wait for the next insertion time, or to the staging area to reload on fluids, ammo & air.

Playing Tip: During big battles, you may continue to be shot at after you're
hit IF you don't get out of the way fast! Move out of the lines of fire
quickly and then search your pockets for your BBD (barrel blocking device).

SURRENDER RULE:

Surrender: It's a double option. Under 20 feet in distance, all players should offer the surrender call. The receiving player also has the option to surrender or turn and attempt to shoot. Look at surrenders like a chess match: with checkmate you never have to take the king in a game of chess. If you've out-maneuvered the other player, you should be in a position that no matter what, they're going to take the hit.

Playing Tip: This should not become a discussion. Ask, "Take the Hit! Three, two, one," then pull the trigger if they have not responded by yelling "Hit," or putting their marker high up in the air. If you are offered a “surrender” by a player who has out-maneuvered you, turning and firing only demonstrates that you are a less-than-honorable player. They have done the sportsmanlike thing and offered. Be equally sportsmanlike and accept the option.

BARREL TAG RULE:

Barrel Tag is not an option. Once a player touches you with a barrel and says, "barrel tag," you are eliminated and MUST take the walk. No point in pulling the trigger when you have a barrel pressed against your side. Do not HIT a player with your barrel! A gentle tap will do!

 
Playing Tip: Thank the kind player for not shooting you at point-blank range, then walk!!!

NIGHTTIME PLAY:

During nighttime play, the following rules are in effect:

Verify the lowered nighttime chrono speed and lower your marker velocity prior to going on the field. Make sure a referee has given you the appropriate chrono punch on your ID Badge.

There are no paint checks at night. All hits count - the ball does not have to break.

There are no medics at night.

Paint Grenades do not work at night.

If you so choose to, you may utilize glow sticks at night. They can be any color other than red. Red glow sticks will be reserved for Command and to mark the scenario boundaries.

RADIO ESPIONAGE:

Radio espionage is allowed with the STRICT exception of the Command channel. Jamming of channels is prohibited, resulting in ejection from the scenario.

 Playing Tip: Monitoring teams’/players' personal radio transmission on the field can give you valuable information.

PROHIBITED BEHAVIOR:

No physical contact with other players is allowed. No cursing or un-sportsmanlike conduct is allowed. Cheating, although rare, does and can happen. If you witness cheating on the field, notify Command immediately. Keep your standards high! Don't ever stoop to a cheater's level. If you witness someone cheating, make him or her aware that you know and that if it does not cease, you will notify Command. Peer pressure is a very powerful thing.

Player Tip: Is your reputation worth a few extra minutes of game time? Play Fair! Play with honor!

EQUIPMENT

ALLOWED EQUIPMENT:

Canteens, flashlights, Alice packs, squeegees, scopes, night vision equipment, UHF or VHF, walkie-talkies, Ghillie Suits.

RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT:

A pair of worn-in boots; extra socks; "energy" foods with complex carbohydrates; marker tools.

PROHIBITED EQUIPMENT:

Heavy clothing which is designed to promote bounces; shields of any kind; unbreakable trip wires; air horns; ropes; whistles; hot-burning smoke; pyrotechnics; firearms; laser sights; crossbows; sling shots; BB guns. Any device designed to raise or lower the velocity of a paint marker are prohibited on the field of play.

When in doubt, ask Command.

 
MARKERS:

Sixty-eight (.68) caliber markers meeting scenario management specifications. Due to safety factors, Command reserves the right to disallow the use of any paintball marker or paintball launching system not meeting safety standards. All paint markers must be fired through a radar chronograph. Maximum velocity is not to exceed two hundred-ninety (290) feet per second (FPS) daytime limit and two hundred-fifty (250) FPS night time limit. Full-auto paintball markers (including zip and burst) are allowed during DAY PLAY ONLY, provided they meet our safety requirements and the player understands the concept of "Overshooting," and the possible consequences overshooting entails. Be responsible! Don't overshoot! All markers must be in SEMI- AUTO mode only at NIGHT.

GRENADES:

Tippmann style, Atomic or Strange Ordinance style allowed. One speck of paint from these types of grenades is an elimination. No grenades allowed at night.

 GHILLIE SUITS:

ALL ghillie suits must be inspected and approved by the Command prior to entering the field of play. If you are wearing a ghillie suit, ALL direct hits/impacts count during day and night play. No paint checks! One direct impact = you're gone.

BREAKABLE TRIP WIRE DEVICES (BTWDs) Defined:

All trip wire devices with offensive capabilities: i.e. the ability to eliminate players. BTWDs include paintball land mines.

BTWDs Rules:

PWDs Rules:

GAME PLAY

TEAMS:

Teams may be split from the number of registered players according to skill level, equipment, firepower, experience and ability. All game planning and scoring will be done by Command. Teamwork is an important factor in these events. Squad leaders will carry out planning strategies. It is important to note that you should concern yourself with how to defend as well as how to attack an area. Objectives and missions will be assigned by the Command and relayed via coded radio messages to the commanders of each team.

TEAM OBJECTIVES:

VERBAL MISREPRESENTATION OF SIDES:

Is allowed. You are NOT required to tell the truth about which side you are playing for.

EXAMPLE: (Player 1 sees Player 2 in the bushes 20 yards in front of his position)
Player 1: "Hey, what color are you?"
Player 2: "I'm Red, what color are you?"
Player 1: "I'm Red too."
(Player 1 then steps out from behind cover and gets marked by Player 2.)
Player 1: "Hey buddy! You said you were Red!!!"
Player 2: "I lied...."
Player 1: "Good shot. Man, I should have read the rules of play better... they told me not to always trust what I hear. I should have gotten a visual on your arm band tape."

Moral of the Story: If they are not wearing your color armband tape, consider them the opposition, or at the minimum, be leery of them. Always use caution until you get a visual ID on their ABT. As in the real world (a real world conflict) seeing is believing, or, believe half of what you see and a third of what you hear. Not everything is always as it appears in a scenario game.

ARM BAND TAPE:

Armband tape (ABT) is to help all players identify who is playing on their team, NOT to identify who is on the other team.

The following are Strictly Prohibited:

ACQUIRING ENEMY ARM BAND TAPE:

A player on the team who’s ABT you’re trying to get must tape you up. You cannot pick up ABT off the ground or get it from ANY other source other than by an enemy player at the enemy team's base. See playing tips for spies for examples of how to acquire enemy ABT legally.

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COMMANDERS & COMMANDER ELIMINATIONS:

Each team will have a commander and team leadership structure. The commander is in complete control of the side. Follow your commanders; they have the overall picture and information of how the game is going and what is happening. Check in with them often and let them know what you did, saw or completed. This information is valuable and vital to your team. Rotate out and pull base security for an hour; you never know you may find yourself in an awesome firefight. The commander can also assign Medics, Demolitions, Engineers and Pilots

Playing Tip: These missions are what earn points and wins or loses the game for your team. Go out on them... they're fun. Most of the time you will get into some very good action, and remember, at the end of the game if your team wins and you didn't go out on any missions, how much did you contribute to the win? If your team loses, then how much did you contribute to this loss?

The commander may be worth bonus points each time he/she is eliminated. Thus, you can earn your team bonus points by eliminating the opposition's commander and save your team points by keeping your commander alive. This is not a one-time objective! Each time the commander is eliminated, all rules pertaining to players pertain to him: he must walk and await the next insertion window, then he/she can reinsert into the game and is a free agent to resume play in any fashion they choose. Side note: the commanders can go anywhere on the field they choose. They are not required to stay in their command bunker, but it's a good idea to keep an eye on your troops.

Any time a commander will be off the field for longer than one insertion window, the commander must appoint another to act in his/her stead which can be eliminated for points just as if eliminating the original commander. Every commander on the field must be taped on both arms!

Do not bring paint markers into the command bunker!

Do not point a paint marker into or out of the command bunker!

To eliminate the commander inside the command bunker, just place your foot inside the opening and call "ALL DEAD!" This does NOT destroy the structure! It only eliminates all persons inside on the ground floor only. Also, demolitions characters can blow the bunker with a satchel charge. A referee must verify the commander elimination and call this into to the game operations director immediately.

Playing Tip: Commanders, stay alive.

COMMAND POST SECURITY ZONE:

There can be no same ABT eliminations of any kind scored while the victim is within 50 feet of his team's command bunker. This 50' represents a secure zone within which all players enjoy the peace of total security from same ABT eliminations. This is to promote more interaction between all players, whether they are security, command staff or role players.

Any player wearing your ABT color within 50 feet of the command bunker is safe from elimination by any other player wearing your ABT color. They may only be eliminated by players wearing the enemy ABT or no ABT whatsoever.

Example: You're a red player wearing legally obtained blue ABT inside the blue base. You walk up and step your foot inside the command bunker to eliminate the blue commander and his staff. No good. You will either have to have: NO armband tape, or be wearing your red teams' color ABT for this to count as a commander elimination.

OR

Example: The blue commander is rallying the troops in front of the command bunker and you are a red spy wearing blue ABT in a tower 60 feet away. You fire your marker and nail the blue commander in the goggles. Also no good. The commander (and any other blue player) is immune to attack while they are within 50 feet of their command bunker AND you are wearing blue ABT.

A player in the base with NO ABT poses a significant threat to base security and should come under immediate suspicion. Don't rush to tape them up until you have thoroughly investigated which side they are REALLY playing for. YOUR side taping them up is the ONLY LEGAL way for them to acquire your ABT - don't give it freely to possible infiltrators.

If a player is wearing enemy ABT, well then, they are most likely the enemy. Treat them with extreme caution.

SPECIAL NOTE: This does not prevent spies in your midst. A spy who can acquire your team's armband tape can still operate within your team. The spy can go out on missions and lead them astray or report them to his true commander. They can also report Intel to his true team. See playing tips for spies for more info.

SPECIAL ROLES DEFINED

During the course of this event you will notice individuals on the field who have special abilities and are identified by unique armband tape. These individuals volunteered to play the special roles described below.

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DEMOLITIONS EXPERT:

These players have the ability to utilize special demolitions, satchel charges, dynamite, etc. The satchel usually contains an explosives card to be operational. An explosives card alone will not work - it must be inside a satchel. The explosives card defines what type of explosive it is and how it may be used. The satchel must be approved or provided by the scenario producer.

ENGINEER:

These players have the ability to rebuild structures, which have been previously blown up.

MEDIC:

Medics are able to heal players on the field. They must reach the player within one minute, wipe the paint from the player and write down the player's ID badge number on their Bandage Card. At this point, the player is again a live player and can resume play. HEAD SHOTS cannot be healed! A headshot means you're eliminated, no matter what - this is specific for daytime play. Two shots to the torso (clavicles to waistline), front or back, cannot be healed. All hits are at night are fatal! Medics do not work at night.

PILOT:

Has the ability to fly a simulated aircraft (helicopter, etc.) for up to a 30-minute time period each flight. Should an aircraft stay out longer than its allotted time before returning to base to refuel, it will crash. The aircraft can carry one pilot and normally up to four additional passengers. Players cannot be shot at or shoot from a flying aircraft until at such time it lands and the troops disembark. To land an aircraft, the pilot must place the simulated aircraft on the ground and release it for a 10-second count, minimum, before the aircraft can take off again. Pilot and passengers are live once the aircraft lands. Should a passenger let go of the aircraft's rope (or pilot) while in flight, he is eliminated. Passengers can only disembark when the aircraft has landed properly. Aircraft are not to land closer than 20 feet to any other live player. 

SPY:

Each team will generally have one or more spies who can be inserted into the opposition's team. It is up to the team leadership to ferret out and eliminate these spies, while it will be the spies’ job to gather information and report back to their base. Any spy who has BLOWN their cover and been identified as such by the opposition MUST hand over their character card and ABT from the opposing team. For more info see playing tips for spies.

INTELLIGENCE OPERATIVE:

This is perhaps the hardest role to play, but one of the most rewarding. Your job is generally defined as to flush out the spies in your midst and acquire special game props for your side. There are meetings scheduled throughout the game, which you're highly encouraged to be at, thus helping you figure out who is who. If you complete a meeting, have a ref sign the card with the time the meeting ended. Turn your meeting card in for points at the end of the game! For more info see playing tips for spies.

PLAYING TIPS FOR SPIES

First, your most valuable skill as a spy is being covert, unnoticed - a fly on the wall - not attracting attention to yourself. Yet, as you try and infiltrate a base and the command structure, you begin to fly closer to the flame and stand a better chance of getting burned (put in the open or busted).

Second, two of the most valuable assets that you have as a spy are the ability to do the following:

BUSTING MISSIONS:

GATHERING INTELLIGENCE:

How helpful is it? Very helpful!

NOTE: Any time you're dead or eliminated, YOU'RE DEAD. Shut up at this point; zip the lip. No matter how bad you want to talk to your commander or other players - no passing of information while you're eliminated. Dead men don't talk, period!!! Only thing a dead man says is, "Dead man walking, see you in 20 minutes." Once you have re-inserted onto the field of play, then it’s game-on again.

HOW TO ACQUIRE ENEMY ABT LEGALLY:

You must be taped up by a player on the team who’s ABT you're trying to get. You cannot pick up ABT off the ground or get it from any other source other than at the team's base.

Example: Player 1: Comes into the opposition's base without ABT
Player 2: "Let me see your ID card!"
Player 1: "Hey buddy, I lost it, but it's ok. I'm on your side, you know me, I'm cool."
Player 2: "Oh, ok" (P2 then tapes up P1's arm)
Player 1: Thinking to himself: "That was way too easy. I'm on the other team. Well, now I can't blow up the command bunker, but I can lead missions astray and gather intel and report it to my commander. I can still do a lot of damage to this team; just have to do it the smart way. They really should have checked my card."

BUSTING THE SPY:

If you are ACCURATELY accused/made as a "spy" character by the command/security of the opposing team (by using a second character card, OR are observed being "paid" by the other team to spy for them), you must immediately and without argument turn over the second character card and/or the arm band tape you used to infiltrate the base with - no matter what color it is - upon being ACCURATELY "made." You must then be re-taped by your actual team upon next re-insertion to your own base.

The bust has to be made on FACTS. The security forces can not just accuse everyone as they walk into the base - i.e. they can not play a hunt-and-peck type of "accuse the spy" until they find one. They must have verifiable information before they can accuse a spy.

EXAMPLE:
Base 1 Security: "You are a spy! Take the hit and produce your true character card! We have verifiable information that you were reporting intelligence to the enemy commander."
Spy: "Oh MAN! Busted!" (Produces both character cards - one from each team - and covers his barrel).
Base 1 Security: Taking THIS team's character card and removes arm band tape from Spy. "Ref! This player has been made as a spy and is being removed from our base. Please advise Command Central you now possess his bogus character card and assist this player off-field."

OR

Base 1 Security: "You are a spy! You have been observed receiving payment from the enemy! Take the hit and produce your true character card."
Spy: (Hangs head because he was not covert enough; does not have another character card OR "personal mission" card as he was working for himself; covers his barrel and keeps his mouth shut).
Base 1 Security: (removes arm band tape from spy). "Ref! This player has been made as a spy and is being removed from our base. Please advise Command Central and assist this player off-field."

AND JUST IN CASE:

Base 1 Security: "You are a spy! You have been observed receiving payment from the enemy! Take the hit and produce your true identity card."
Spy: "I'm a spy for OUR team and I gave my goods to OUR general! Please verify!" (shows he has but one character card which indicates he is a spy for this team - as well as a "personal mission" card indicating meeting times with players from opposing team).

 
Base 1 Security: "Stand down." (verifies information with his commander who acknowledges the spy is working for him - his decision to allow spy to continue playing for him)

Base 1 Security: "Our commander has verified your loyalty. You may continue play at this time. Try to be a little more covert in your transactions."

MISSION TYPES

The teams will start the game occupying their respective bases. Many objectives will be strategically located throughout the playing field. Missions will be called in, via radio to your commander or leader. Missions may require a specific unit or numbers of troops to go out to a specific location. At each mission objective a referee will be in the vicinity. The referee staff will validate the mission once you reach and complete your objective with your assigned force. To earn points you must complete the mission at its designated area. Some missions will require you to HOLD a specific area for a period of time; others will require an action to be taken within a specified time period (Example: "Snipe the enemy base," i.e. put a paintball on the enemy’s command bunker). Referee must sign the completed mission card and return it to the game operations director for you to receive points.

ASSAULT:

Means just that - to assault the objective for the length of time specified. Whether all your troops are eliminated does not matter, but you must mount an assault on the objective. At least one player must remain alive to present the completed mission card to a referee. This is the exact opposite from snipe. Generally, this mission will be allotted a specific troop strength to be sent out. Example: Send 15 players to assault the enemy base camp. One player must live to turn in the mission card to a referee.

DEFEND:

Means to defend the objective from enemy troops for the duration of the mission. At the end of the time specified, you must still be in control of the objective to have defended it. Example: Defend your base of operations (command bunker) for 1 hour.

DEMO:

You will have a specific mission where you need to destroy the objective within a time frame. Blow it up with a satchel charge or other type of explosive. A Demo expert must complete this mission. Example: Destroy the bridge/building/tower/bunker located at coordinates XYZ. Once this is done, a mission player gets the card signed off and handed into a referee. The Demo player must advise a ref of the blown structure and hand the ref a roll of demolition tape. The ref will tape off the building, indicating it is unusable, and return the roll of tape to the player.

REPAIR:

You will have a specific objective, which you need to rebuild within a specific time frame. An Engineer must go on this mission and rebuild the specified structure at the given coordinates by removing the Demo tape from the destroyed objective. Example: Rebuild the bridge at ZZXY. Once the objective has been rebuilt, hand in the mission card to a referee.

PATROL:

In these missions two (2) objectives will be given. Your troops are to actively patrol from location A to location B for the designated period of time. They cannot go out and lay down in an area; they must be patrolling from point A to point B to complete the mission. Example: Patrol from area A to area B for 1/2 hour.

AMBUSH:

Usually, but not always the counter mission to a Patrol mission. You are to go out and set up a static ambush at the coordinates specified and wait the prescribed time period, while eliminating as many enemy troops as possible.

SWEEP:

Similar to a Patrol in that you move between two locations for a designated period of time - as well as actively engaging to eliminate any and all enemy forces.

TAKE & HOLD:

To gain control of the objective and hold it for the amount of time specified. If it's a building, it means to actually have a player inside the building in complete control of it. Example: Take and Hold the enemy's base of operations for 1/2 hour.

LISTENING POST:

Much like a Recon mission with the addition of inserting personnel into an area to remain undetected for the duration of the mission while obtaining intelligence information.

RECON & REPORT:

Players will physically go out and VIEW the area in question for the specified amount of time and obtain the intelligence. They must report back to the base commander with the information (what they viewed) before they will receive the requisite mission point. This can be done in person or by radio. Example: Recon the enemy's base of operations.

PHOTO RECON:

Exactly the same as a Recon & Report with the addition that the intelligence you gather must be done in a photograph and returned to your base commander. Instamatic Cameras are provided to the commanders. The better the picture(s) (showing players or bases, etc.) will increase the point bonus on this mission! Pictures needing a magnifying glass to view anything or showing a big tree will be worth much less in points!!! The event director may specify the number of pictures to be taken. Example: Photo Recon the enemy's base. Walk down and take a picture or two of the opposing commander in his base & return these pictures to your commander. Easy enough.

RETRIEVE:

Locate, secure and return the object (the mission objective) to your commander within the time frame specified. Example: Go to the center of the field and retrieve the object (an orange drop box) and return this box to your commander.

SNIPE:

To snipe or, in simplest terms, have a player infiltrate the area and fire a paintball ONTO the assigned objective within the specified amount of time. (Opposite of horseshoes, close does not count.) Example: Send X players to snipe the enemy base. Eliminate the opposition's commander for bonus points!

MEET & GREET:

Sometimes during scenario games, there are missions where you don't want to kill the objective, but would rather talk and see what you can find out, or maybe, if you're lucky, get a valuable game prop or information. Example: Meet the peasant at the east end of the field. Gather intell. OR... Meet and greet the farmer and retrieve the object he found in his corn patch. OR... Greet the shadowy figure, which will soon be approaching your base of operations.

PROPS:

We have gone to the extremes to find, develop, build and incorporate inventive, interesting props into the story line. These props will be inserted into the event at various intervals and locations during the game. Their value? Some will be worth big points. Others? Well, they will look good, anyway.

Playing Tip: All props must be turned in prior to game's end on Sunday to be counted as points for your team! All game props must remain IN PLAY (on the field of play) during the game. You cannot take them out to your car and STASH them, nor lock them up in your commander’s box!

SCORING & WINNING:

Missions are how each team accumulates points for their side. The harder type of mission, and the further away it is, the greater the point value. Eliminating the opposing team's leadership may be worth points. Game currency and props may be worth points as well. At the end of the event, all completed mission cards will be tallied and scored, all props and/ or items that may be worth extra points must be collected and handed into game management prior to the ending of the event on Sunday. The team with the highest point total will be declared the winner.

Playing Tip: Do not neglect the props! This could be the margin between victory and defeat.