Since the creation of the scenario game concept by Wayne Dollack two decades ago, the scenario play has grown to become one of the most important and fast-growing parts of the paintball world. Thousands of players converge on fields from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania to Florida to play scenario games with themes varying from World War Two’s most important battles to science fiction movies. The promoters who produce these games vary from major field owners to charismatic individuals who love the game and spend weeks and months creating games for their customers to play.
Wayne Dollack
The original scenario game producer and the man who came up with the scenario game concept in the first place, Wayne Dollack produces games to this day, mostly at his home base, Wayne’s World of Paintball in Ocala, Florida. Most of his games feature a science fiction theme, many based on movies. Wayne’s games in the past have featured themes from movies like “Tank Girl” or “Star Wars.” For many years, his December “Grand Finale” scenario was the largest game in the industry and featured trade shows nearly as big as those promoted by the World Cup or Amateur Open. Still a popular game today, the Grand Finale draws well over a thousand players to Wayne’s World in December.
Website: www.Waynes-World.com
D-Day
The largest scenario game ever produced, Oklahoma’s D-Day game is promoted each year by DeWayne Convirs at his Wyandotte, Oklahoma D-Day Adventure Park. Drawing thousands of players, campers, re-enactors, sponsors and paintball celebrities every year to enjoy an absolutely epic event, D-Day features beach landings, tanks and battles between hundreds of players. With full RV hookups and every amenity imaginable to make the event a world-class, once-in-a-lifetime experience, D-Day is a game that simply must be experienced to be believed and is a must-attend for any paintball player. Players often begin planning for the upcoming D-Day event the day after the last D-Day event ended!
Website: www.DDayAdventurePark.com
Skirmish
One of the longest running and most celebrated paintball fields in the history of the game, Skirmish USA has risen to popularity as a major producer of massive scenario paintball events. Their largest game, the Invasion of Normandy, draws as many as four thousand players and dozens of vendors and sponsors to tiny Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania each year. As practically all of the Invasion of Normandy attendees camp at the field, the game takes on a true “Woodstock” of paintball feel making for some truly unique experiences that must be seen to be believed. With castles, forts, bunkers, earthworks and even aircraft and tanks dotting the landscape, players on any level can find something about Skirmish to love and enjoy. Another Skirmish game, the Battle of Stalingrad, is also growing in popularity and attracting vendors.
Website: www.skirmish.com
EMR
New Milford, Pennsylvania is the home of EMR Paintball and EMR is the home of two of the most well-known things in the scenario world, Castle Conquest and Blue’s Crew. Operated by “Blue” Hanse and his family, EMR promotes the legendary Castle Conquest scenario battle featuring hundreds of players battling to control a massive, two-acre, two-story castle. Blue’s Crew, one of the most well-known and well-traveled scenario teams in the sport, calls EMR home and features prominently in every game played there. In addition to the Castle Conquest, EMR hosts several other scenario games, pump paintball games and even the Toys for Tots charity event. With bunkhouses, multiple playing fields and forts in addition to the legendary castle, EMR is one of paintball’s “must-see” destinations.
Website: www.EMRPaintball.com
Hell Survivors
One of paintball’s legendary destinations and another of the industry’s long-running paintball fields, Michigan’s Hell Survivors features three massive scenario events each year along with several smaller games and regular recreational play. The Tippmann World Challenge and Michigan Monster Game, along with the Global Conquest scenario, regularly draw massive crowds and serious industry support with star players and industry heavyweights often counted among the attendees.
Website: www.HellSurvivors.com
MPP Games
Operated by Ben and Bonnie Toricelli of Florida, MPP Games has a lifetime of experience creating truly enjoyable, intense scenario games across the southeastern United States. Promoting historically-based, World War Two and Korean War-based games at locations like Bear Claw Paintball in Tennessee, Paintball Charleston in South Carolina, Millennium Paintball Productions’ games regularly draw hundreds of players and numerous tanks.
Website: www.MPPGames.com
Viper Games
Kerry “Viper” Rosenberry has been a part of the scenario scene for longer than most players have been shooting at one-another in the woods. Respected as a promoter of quality, enjoyable scenario games from Texas to Pennsylvania to California, Viper games are always a blast and regularly draw hundreds of players thanks to a simplified format that allows even those only interested in “running and gunning” to get in on the storyline.
Website: www.ViperPaintball.com
Black Cat
Black Cat Productions crisscrosses the United States promoting unique, enjoyable games from New Mexico, Arizona and California to Ohio and even Virginia! With storylines ranging from fantasy and futuristic games to survivalist themes, Black Cat’s games have earned a reputation as well-written and exciting paintball experiences for players of all ages and skill levels.
Website: www.BlackCatPaintball.com
The SPPL
The Scenario Paintball Player’s League produces unique scenario-themed tournaments at fields around the United States on their way to crowning a scenario team champion each year. Games feature a tournament scoring system based around capturing three bases on the field and holding them, and each game has a time limit of just under an hour. Scenario teams wishing to find out just how good they really are in the world of scenario paintball need look no further than the SPPL for a challenge, and players from the recreational level all the way up to longtime professionals regularly compete for bragging rights and prizes. Regular competitors include pro teams like Bad Company playing as the BC Army and the Smart Corps, bolstered by numerous pro players from the All Americans and Philadelphia American professional teams.
Website: www.ScenarioChallenge.com
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