{"id":3954,"date":"2002-09-22T22:43:00","date_gmt":"2002-09-23T03:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/?p=3954"},"modified":"2025-05-28T15:29:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T20:29:59","slug":"chicago-force-paintball-2002","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/?p=3954","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Force Paintball 2002"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On September 22, 2002, Chicago Force went on their first paintball outing. It was a perfect day for paintball, a little cloudy in the morning and in the mid-60’s, clearing up by midday to be a gorgeous, sunny Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12 Chicago Forcers made it out: Matt “Darth Astuart” Springer, Dave “Bosh Talk” Gray and friend Ed, Ray “Rex Karrde” Bosques and friend Hector, Phil “Mos Eisleian Radio” Salomon, Mark “Jodo Kast” Franklin and friend Bien, Mary “Amber Eyes” and son Mike, Tom “TomTav” Tavrides, and Matthew “Hazmatt” Callison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone had a lot of fun, and there was talk floating around of making this an annual or semi-annual event, so stay tuned to Chicago Force Web<\/a>. There was a lot of paint traded by both teams, with the group going through 5000 paintballs during the day. Yes, they sting when you get hit, but it’s certain there was more pain the following day, when little-used muscles made their presence known to the owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, a very big thank you<\/strong> to Blast Camp Paintball<\/a> and our ref, Whisler. The facilities were top-notch and the staff was organized and professional, creating a fun environment with zero delays. Good job Blast Camp!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, on with the evidence….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meeting up at Huck Finn’s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first order of business was to meet up in the morning to caravan out to Blast Camp. We chose Huck Finn’s Donuts on the corner of Damen and Archer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yes, everyone stared at us because of the way we were dressed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bosh gets the BIG doughnut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“And I’m going to shoot YOU in the head.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Before the Battle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We played at\u00a0Blast Camp<\/a>\u00a0near Hobart, Indiana, about 40 miles south-east from Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ray, on the way to the field<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Smile for the birdie!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The troops prepare for combat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

CENTER COLLAPSE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Waiting for the whistle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Game on!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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View of the courtyard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The teams gather at the field<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Whisler explains the rules<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The long walk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ray gets to the center octagon first<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dave defends the backfield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bien provides cover-fire while Mike storms a building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Matt tries to get an angle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bien holds the building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mike and Bien<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“Stop shooting, I’m already hit!”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tom scopes out the field<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ed, Matt and Dave prepare to attack<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tom tries to keep his head down<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ed moves into position with Dave covering<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mark falls down, Take One<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mary gets in on the action<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mary shoots her son<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hector and Ed move up the field<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dave checks his position<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mark rushes the center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mark falls down, Take Two<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Game over, re-group and change sides<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Game on!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dave takes control of a building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dave kneels before Zod<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ed advances through the building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hey, don’t shoot the cameraman!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tom trades paint with Ed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bien gets eliminated<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mike poses for the camera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bien gets resurrected and moves out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ray waits at the resurrection point to make a break for it<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mark falls down, Take Three<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ray takes the middle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mark moves around to help Ray<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ed guards the entrance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nice shot of Matt’s butt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dave stays in the building too long and is taken out of the game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hector sneaks up on Ray in the middle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hector eliminates Ray<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Final push at the end of the game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mary wonders if it’s safe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ray pushes deep into enemy territory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Back to the staging area to reload<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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FARP (that’s military-talk for “Fuel-Ammo Resupply Point”)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This is a tired bunch ‘o’ people, and it’s only about noon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“And then I snuck around this corner and…”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hazmatt’s custom Tippmann Carbine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We never figured out what this was, we were shooting WHITE paint<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ready for the next game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Whisler, our fantastic ref<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

PROTECT THE PRESIDENT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The name of this game is “Protect the President”. This is a 15 minute game where one person is selected as “The President” and one person is assigned to guard them. They go deep in the field and hide, then everyone else has 15 minutes to find them. We voted for Matt to the be the President and Dave to be the bodyguard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The action in this game was fast and furious and the brush was thick, so not much of the action is covered. Just use your imagination and think of your favorite Vietnam movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Whisler leads Matt and Dave to the field<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Whisler explains the rules. He\u00a0did forget<\/em>\u00a0to tell them about the 3 hardened bunkers, unfortunately.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Matt and Dave head deep into the “bush”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Here comes the hunting party<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Whisler explains the rules<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Shhhh! Be vewy quiet, their hunting wabbits<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“Nope, they’re not behind this bush.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mark heads in after his prey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And it’s over<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

`<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPEEDBALL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The name of this game is “Speedball”. This is a 10 minute game where there is one flag in the middle. The object is to get the flag and take it down to your opponents goal. This is a game that is often played in paintball tournaments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speedball is called that for a reason: it’s fast. Normally, if you are behind a bunker for more than 20 seconds, you’re dead. Despite the 10 minute time limit, most games are done in less than 5 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Heading to the field<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Orange takes their place<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Yellow takes their place<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“3..2..1..Game on!”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ray rushes and is first to the flag, but gets pinned down<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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He calls for covering fire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ray covers Bien as he moves up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Matt keeps Ray from advancing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bien moves up to assist Ray<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hector takes a shot at Ray<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tom lets it fly to keep Hector contained<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ray moves up within striking distance of the goal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bien watches Ray hang the flag<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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New game, switch sides<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Game on!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Boy, that’s a good lookin’ paintgun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ed rushes the center and gets the flag<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dave looks for someone to shoot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ed tucks the flag away and unknowingly drops it<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gun hits count, and this is all you have to expose to get eliminated<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Matt watches Ed get eliminated and decides to make a run for the flag<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ed checks to make sure he is really hit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mary covers Matt as he runs for it<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mark tries to shoot Matt to no avail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mark makes his own run for the flag<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mark pops up to get Matt and is promptly shot in the forehead<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Matt makes it to where Ed was hit, but the flag’s not here…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Matt braves the fire one more time to run back and pick up the flag<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This is why auto-focus cameras don’t always work. Matt hangs the flag while we get a good shot of Dave’s head.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Everyone checks their paint supply<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

THE AFTERMATH<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Out of paint, we decide to call it a day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The final walk off the field<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ray shows off his battle scars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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More wounds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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As good as it was, we’re glad to be done<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It was a glancing blow, but it’s gotta hurt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“Do you want to see my hiney?”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Matt caught more than one at close range<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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That was fun. Let’s go home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We stop to have BK our way<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We need red meat and grease to combat all that exercise we just got<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ray asks, “Wanna wrestle?”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Looks like we over-loaded the cook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ah, now to the grub<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ray on the way home<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Must be contagious<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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