Jan 30, 2012

 

The Battle of Britain will take place on the weekend of 28/29 April 2012 at the abandoned WWII airfield, RAF Finmere. Its set in 1940 and the scenario sees class warfare break out between the Upper Classes (Top Hats) and the Working Classes (Flat Caps).

Saturday

They have got some brilliant plans for the Saturday which will see players running around firing and giggling in equal measure. Saturday afternoon will see the Battle of Britain ‘Street Party’ where all players are encouraged to bring along a plate of sandwiches, jelly, sausage rolls and any other appropriate Street Party food or drinks. It’ll all be piled on the trestle tables and added to the sandwiches provided FREE OF CHARGE by YPC and Shoreline and everyone will be free to sit down on the benches and tuck in!

The era and scenario lend themselves to great costumes. So they will be running loads of competitions and prizes for the best fancy dress and also period outfits. So dig out those Biggles scarves, Top Hats and tails, Flat Caps, Donkey Jackets and whippets!!!
There will be activities and Paintball games running all day Saturday so amble trigger time will be on offer. One key element to the Saturday fun will be the second instalment of the MODS v Rockers game where the Moderators from EVERY UK based forum will take on everyone else in a Dunkirk style game.

The playing area will include countless underground bunkers, woodland, buildings and the old runway will run through the middle of the playing area………the runway will be ‘THE’ pivotal feature of the game. There is even a submarine thrown in for good measure.

 Sunday

The main Big Game will take place on the Sunday and will run continuously for six hours. Each team will have their own Spitfire which will be located on the runway – these are not toys!!! The objective for the game will be to get your Spitfire into the air. Whoever gets their aircraft into the sky first will win the game.

But here’s the catch………aircraft require fuel.

In each teams HQ will be a massive fuel tank with a fuel gauge. For each litre of fuel that is deposited into the tank, your teams Spitfire will move 1 metre down the runway. Whoever reaches the end of the runway first, their plane will take off and they will win the game. Fuel will be distributed around the site at set locations at fuel depots. Each fuel depot will have a leaking fuel source. The easier the depot is to capture, the slower the fuel leaks out. The harder the depot is to capture, then the faster the fuel will leak out. Each team will be equipped with fuel carrying devices to transport the fuel from the depots, back to their base. But beware…………..there will be plenty of twists and turns!

In the main staging area will be a massive map board of the playing area. Their lovely Battle of Britain girls will be responsible for using their wooden staves to move units around the board (Bomber Command style) so that all players will be able to see which team controls which bases at any time (a retro live updating map of the game).

There will be traders, plenty of traders and all paint and pyro will be supplied at the event. You will not be able to bring your own paint or pyro into the game. However, in keeping with their approach to make this a cheap event, paint and pyro prices will not be at a premium level. They will announce the prices soon but they give you this guarantee – “we will not hike the paint prices to offset the cheap ticket price”. So expect paint prices in line with what you will find at Super6 and other Big Games

 

Tickets will cost £35.

Yes…..we know that’s cheap for 2 days of paintball…….and no……there is no catch! Camping is free for the weekend. Catering prices will be capped and provided by Knightingales (same people as Staargate). Full menu price list will be published before the game but expect burgers to be about £2…..not a fiver like at some other events! There will be a fully licensed bar onsite – again, prices will be capped to ensure paintballers are not ripped off (£2.60 a pint for draught beer). Rental kit is available for those who do not have their own equipment.