I enjoyed the games at Skirmish (although the site itself waa a bit run down). The basecamp is located within an old tin barn down the end of a long track in a rather dank piece of woodland. I noticed that in half of the barn was a load of old hay bales and agricultural equipment - maybe this site is run more as a hobby by a farmer. It just didn't feel very 'professional'.
The game zones were ok, but more along the lines of 'pallets' nailed to trees, and piles of old decaying timber etc. There was definately no 'show business' about the place. Nevertheless, the games were fun - but that's paintball for you!
The goggles they gave us did not cover the whole head and this meant that I got the head-shot of all time (on the back of my head) - it throbbed for a week! The goggles were also scratched and smelled a bit damp or something - time for some new ones I think. The gun was alrite though.
The woods were a damp and heavily shaded which made the experience a bit oppressive - which was a shame because it was otherwise a sunny day outside. The game zones were also a bit small and samey.
All in all I had a good enough day at Skirmish, but it wasn't until I played at a place called Delta Force that I realised it could be soooooo much better. For a lower price we got amazing game zones (huge stone pyramids with tunnels, double deckerbuses, real helicopters and miltary vehicles, double decker fort etc). We also go FULL head helmets and brand new body armour, so we didn't get bruised (popular with the girls in our group). Delta Force was just so much more professional in every way. The only bad thing was that it was quite a long drive - but hey, it was worth it!
I understand that Skirmish is the biggest operator in the UK, but then Tesco is bigger than Harrods (if you catch my drift).
All in all Skirmish was a bit of a disappointment.
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