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| - Backstory: I was the best man at a wedding. The groom did not want a raunchy type bachelor party, so I decided on paintball. After searching far and wide for a field with a reasonable price, I found this place (which happened to be the closest for all of us). We were all around 20-30 years old. Only about 5% of the people that went had actually paintballed before. I had gone once before, but my buddy did all the cleaning, tinkering etc. so I was practically a beginner as well.
Price: We were looking for a private party price for the groomsman and some other people (about 20 people). Every other place charged at least $1,000 for a private event that would include the equipment and our own refs/field for a couple of hours. The owner told me that if we had at least 20 people, we could get a group price of $40/person, and nobody would be allowed to join our games. The choice was obvious. Also they let us pay separately, where most of the other places needed a down-payment, or a single $1,000+ transaction.
Field: There were 3 outdoor fields. One small field with grassy turf and inflatable equipment. When we arrived that field was getting cleaned up, so i'm assuming it is only used for league games or something similar. There was a medium field which was almost perfectly symmetrical with small rooms lined up on each side. This field was the our favorite by far. It almost felt like we were in some type of war zone in a deserted town or post-apocalypse world. The last one was an enormous one with boats, coils, ditches, walls and more. We only used 1/2 the field because we did not have enough players. It was fine, but you could tell it was designed for huge big team battles. Outside the field there were tables to set up your equipment or just take a break. We brought a cooler full of water. Even though there is lots of shade, it is still the Arizona desert. Expect to get plenty of dust and dirt on your shoes and clothes.
Refs: The refs are great people. I've heard many horror stories of arrogant refs that look down on you because they know more about the sport than you do. This was not the case. They were very humble, friendly and helpful with many situations. We even asked them if we could play some other types of games like capture the flag, VIP/PRESIDENT, etc. We were informed that as long as we explain them the rules of the game, they would gladly officiate it. Made it even more fun! They were a little pushy about some of the safety rules, but I'm sure they deal with many brats and kids on a weekly basis. It was only about safety, so I don't mind it at all because they are simply trying to protect everyone. (KEEP YOUR BARREL SLEEVE ON)
Staff: I usually don't create long and detailed reviews, but the owner and staff members went through so much trouble just to make sure we had a good time. I feel like they deserve it. Hopefully more people read this review and give them some more business. There were TONS of emails sent between me and the owner. I felt bad bugging him so much, but I just had so many questions. Yes they take debit/credit, yes they have bathrooms there, yes they sell water etc. Such a great guy. At the time of the event, two people ended up calling off, but he told me it was fine, and we would still receive the group rate. This instantly calmed my panic. Our time was well spent. All we had to do was go through a short 10 minute orientation and sign off on waivers (expected).
Review: If you are new at paintball or an expert, I definitely recommend going to this place. Everyone in my group that was on the fence about paintballing ended up having a blast.
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