Figure it's about that time to start throwing out dates and places for a Meet & Greet. No final decisions are going to be made in this thread, this is just so we can assemble a feasible list and try and whittle it down to something we can put to a vote in the next couple weeks.

If you have an idea throw it out there, around here there are dumb ideas so if you suggest some middle of nowhere field in North Dakota we're going to make fun of you. We're trying to think of something central to avoid ridiculous drive times for members. Keep all that in mind when making suggestions while also considering things like event cost (BYOP vs Field Paint), time of the year and weather in case people will be camping for it, and if there are any amenities like hotels for non-campers or restaurants to have a group dinner within reasonable driving distance.

As things get sorted out I'll set up different threads to vote on a place as well as different threads for stuff like where to eat, any car-pools that can be set up and anything else we can think of that merits it's own thread. We'll figured that stuff out as it comes up.

Soooo... discuss!

The candidates:
The Empire - July 21-22 @ Fort Knox Paintball, Winamac, IN
Command & Conquer - May 5-6 @ Sherwood Paintball, LaPorte, IN
Super Troopers - July 14 @ Sherwood Paintball, LaPorte, IN
Gloabal Conquest - June 23-24 @ Hells Survivors, Pinckney, MI
Monster Game - July 28-29 @ Hells Survivors, Pinckney, MI
Big Game (Theme TBD) - June 2-3 @ Badlandz Paintball, Crete, IL
Big Game (Theme TBD) - Aug 11-12 @ Badlandz Paintball, Crete, IL
Red Strike - Aug 25-26 @ Blast Camp Paintball, Hobart, IN

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Hey, don't make fun of North Dakota! That's only a 3 hour drive for me, compared to Indiana which is a 16 hour drive.

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But... it's North Dakota.

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Perhaps a poll with the regional states would help give some weight to the suggestions? If everyone is in north dakota it migh make sense to play there...

...ohh man I crack myself up

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Hey now, I thought you were going to check with your scheduler to try and make West Point?

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I vote a center state with a nice field. BYOP would be great but isn't required. I would love Indiana but that's bc the field is awesome

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Har Har Har. You so funny
I'm just kidding though. A more central game to everybody does make more sense.
I vote a Summer game at Knox!
I am hoping/planning to make a game at Knox this summer.

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That was my thoughts as well, I like Fort Knox myself and there should be enough games there to make something happen.

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Anything in Indiana works for me. Sherwood and Ft Knox are awsome fields for big games. Both offer free camping and have very reasonable pricing.

I wouldn't mind playing at Paintball Explosion near Chicago. That field looks pretty wild. They converted the old Santa's Village amusement park into a paintball field. Plus they have a bar! (For after the game of course.)

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You bet I am! I have to do some laundry and work on the house a bit to butter her up first

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