Editing Decay of Nations (section)

== History ==

=== Origins ===

Decay of Nations developed from SC Village's established tradition of organising large-scale recreational paintball events.

During the early history of the venue, Monsterball brought hundreds of players together for unusually large games across the park's extensive playing fields.

According to SC Village's historical account, Monsterball helped establish the format that subsequently developed into Decay of Nations.[1]

The earliest documented Decay of Nations event took place on 25–26 August 2007 at SC Village.

The Southern California scenario team [[Psycho Clown Posse]] recorded its participation in the inaugural event, identifying SC Village Productions as the organiser.[4]

The second edition followed on 22–24 August 2008. The series continued annually, with the third edition held in August 2009 and the fourth in August 2010.[4]

=== Development during the 2010s ===

By 2011, Decay of Nations had reached its fifth edition.

That year's event was included in the Great American Paintball Tour promoted by [[Tippmann Sports]], alongside several other major American recreational paintball events.

The fifth edition took place on 27–28 August 2011, with surviving records identifying General Toklas and members of Psycho Clown Posse among the command staff.[4]

The sixth edition, held on 13–14 October 2012, was promoted under the title ''The World Is Yours''.

Its fictional storyline involved the Ekron Corporation and United North Americas competing for control of advanced technology and dwindling resources.

Contemporary promotional material described participation by more than 1,000 players, vendors and representatives of the paintball industry.[5]

The series continued to grow during the middle of the decade.

The ninth edition, held in September 2015, featured the storyline ''Third World Power'', which incorporated extraterrestrial technology, resource conflicts and political infiltration.[6]

Contemporary participant coverage estimated attendance at more than 2,000 players during the 2015 event.[7]

The tenth edition took place in September 2016, marking ten numbered Decay of Nations events.

=== Later editions ===

Decay of Nations continued through the late 2010s, reaching its thirteenth edition in September 2019.

The numbered sequence subsequently resumed with [[Decay of Nations 14]] in September 2021. No numbered 2020 edition is identified in the available event chronology.

The sixteenth edition, held from 30 September to 1 October 2023, introduced the storyline ''Utopia's Stand'', involving a conflict over the last surviving utopian city in a post-apocalyptic world.

James Scott commanded UNA against Eli Booth's EKRON forces.[8]

The seventeenth edition followed in September 2024 under the promotional theme ''World in Chaos''.[9]

The eighteenth edition, held in September 2025, was promoted with ''Retribution'' branding. Its opposing commanders were professional paintball player [[Ryan Greenspan]] for UNA and [[Todd Martinez]] for EKRON.[10]

The nineteenth edition, titled ''Uprising'', took place on 26–27 September 2026. Mark "Mr. H" Kressin commanded UNA, while Todd Martinez returned as EKRON general.[3]