Editing Michigan Monster Game (section)

== History ==

Hell Survivors developed the Monster Game as an extended recreational paintball event using the venue's woodland terrain, constructed defensive positions and themed locations.

Hell Survivors filed a United States service-mark application for ''Monster Game'' on 5 April 2001. The registration, covering recreational services involving paintball games, was granted on 2 November 2004.[1]

The 12th Michigan Monster Game took place on 26 and 27 July 2003. Contemporary coverage in ''[[Action Pursuit Games]]'' reported that field owner Dave Massey estimated attendance at more than 4,000 players.[2][3]

In 2004, Hell Survivors introduced a barcode-based player identification and scoring system for major events. The system was designed to track players entering and leaving the field, individual point values and control of scoring locations, while calculating the overall game score.[4]

The event continued to form part of Hell Survivors' major-game programme during the 2020s.[5]