Editing Scenario paintball (section)

== History ==

=== Origins ===

Scenario paintball developed from the woodland capture-the-flag games that characterised the sport's early years.

An early example was ''Operation CIA (Cash in Action)'', reportedly organised by Wayne Dollack in 1985. According to a retrospective history based on Dollack's recollections, the game involved 38 participants attempting to capture a tower defended by an opposing team.

The game lasted approximately eight hours and incorporated an objective beyond the conventional elimination of opposing players.[2]

Dollack subsequently developed more elaborate games incorporating night-time play, fictional characters and elements adapted from tabletop role-playing games.

These developments helped establish the mission-based and role-playing formats that became associated with scenario paintball.

=== Development during the 1990s ===

During the 1990s, scenario paintball developed into a distinct part of the recreational paintball industry.

Dollack and his wife Jackie produced extended scenario games through Florida Paintball Productions, both at [[Wayne's World of Paintball]] in Ocala, Florida, and at other commercial paintball venues.

By July 1998, Dollack had produced at least 64 scenario games. His ''Tour of Duty'' event at Skirmish USA in Pennsylvania attracted more than 600 participants and used approximately 200 acres of woodland.[4]

Another early organiser was Kerry "Viper" Rosenberry, who established Viper Paintball in Houston, Texas, in 1996.

Rosenberry had previously played alongside Dollack on Marion's Raiders and was involved in the development of early role-playing scenarios. Viper Paintball subsequently produced events across the United States, extending the format beyond its original southeastern American base.[3]

By the late 1990s, scenario games had developed into events featuring organised command structures, scripted missions, fictional intelligence operations, medical roles and specialised equipment.

=== Expansion ===

During the 2000s, scenario paintball expanded through major recreational events and dedicated scenario teams.

Events such as [[Oklahoma D-Day]], [[SuperGame]], [[Invasion of Normandy]], [[Living Legends]] and [[Decay of Nations]] attracted large numbers of participants and became established fixtures of the American paintball calendar.

The growth of the format was also reflected in the development of major scenario events outside the United States.

European events include [[North v South]] in the United Kingdom, [[BigGame Mahlwinkel]] in Germany and the [[Scenario Big Game]] held in Brożek, Poland.[5][6]

Scenario paintball has continued to incorporate different styles of gameplay, including military-themed games, science-fiction scenarios, magazine-fed paintball and events with elaborate fictional storylines.