Field Building 101: The OSG Way

In the beginning, OSG Paintball started with two giant fields. Halo Village and Sherwood Forest (Big Woods) were one field simply called “The Village”. The other field was our Castle field which was home to a three story, 360* structure. The next field we built was on the area you all now know as Western Town. It was a stacked log “speedball” field. From there, we went through many iterations of speedball fields where Urban Town and the overflow parking lot is. Then we added Western Town, Urban Town, Hamburger Hill, Fire Base Kilo (now Area 51 & First Contact), Small Woods, Pirate Cove, The LZ, and Star Wars (not in that order). From two fields to twelve. The rest is history.

Themed fields are our specialty. Multi level, multi stage, immersive environments are what we strive to create. We aim to recreate the forts we built as kids, the video games we play in our youth, and the movies we watch as adults. Paintball fields should be challenging yet forgiving, adrenaline pumping yet provide a level of safety, and stressful yet rewarding. Our fields are built with love and tested by our employees to make sure the finished project is everything described above.

Our fields are not simply made to look good in pictures and video, they are planned out from start point to start point. We use the lay of the land to create shooting, running, and lanes of movement. “The first thing I do when I am going to build a field is walk the terrain…then establish start points based on the theme. I start with the main building placement first and then build out from the center” says Kevin Oakes, the man responsible for building our fields over the last 20 years. “I also determine the size and height of a bunker based on the terrain and shooting lanes from other bunkers in the immediate area. Another vital aspect of field design is analyzing movement from bunker to bunker. Placement of bunkers should be a reasonable distance forward and side to side.”

Eight or so years ago one of our employees found a way to run Western Town in under two minutes (normally just north of 1 minute) with two players from the hotel side. This exploited a big gap in the Western Town design that no one would have ever noticed during the initial testing process. A few of our season pass holders ended up picking up and replicating this move which turned Western Town into a one sided affair. There was no way to counter it without changes to the field so we added a large bunker on the church/woods back corner aptly named “stick bunker” and a couple extra buildings on lookers right of the church. This is one example of how our fields are always evolving and changing based on player habits.

The final piece of the puzzle is field maintenance. We have a field maintenance crew that maintains our fields every week to keep everything clean and safe. We use the hashtag #alwaysbuilding because that’s what we do. We are always building. Always improving. Always progressing. Any given weekend you will find new bunkers, more brush clearing, groomed walk ways, and so much more. This is essential at any paintball park, and something we do on a weekly basis. In fact, we have logged our field updates and maintenance every year since 2014. Want to check out the 2020 Field Maintenance Log and read the previous years’ updates? Click the button below!

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Operation Overlord 2025 - The Details

By Tom Ryan • July 17, 2025

Operation Overlord 2025 weekend kicks off tomorrow! Expect hours of non-stop paintball, great food and beverages in The Bunker, camping, tons of giveaways, and much much more. Weekend Schedule Friday Walk On Play from 4:00-8:00pm & it's Ladies' Night! Admission is only $5 if you are pregistered for Sunday's game The Bunker will be serving food from 4:00-8:15 PM. The bar will be open and stay open as long as needed. Camping is available Friday night for free. Saturday Walk On Play from 9:30-5:00 Admission is only $5 if you are pregistered for Sunday's game The Bunker will be open from 11:00-7:00 PM-ish. If people are still there eating we'll keep cooking. The bar will be open as long as needed. Camping is available Saturday Night for free. There will be a screening on a large projector screen of Saving Private Ryan Saturday night. Location TBD. Sunday Gates open at 7:00 am Check in starts at 7:30 am Safety briefing begins at 9:00 am for the uninitiated Field briefing begins at 9:15 am Generals meetings start immediately after Game goes out at 10:00 am whether you are on field or not Game break will be from 12:30-1:30 Taco Bar 12:00-1:30. The full menu and bar will be available starting at 2:00 pm Game ends at 4:00pm Final score and awards will begin at 4:15 at The Bunker Game Map, Generals, and Camping Commanding the Allied Forces will be Christopher Doughty! He was Commander of the Rebel Alliance at our previous Star Wars scenario, and is back for more. Always active and themed for the role, you will not be able to miss him on the field. Commanding the German Forces will be Ben Mellish and the Metrowest Bulldogs! Ben is a seasoned vet at commanding teams. He has been a commander on the german side at ION, and is leading the charge at OSG for the third year in a row. He's won multiple game at OSG, and his squad has won multiple MVT awards. You can view and download the game maps below.

May The 4th Be With You - Star Wars Game Details

By Tom Ryan • May 2, 2025

Our first scenario game of the year falls on May 4th. There's no better way to spend Star Wars day than on the paintball field with a Star Wars scenario game!

Would Ya Look At That! New BYOP Format Is Here

By Tom Ryan • April 22, 2025

Would Ya Look At That! New BYOP Format Is Here

OSG Paintball | 2025 Winter Operations Update

December 18, 2024

The final weekend of the 2024 season has come and gone. Normally, we shut the field down and go into hibernation until March. This year, things will be a bit different. We are taking a few weeks off to spend the holidays with family and friends, and will reopen on January 4th, 2025.

Revenge Of The 80's - Game Details

November 7, 2024

The final scenario of the year is this weekend, and it's BYOP! For one day only, we are bringing the 80's back. Collect Mario coins and VHS tapes, go Back to the Future, experience a Nightmare on Elm Street, or spend a Weekend at Bernies. Nostalgia is the name of the game, and we are here to deliver the good times.