ORLANDO – Local large field airsoft game venue Airsoft City held a repeat session of its annual “North versus South” event today. The previous game scheduled for April 2 was painted with a persistent rain that began at 11 a.m. and stayed in the area for 10 hours.
Last Saturday, Airsoft City opened its pastures and organized gameplay for all present without charging an entry fee. This stimulus is all that the Central Florida airsoft scene needed to be attracted in large crowds, some years’ events even supposedly breaking records for the sheer number people that participate. Divided into two teams based on their home counties, these players are given 1 hour and nearly 100-acres to strategize and conduct base-stealing missions, eliminating others via simulated gunplay.
As the sun was still on its way to reaching high noon, Airsoft City owner Dave Kaplan called the last game of the day at 12 p.m., six hours before the closing time anticipated by many who had not yet gotten their money’s worth out of using airsoft guns rented on location. Though interrupted, however, the crowd of 200-250 was given a rain check in the form of a complete do-over slated for the next day.
“It was really difficult to play in that rain,” commented player Daniel St. Pierre, 19. “All of my clothes were wet and heavy, my face mask was so foggy that I couldn’t tell my team mates from enemies, as it got worse I couldn’t discern people from bushes.” St. Pierre, not being an airsoft enthusiast, explained that he and his friends went to Airsoft City that day because of the free admission. “The rentals still cost like 50 bucks, there’s kind of a reason why I’m never here, but it was really, really fun.”
Airsoft City’s massive field contains many diverse battlegrounds from dense forest to sparse grassland and numerous empty buildings. The property runs games from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every weekend.
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