Operation Paintball

Every once in awhile they’ll have somebody come and provide food for decent prices. Last time I went, they had hotdogs grilling with chips and drinks for a good price. You might want to call ahead if getting food beforehand is difficult to see if they’ll have anyone onsite to provide food for your group.

i went here last night for a friends birthday party, we were there for the last few hours of close and beyond. the customer service was pretty good, they stayed open late for the group and were accommodating, but another group of 3 or 4 people that showed up were allowed to play within our group, which i didn’t think was okay, they were playing to ‘win’ and were much more aggressive and took the fun out of the group party, they have 15′ surrender rule that only applies if your not running towards your enemy, i was shot at about 7 feet (arm extended i almost could have hit the guy with the gun) the ref was right in from of the this and said he was 20 feet away. He was 20′ away when he started shooting and didn’t stop until i was yelling in pain. (starting bleeding through a hockey jersey)
the courses were cool but they were to long with not enough middle cover, people were just volleying paint from back of the fields.
i would give them 2 stars (i will def not be back) but they did stay open late for the birthday boy

I used to play here but after being screwed with on a deal by someone who works there, I’m no longer going. I will pay my friends’ field fees elsewhere. I don’t give my money to people that don’t deserve it.

I WAS a fan of this place… until they turned down my private group because they didn’t want us to use coupons that we already bought. No where in the coupon’s terms and conditions said that we weren’t allowed to use the coupons as a private group. They should have owned up to their mistake (even if it was their first time trying it), because I will probably not go back no matter what the price is.

After KC Crusaders, this is my favorite field, thus far. They have reasonable prices, and the staff takes safety and fun seriously. There have been a few snags with reservations before, but the staff was always courteous and helpful to resolve it.
Okay, lets talk about the fields. These are AMAZING fields. They have several that they rotate you through, throughout the day. It doesn’t matter if you are a private group or a walk-​on group. You play at all the fields. You VW nuts out there in cyberland will appreciate the fact that their Urban field has a late 70’s model Rabbit as a bunker. It nearly brought a tear to my eye to have to shoot it to tag someone out. I digress. Hamburger Hill was an amazing field to try and fight up. The Urban field had lots of junk and two-​story buildings to snipe from. The Speedball field was pretty standard. The Bridge field, was so amazingly wooded that I was able to sneak behind the whole enemy team. The Jungle field is where I start to complain. When I play paintball in Western Washington, I might expect to see the occasional stinging nettle and bee. I do NOT, however, expect to see whole groves of stinging nettles and multiple large bee’s nests. The field may have rectified this, but if they haven’t, avoid the Jungle field.
The only other complaint I have about Operation Paintball is how frequently you change fields. I have a lot of gear, as do several people I play with. We don’t like like to lug it from field to field, every two games. While I applaud the effort to allow people to play on all fields, I’d like to stick around on one for more than two games.
By the way, as I read the other reviews, I need to ask, «You people arrange Unilocal games?!» I might have to include people on here for my next private group…
So, quick summary: This is a great venue with many amazing fields and one that I’m scared of (You just can’t shoot bees. They are known for swarming.) The prices are reasonable, and you get a variety of playing experiences with refs that actually do their jobs. You just change fields, a lot. The only place I like more is KC Crusaders, and not by much.

Despite being out of paintballs, yes out of paintballs, when we arrived this place was bad ass. They had 4 different fields of play setup with everything from urban assault to speed ball. I really like the way they have the area set up as well, there is plenty of places for large groups to set up, BBQ and store gear and small children.
Gavin brought his BBQ which was a great idea cuz we started grillin up some dogs and sausages as we waited for more paintballs to arrive. It ended up being a great idea to BBQ first as by the end of the day I was pretty tired and really hungry. All the staff (mostly high school kids) here were very helpful and knowledgable, they were constantly helping noobs with their markers and giving them tips, they never really seemed to be annoyed in the least by these adults constantly pestering them with a barrage of questions.
Also props must be given to Debbie, the super nice proprietor of the establishment who made sure our day went by smoothly and that all of us had fun. She even gave us another box of paint for free because they had run out earlier. Way to go Debbie, you just earned yourself some repeat business!
From Beginner to Expert this place is awesome! Come alone as a walk on or reserve the field for a private group party, I guarantee you will have an awesome time!

So finally got to our First Unilocal Paintball Event here on Sunday. I’ll admit things started off rather bumpy. The field had no paint, we had no place to set up base, no gear, no ref… what the heck was going on?!?
Anyway after some talking with the guys working the main office, then speaking with Chuck and Debbie (the owners of the establishment). Things finally started going right. New paint was coming with several cases set aside for our group, we were given a nice bench with cover right in the center of the area to set up our barbecue, we got geared up, and our ref shortly showed up shortly to get everyone oriented and start the games.
When we finally got to play paintball, everything kicked into high gear.
Fields Played (in this order):
Hamburger Hill: A small hill, one team on top, one team on bottom. Nice little bunkers some man-​made some natural spread out throughout the field. The top advantage is being able to shoot down, but it’s really hard to see where everyone is. While the bottom can see where everyone is, but moving up is difficult as if you are seen you’re very exposed. My favorite bunker: a broken speedboat in the middle of the field.
Urban: One of my favorite fields, possibly my favorite at Operation Paintball. HUGE! a little bit of forest on each end, and what appears to be a fake village in the center, with even second story places for people to climb and sniper from. The lot is also littered with run down vehicles which makes things more fun. Easily a field that could accommodate 60 people.
Bridge: This field is definitely the best for those who like the sneaking aspect of paintball. Great for those who have camouflage, a good field for a game of sniper (4 vs 10). Sadly the way the field is set up, it doesn’t work great for spectators.
Airball: The best field for spectators, fast action packed games. Not exactly a full on X-​Ball or PSP set up (for tournament players), but a nice sized field and a great introduction to sport paintball for rec players.
Although the majority of the high-​school students were very helpful throughout the day. I also do wish some of the bigger fields had an extra ref assigned to them. I just wish there was a bit more adults working to at least keep things organized. As the field is so large with so many players (private parties and walk ons) that things can feel chaotic at times.
Overall, our games went great. Parking is kind of an issue so definitely carpool. This place is the biggest paintball field/​arena, and probably best rec ball fields I’ve ever been to. Prices are pretty good IMO. To make things better to make up for the mishaps, Debbie gave our group a free case of paint, which was very considerate of her. Our group ended up not needing to buy any extra paint, meaning $ 33/​per person for gear & paint for about 4 hours of play… sounds good to me.
I definitely will make a return to Operational Paintball for future paintball days and events.
~G

First off, this is a Drive! This is not just a lil trip, its like 45 or 50 miles from the Eastside! South of Lake Tapps, so give yourself plenty of time!
And bring a map, lest you *gasp* get lost!
When we got there, the whole parking lot was full! So we had to park on the street! And carry everything in by the power of our legs! Cardio!
2ndly, when we arrived, we were informed that they were out of paint… Seemed very kismet! Lets go paintballing without the paint balls! So we started eating whilst we waited for that delivery!
The first thing I noticed, was EVERYONE had gone Commando! There were PB platoons aplenty, it was great!
The fields were AWESOME! Many different tactical situations! Team on team action! Snipers and assault!
I was a little disappointed in my performance, I played it safe! But I was the final sniper in the sniper game! Let them come to you!
And the guns are actually pretty accurate with aim! I was surprised how often I actually hit what I was aiming at, sans my glass!
Gavin planned this soooo thoroughly! GREAT JOB! And thanks to Debbie owner or mgr of OP, for giving us the extra balls to play with!
GREAT DAY, GREAT TIME!
I got tons of pics too!
Forgot to mention Chris and his bear suit! He actually looked more like Chewbacca or BIGFOOT! And let’s just say when someone is running at you dressed like that! It’s a bit scary!

Let’s get the initial event part out of the way first. OMG SO much fun! Thanks to Gav for manning up and putting this all together! Also the only paintballer to get a «real» hit on me until the airsoft field play (with a killer shot to the neck!)
I was a paintball virgin until today, and I’m glad we came here!
Upon arriving, things were already amiss. Don L was not late, he was *gasp* early! That should have been our first clue something bad was about to happen. Karma gods don’t f*ck around.
And…we find they are OUT of paint… really? so your business is paintball, and you require paint balls to conduct your business and the one thing you didn’t order enough of… was…paint balls? The teenagers working the counter were apologetic, but also very flustered with all the questions
Assured that more paint was indeed on it’s way, we hunkered down for snacks, trash talking, gearing up, etc. Debbie, the owner, who also lives onsite, hooked us up with an entire case of extra paint for free and made sure we received several set aside cases when the order arrived.
I wish I had thought to take note of our referee’s name. Cute young kid, who did a great job taking our group from field to field, switching up games, offering game suggestions, and keeping things fair under his watchful eye.
The entire staff was aslo pretty cool. All young teenage/​early 20s guys, they were very nice in explaining all the ins and out of the gun to me. I’d never held one, and yes, they are simple as hell… but i like to know things. During one round the gun I had kept getting stuck on auto-​fire, knowing how to attempt to fix it until I could swap it was helpful.
Overall, the business should be managed by a few more adults on site than we saw today, just to keep things smooth during days where they are surprised by large reserved groups (lilke ours, only bigger) and a ton of «walk ons».
I think for overall craziness and speed of play, the airsoft was my favorite field.
For «tactical stategical» play, urban was my favorite.
The bridge was ok, but the hunter/​sniper game we played was fun, but of all the fields this was the most oddly set up terrain.
Overall, this was a GREAT event and this is a pretty neat place. It is far out in the boonies, but worth it for a group event day.
Shit, how could I forget… Props to chris for actually putting on, and balling, in the bear suit. And (insert name i cant remember here) for going TOPLESS during a few. Balls, baby, big brass ones