It’s a dirty, often muddy place. The bunkers — a helicopter, a fire truck, some random wood pallets stuck into the ground vertically — are all covered with sticky, fresh paintball juice: your pseudo blood and guts. In effect, all is as it should be. There’s no sense in playing paintball if you’re not willing to get a few battle scars and a little (or a lot) of grime in your hair. Jungle Games is secluded and relatively cheap: You can play a game and rent a gun for about 35 bucks; plus you don’t have to buy their paintballs like some other places in Tampa. This is no place for sissies, and getting yelled at for walking around without a mask or having the safety cover off your gun is just part of the fun. Hey, THIS IS WAR — no sense in being nice about it. Located at the end of Robertson Trail off Livingston in Lutz. 727-937-1755.
This article appears in Sep 13-19, 2006.