Liam Thompson teaches how to win every paintball match and discovers strategy, stealth, and chaos collide.

When Michael Benjamin Kreulen, otherwise known as Ballistic Ben, and his wife, Bobbi, took over the Midway Paintball Park in Vacaville, they wanted to capture the fun of the fast-paced, intense game.

SPLAT! Paintball rounds flew back and forth in the old-growth woods of Fort Walker’s recently-rejuvenated and reopened paintball course. In a morale-building soft opening, teams of four from across ...