Smiley's House of Joy

We are not a professional paintball tournament team. Rather, we are just a group of good friends or a "crew" that work together professionally training the military and police as OPFOR using paintball equipment. We also specialize in Scenario Paintball as infantry personnel and as the 101st Infantry (ION). Most of us have been playing paintball together for over 9 years and we play for the fun and camaraderie, hence the name, "Merry Band of Brothers". And we are good friends off the field as well as on the field.

We have a bad habit of getting neck deep into things which has given us some unique experiences, especially serving as the core of the 101st Infantry at Skirmish USA's Invasion of Normandy 2007, 2008, 2009, & 2010.

As a scenario crew, we have been the flagship "team" and the backbone of the 101st Infantry at Skirmish's Invasion of Normandy for the past four years. As General Phil "Silence" Whalen said about us, "When you see the MBoB, Hell is usually a'follow'in." In 2009, we staved off 900 mean and nasty Germans who wanted to do nothing more than to shame us. That year only 87 of the 101 player cap for the 101st made it to the Drop insertion point. Of that 87 Allied 101st players, 62 of them were the MBoB. In 2010, we made the beach fall. In years prior, the record was 47 minutes in 2007, which we were a part of then. In 2010, we set a new record of 17 minutes.

The MBoB has a strict no smack talking policy. Despite all of the banter on PBN about us and the 101st, we still maintain a good sportsmanship conduct policy. We do not player hate and trash talk other teams. For this reason, what a person sees of us off of the field will see the same on the field.

"Welcome to the Suck" Philosophy - We are not sure if it is our dumb luck or bad timing, but when we play, it is usually the worst weather possible for both the player and the gear. Monsoons, White out blizzards, 100% humidity with 100 F heat, we keep going without complaint. We simply embrace the suck and do what we do best.

Everyone has their own talents to contribute. For example, we have our very own custom airsmith who makes 90% of the gear in our crew. There are very few items of equipment that is used that has not had his two cents added. We have our own military advisors, computer specialists, and equipment vendors. In other words, we can sustain ourselves and do not rely on sponsorships from companies to operate. As a result, we are more flexible with how we participate in the sport. More importantly, we do not care about winning the game. We sport the attitude that it is just as fun to lose as it is to win. What is important to us is the camaraderie.

Contact Smiley - infamoussmiley@hotmail.com