Paintball Mania
Paintball Mania, also advertised as Malta Paintball Mania, was a recreational paintball operator on Ramla Street, Magħtab, Malta. Its archived website documents group bookings, rental packages and field access for players using their own equipment by August 2015. [1]
On 9 April 2023, the operator announced that games were suspended while the venue underwent refurbishment. The notice did not establish a permanent closure date. [2]
History
Documented operations in 2015
An Internet Archive capture dated 1 August 2015 preserves Paintball Mania's website advertising a new paintball field in Magħtab. Directions described approaching from the Coast Road at Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq towards Magħtab, with signs marking the route to the field. [1]
The website establishes an advertised operation by that date. Its description of the field as new does not provide a precise opening date. [1]
A separate Deal.com.mt promotion advertised five paintball sessions at the venue during autumn 2015. Its stored offer dates were 28 September–28 November 2015, while the customer terms specified redemption until the end of November. [3]
Recreational packages
The archived website offered packages for group activities, including birthdays, corporate events and bachelor parties. It also advertised field rental at €10 per person for customers bringing their own equipment. [1]
The 2015 Deal.com.mt package cost €21.95 per participant and included five sessions of approximately 15 minutes each, with 60 paintballs per session, overalls, a protective vest and a full-face mask. The offer required a minimum group of ten and advance booking. These were the terms of that particular promotion. [3]
Later promotional posts advertised recreational bookings and night games, including a night-games announcement dated 9 November 2018. [2]
KAO$ connection
The archived website included a gallery titled Team KAO$, with accompanying text also using the spelling Team Kayos. [1]
On 29 August 2017, KAO$ published a report of a completed game at Paintball Mania. Together, these records document the team's connection with the venue without establishing an exclusive home-field arrangement. [1][4]
Location
The archived website and commercial offer identify the venue as Ramla Street, Magħtab. The surviving promotional listing gives the fuller address as No. 6 Ramla Street. [1][2][3]
Refurbishment and suspension of games
On 9 April 2023, Paintball Mania announced that refurbishment was underway and that no paintball games were being organised at that time. The notice expressed an intention to host customers again in the future. [2]
This establishes a suspension during refurbishment, rather than a confirmed permanent closure or subsequent reopening. [2]
See also
References
- Malta Paintball Mania: official website. Internet Archive capture, 1 August 2015. Includes location, packages, field rental and the Team KAO$ gallery.
- Paintball Mania: promotional archive. Glartent, mirror preserving operator posts, including the night-games announcement of 9 November 2018 and refurbishment notice of 9 April 2023.
- Five Paintball Sessions at the New Malta Paintball Mania. Deal.com.mt, autumn 2015 promotion. Original offer data and customer terms identify the package, merchant and validity period.
- Game at Paintball Mania. KAO$ Malta Paintball Team, Facebook, 29 August 2017.