🇨🇿 Czech Republic
A 50-hour, day-and-night MILSIM on a former military training area, voted the best airsoft event with more than 500 players eleven times in a row.
Border War is one of Europe’s original large-scale airsoft MILSIMs, played in the former military area of Ralsko in the north of the Czech Republic. The organisers build a LARP city with many buildings and bring historical vehicles and helicopters into a fictional storyline with no political agenda.
Players travel from across the EU, Switzerland, Norway, the US and further afield. Border War 5 (2013) was reported as the first airsoft event with more than 2,000 players (2,300 according to the organisers), and the event has won the Popular Airsoft Players’ Choice Award for best event over 500 players eleven times in a row. Only biodegradable BBs are allowed, and the crew spends around 500 hours cleaning the area afterwards.
Ralsko, Liberec Region is about 1,090 km from Sofia as the crow flies. Most Bulgarian teams drive in convoy or fly to a nearby airport and rent a van for the gear. Always check the organiser’s rules on replica transport, FPS/joule limits and tickets on the official channels before you book.
Europe’s MilSims
Ralsko / Mimoň, Liberec Region · Czech Republic
A Czech club with 25+ years of history running three big scenario games a year – from ‘Operation Kandahar’ to cartel wars in ‘El Protector’ – each drawing around a thousand players.
Dobroslavtsi, Sofia · Bulgaria
A 40-hour weekend MilSim on the former Dobroslavtsi air base just outside Sofia, with three factions – and regularly described as the biggest MilSim event in Bulgaria.
Near Dragoman, Sofia Province · Bulgaria
One of Bulgaria’s longest-running MilSims: a 36-hour large-scale military simulation across the huge terrain of Viskyar mountain west of Sofia.
New gameplay every month
Full games, gear unboxings and loadout setups – filmed on the field with helmet, scope and action cams.
