| Knowing some basic paintball rules will
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| | until after thegame.
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| make your first game muchmore enjoyable.
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| | 8. Clothing
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| When you know the rules, you won't show
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| | Some fields and most tournaments do not
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| updressed inappropriately or with the
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| | allow short pants orshort-sleeved shirts.
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| wrong equipment and marker.
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| | There's a very good reason for this
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| At the least, knowing the rules can save
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| | rule:paint balls sting and leave welts
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| you some embarrassment;at the most, it
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| | that can last for several days!
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| can save you from finding out you're not
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| | Tournaments will usually specify the kind
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| allowedto play.
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| | of material a player'sclothes can be made
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| 1. Eliminations and Markings
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| | of (not a slippery material that can
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| According to the American Paintball
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| | easilybe wiped clean of paint) and the
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| League's rules for tournamentpaintball,
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| | style of clothing (not oversizedor
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| "A player is eliminated from the game
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| | baggy). They will usually forbid the
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| when he ismarked anywhere on his body,
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| | wearing of camouflagepatterns and ghillie
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| clothing or equipment with aquarter-sized
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| | suits as paint doesn't show up easily
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| or larger splat caused by a direct hit
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| | onthese.
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| from asingle paintball." The size of the
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| | 9. Goggle Systems
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| splat that indicateselimination may vary
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| | While games are in progress, it is
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| from tournament to tournament and field
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| | mandatory for anyone near oron the
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| tofield. Tournaments may also have rules
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| | shooting range or playing field to wear
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| for other kinds of marks,including the
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| | goggles that meet
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| size of combined splats.
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| | ASTM F1776 standards. This includes
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| Other considerations will be: who to
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| | judges, referees, players andspectators.
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| eliminate if two players arehit at the
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| | Goggle systems must include a full face
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| same time (usually both), what a player
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| | mask and ear protectionmade for that
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| should do ifthey think they're hit but
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| | model. No component of the goggle system
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| can't see the mark, how persistent
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| | may bealtered from the manufacturer's
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| aplayer is in seeking verification from a
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| | specifications.
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| referee, etc.
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| | Goggles must be worn at all times in the
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| 2. Vandalism
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| | chronograph/shootingrange and on the
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| Shooting at anything outside the shooting
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| | playing field. Any player removing their
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| range and playing fieldwill be considered
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| | goggles
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| vandalism. Cars, spectators, lights,
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| | FOR ANY REASON will be eliminated from
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| speakers,buildings, birds, and critters
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| | the game immediately.
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| are OFF LIMITS!
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| | If you are having problems with your
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| 3. Gun Safety
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| | goggles fogging up, or youneed to adjust
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| You must use a barrel blocking device
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| | your goggles for any reason signal to a
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| except when in the playingfield or on the
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| | referee.
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| shooting/chronograph range. A barrel
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| | They will supervise you while you remove
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| blockingdevice could be a barrel plug or
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| | or lift your goggles.
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| sock. A plug goes into thebarrel, whereas
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| | This rule even applies to wiping the
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| a sock fits over the barrel.
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| | sweat from under yourgoggles. Tournaments
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| A chronograph is a device that uses
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| | will apply a penalty to any player
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| sensors to measure thevelocity (speed) of
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| | liftingtheir mask and eliminate them from
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| a paintball leaving the barrel. You will
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| | the game.
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| berequired to check your gun's speed at
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| | 10. Paint Balls
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| any commercial paintballfield. Paintball
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| | Only field paint is allowed in
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| guns are capped at 300 feet per second,
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| | tournaments and on most
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| but somefields will require a velocity of
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| | commercialpaintball fields. This
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| 280 FPS or less (e.g., forplaying indoors
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| | eliminates the problem of old,
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| or at night).
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| | brittlepaint balls (or frozen paint
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| Your marker will be chronographed before
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| | balls!) being brought to the field.
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| every game. Tournamentplayers may be
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| | Check the rules at your field. BYOP =
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| required to have their gun chronographed
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| | Bring Your Own Paint; FPO =
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| duringand after the game as well.
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| | Field Paint Only. Tournaments are very
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| Penalties are applied for
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| | particular about paint andmost won't even
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| tournamentplayers found with "hot guns"
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| | allow "blood red" colored paint on the
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| unless the player asks for achronograph.
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| | field.
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| Fully automatic guns and guns with
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| | 11. Foul Language
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| autoresponse triggers are notallowed on
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| | Using foul language is an infraction of
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| commercial paintball fields or in
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| | the rules in tournamentsand will be cause
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| tournaments.
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| | for elimination. Recball fields and
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| 4. Insurance and Waiver Forms
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| | scenariogames may have more lenient
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| You will be required to sign a waiver to
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| | rules, but to be safe, DON'T SWEAR!
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| relieve the paintballfield or
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| | 12. Age Limit
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| organization of any liability if you get
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| | All commercial paintball fields will have
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| hurt, or yourequipment is damaged or
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| | an age limit aspaintball is not a game
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| stolen. If you are concerned
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| | for young children. Paint balls travel
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| aboutpersonal injury insurance or theft
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| | athigh speed and can cause bruises and
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| insurance, you should checkwith your
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| | welts even through clothing.
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| insurance agent. An example of a waiver
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| | A paint ball accidentally hitting someone
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| can be foundhere:
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| | in the eye can causepermanent damage.
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| 5. Surrender
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| | Players must accept the risk of serious
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| Many fields will expect you to follow
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| | injuryand sign a waiver to that effect.
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| their recommendations forsurrender. In
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| | Knowing the Rules Will Keep You in the
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| other words, if you are 5, 10, 15 or even
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| | Game
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| 20 feetfrom an opposing player, you
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| | Of course, these are not all the rules
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| should ask them to surrender. Ifthey fire
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| | for playing paintball andrules differ
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| at you instead of surrendering, you are
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| | from field to field. However, these basic
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| usually free toreturn fire.
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| | rules willensure that you're allowed to
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| 6. Structures
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| | play paintball anywhere.
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| Climbing on bunkers, structures,
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| | All other rules you may encounter apply
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| buildings, logs and trees is notusually
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| | to things that will bewithin your control
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| allowed in tournaments or on commercial
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| | on the particular field you're playing
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| paintball fields.
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| | on.
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| Altering structures, trenches or bunkers
| |
| | For instance some fields allow head shots
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| is also not allowed.
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| | (called "goggling") andsome do not. This
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| However, both these things may actually
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| | rule is one you learn on the spot as you
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| be encouraged in scenariogames.
| |
| | readthe rules for the field before you
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| 7. Referees and Judges
| |
| | start the game. Reading therules is
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| The decisions of referees or judges
| |
| | important and will prevent you from being
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| (tournaments) are final.
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| | eliminatedfrom the game unecessarily. "I
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| Arguing with a referee will get you
| |
| | didn't know," isn't an excuse anyreferee
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| eliminated from the game. Ifyou need to
| |
| | will accept!
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| dispute a point with a referee, wait
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