| the many sports that bring about solidarity and | | | | Remember that there is always another opportunity to |
| sportsmanship in various competitive activities, paintball | | | | win the game. |
| ranks third among the most popular and highly | | | | 2. Learn by experience |
| stimulating games in the world. | | | | Every failure is a learning experience: view it |
| According to the 2005 statistics of Sporting Goods | | | | constructively as a learning experience. Work on the |
| Manufacturers Association International, paintball ranks | | | | things that need more consideration and improvement. |
| third, next to inline skating and skateboarding. | | | | 3. Never play solo |
| This paintball hype is based on the premise that people | | | | In order to win the battle, it is better for a player to play |
| who love “extreme sports” would most | | | | on a team rather than playing solo. The concept that |
| likely use activities that will stimulate adrenaline rush. | | | | there are other players ready to cover up for you is a |
| Because every players aim is to win the game, they | | | | good indication that you will last throughout the game. |
| would most likely try to obtain all of the possible | | | | 4. Do not hide forever |
| pointers and suggestions available just to achieve their | | | | If you are trying to win the game by avoiding being |
| goal. | | | | seen and hit by your opponents, you will also have |
| Here is a list of some tips on how to play the game | | | | fewer chances of hitting the opponents. You will never |
| well and prevail in the battle: | | | | learn the correct strategies needed to win the game |
| 1. Establish an optimistic approach | | | | unless you come out in the open and take action. |
| Paintball is, basically, a war game, where players can | | | | 5. Never surrender |
| either win or loose; so there are instances where | | | | Just as in real battle, it is best not to surrender even if |
| things may not always conform to the plans of the | | | | the odds of winning the game are probably higher. The |
| players. What must be observed is that each player | | | | point here is to stay in the game as long as you |
| must look at the results in a very optimistic way. | | | | continue to be a “hard target.” |
| For instance, if a player was not able to win the game, | | | | Winning a paintball game is not so much about how |
| he must accept the fact and identify the areas where | | | | you stay in the game but about how you played the |
| he failed to perform, which contributed to his failure. | | | | game. |