| Many people want to experience the adrenalin rush, | | | | bunkers. In woodsball, a paintball game which takes |
| the experience of teamwork, and the euphoria of | | | | place in a natural setting such as a wooded area, the |
| holding guns in battles-without risking themselves to | | | | trees and other natural features can serve as bunkers. |
| injury or death that is present in the real event. | | | | In modern speedball, inflatable vinyl bunkers are used. |
| With paintball, one can enjoy this battlefield experience | | | | These paintball bunkers are available in varied shapes |
| safely. Paintball is a kind of combat sport where | | | | and sizes. |
| participants try to shoot their opponents from the | | | | Some of the most common variations of inflatable |
| game. They do this by firing paintballs from a | | | | paintball bunkers include: |
| compressed-gas-powered marker, commonly called a | | | | 1) Can - This is a large cylindrical bunker that stands in |
| paintball gun. Paintballs themselves are small spherical | | | | a vertical position. Most are human sized or larger. |
| shaped gelatin capsules that contain polyethylene | | | | 2) Rollie - This paintball bunker is similar to a can, only |
| glycol, other nontoxic and water-soluble substances, | | | | that it is placed horizontally. |
| and a dye. Paintballs splatter on impact, "marking" the | | | | 3) Dorito - This bunker, named after Doritos chips, is a |
| player as hit. | | | | three side pyramid-like bunker and is placed vertically. |
| Paintball is played by five million people in the United | | | | 4) Temple - This bunker is similar to a Dorito. It is four |
| States. Surveys show that it is actually one of the | | | | sided with its top cut off. |
| safest sports; there are fewer injuries per exposure | | | | 5) X-bunker - As its name implies, this paintball bunker |
| than other sports such as tennis, football, or golf. It is | | | | is shaped like an X. This is used solely for a type of |
| also one of the most exciting, emphasizing teamwork | | | | paintball game called X-ball. |
| and skill. | | | | 6) Brick - This bunker is shaped like a low rectangular |
| Paintball games have several forms. One of these is | | | | wall. |
| speedball, or tourneyball. Two teams start at each side | | | | 7) Dollhouse - This paintball bunker has three faces |
| of the field, and the game starts when the whistle | | | | and two bases. It is longer than it is tall. |
| blows. The object of the game is to accomplish an | | | | 8) Carwash - This bunker is shaped like an arch. It is |
| objective, whether eliminating everyone in the opposing | | | | longer than it is wide. |
| team, retrieving a flag, or reaching a specific point. | | | | 9) Snake - A snake bunker is a long, low structure, |
| To provide cover and opportunities for maneuvering in | | | | typically less than a meter high. It is usually placed on |
| a usually open field, organizers provide paintball | | | | one or both sides of a field. A snake bunker allows |
| bunkers. Paintball bunkers are obstacles in the field that | | | | players to crouch down and move a considerable |
| is used to block an opposing team's view. They are | | | | distance from their starting point while still being |
| also used to shield team members from the | | | | protected from incoming fire from most field locations. |
| opponent's fire. | | | | So if you find yourself under fire in a paintball game, |
| Paintball bunkers can be made with a variety of | | | | crouch as low as you can behind one of those |
| materials. Fallen logs, collections of wood debris, rocks, | | | | paintball bunkers. |
| piles of old tires, or other materials can be used as | | | | |