| If you're new to paintball, here are some useful FAQs | | | | What is the equipment needed? |
| that can help you get to know the game better. | | | | There are different variations of the game and of |
| What is Paintball? | | | | course, different equipment is needed. But the following |
| Paintball is one of the emerging sports brought about | | | | are the basic equipment that needs to be used to |
| by people's interest in simulated combat games. In this | | | | ensure safety during a paintball game. |
| sport, players are divided into teams where the | | | | Mask - This protects the player's face not only from |
| primary aim is to eliminate the opponents by shooting | | | | paintball hits but also whenever the player falls down |
| them with paintball guns. Paintball gun pellets are | | | | face first. |
| breakable gelatin balls filled with paint. These paintballs | | | | Paintball Marker |
| are usually shot from carbon dioxide powered guns or | | | | Paintballs used to mark or 'take down' other players. |
| with the use of air compression. | | | | If you are just a beginner when it comes to paintball, |
| The first game of paintball was played on June 27, | | | | get ready to shell out more or less $100 for the basic |
| 1980 in New Hampshire. This sport is different from | | | | equipment. If you're on the advanced levels, there are |
| any other sport because it does not require the | | | | tools out there to improve your speed, accuracy of |
| players to have direct contact with each other. | | | | shooting and comfort. If you don't want to spend too |
| Paintball has a large following, with 10 million Americans | | | | much on equipment and just want to give the sport a |
| playing the sport religiously. In terms of safety, paintball | | | | try, you can choose to rent equipment from the |
| is considered one of the safest sports with fewer | | | | paintball field where you are playing and get ready to |
| injuries compared to soccer, basketball and baseball. | | | | spend anywhere between $10 to $80 per day. |
| Paintball can also be played outdoors or indoors. | | | | What are the different types of paintball games? |
| How did it start? | | | | The simplest and most traditional paintball game is to |
| Back then paintballs are used to mark trees from a | | | | take out the opposing team's players one by one. The |
| distance and to mark cows. Initially, it was made from | | | | game has evolved from a so-called hunting game to |
| wax, but it was not durable so makers switched to | | | | different variations. Some players incorporate a goal |
| soft gel capsules to store the paint. Soft gel capsules | | | | for the game. An example of which is getting the |
| will be able to stand the projectile (from the shooting) | | | | opponent's flag to win the game. Another variation is |
| and at the same time will break easily upon contact | | | | 'king of the hill' in which the teams try to get the base |
| with anything. | | | | of the opposing team in order to win. The team which |
| The game was formulated to simulate the act of | | | | gets to hold the opponent's base for the longest time |
| hunting down of animals with the use of paint guns | | | | wins. |
| instead of real hunting guns. | | | | |