How to Play Paintball Games

Elimination & Team Elimination:them out in small numbers (usually either one or two).
Pretty Standard, you tag the opposing player, they areYou can either give the target a destination that they
out. You can play team vs. team or every man formust make it to or just go until the target or
himself. Last man or team standing wins.assassin(s) have been eliminated.
Ace:King of the Hill/Defend the base :
Each player starts with a designated number of paintYou can play King of the Hill paintball basically however
balls, usually 10-20, if you run out of paint or are taggedyou want, but the most common way that I have seen
you are out.is to get a certain player or number of players from a
Capture the Flag:team on top of the hill (or any other area
You have two even teams, each defending a flag.predetermined by the teams) that is defended by the
The objective is to get the other teams flag and takeother team. It is also pretty common to set a goal to
it back to your base first.capture a flag from a hill, have both teams trying to
Cops and Robbers:get to the hill first, or to hold the hill for a certain amount
You give one team an item they have to defend, like aof time, but this paintball game is very customizable.
flag or a hopper, and the other teams goal is toRaiders:
retrieve that item and get it back to the starting point.Raiders starts with one paintball team in an enclosed
You give the "robbers" a couple minutes head startarea, or an easily distinguishable area with solid
and then the "cops" take pursuit. If the robber carryingdefence positions. The other paintball team starts
the item is tagged they must drop the item and theyoutside of the area and needs to "raid" the area within
are eliminated. If the robbers hold the item for a certaina certain amount of time and hold the zone for a
amount of time take out all of the cops they win.certain amount of time without it being taken back
Black Hawk Down/Storm the Fort:over. If the raiding team does not take control of the
You will want to stick a highly outnumbered team (atdefense position in a certain amount of time, then the
most 4 players) in a very easy to defend area, like ateam that was originally in control of the area wins the
fort or a foundation. Then the other team will aim topaintball game.
take it over. It is a fast exciting game for any numberIron Man/king on the forest:
of people.In this paintball game your goal is simple, see how long
Checkpoint:you can hold a small designated area. You will is to tag
You divide into small teams, generally the smaller theyour opponent, before he tags you. Whoever wins
better (two to three players is perfect). Your goal is tostays in the designated zone and the loser leaves and
obtain an item from each checkpoint before yoursend someone else in. You see how many opponents
opposing teams. At each checkpoint you will have oneyou can go through before you are eliminated. This in a
item for each team to take and whoever gets all ofnever ending game, usually played with few people.
the items back to a certain area first wins. Of courseOver the Bridge:
you will play with standard elimination rules so if yourThis paintball game requires a bridge and a divide or
whole team is eliminated, you loose.creek to play. Two even teams start on opposite
Cat and Mouse/kick the can:sides of the divide and the goal is to get a player
You can play this paintball game two ways. With bothacross the bridge. You can also play where one team
versions will have at least one defender of a certaindefends their side of the divide and the other team
point or object. The difference is the other playershas to take it out, very similar to King of the Hill or
either aim to kick an object (like a can) or all reach adefend the base.
certain point or area. Only the defenders have gunsPredator:
and their goal is to eliminate the other players beforeOne player is the predator they get a certain amount
they all reach the point or before the object is kickedof time to go out and hide. When the given time is up
over.the rest of the players go hunt them down. If the
Fortress:predator tags you, you are now a predator as well
One team starts off with players in a Fortress orand your goal is now to take out the hunters. The
building and in the surrounding area. The other teamspredators can either be eliminated by any hunter
goal is to eliminate all of the players inside the fort, thetagging them, or you can give them an advantage by
players outside don't matter. The defending team mustmaking it so they have to be hit in a certain place or a
keep at least one player in the fort and eliminate thegiven number of times.
attackers.Civil war:
Assassin/Protect the President:You line up two even teams directly across from one
You will have one person who is designated as theanother in an open field. Each "soldier" gets 3 paint balls
target and one who is assigned to take him out.and alternate shooting as a team. The team with most
Depending on how many people you have playing youplayers left after all rounds are shot win. You can also
can have another assassin, otherwise everyone elseplay to a last man standing scenario where you have
will be bodyguards for the target. The guards mustunlimited paint and you alternate shots moving closer
remain in close proximity to the target unless theuntil you can't take the pain any longer.
assassin starts shooting, in which case you can send