| Paintball is fast becoming one of the most popular | | | | the game is based off the story. It's sort of like an |
| extreme sports in the world. It only started in the 1980's | | | | active Dungeon and Dragons thing. An example of a |
| but there is an estimated 5.4 million people playing the | | | | Scenario Paintball game is - their has been a threat |
| game with over 1.9 people playing at least 15 times | | | | against the President and now you and your team |
| during the year or more. | | | | must defend him against the plotting of a terrorist |
| Games can be played either outside or inside and | | | | group. One team would be the Secret Service and/or |
| there is a variety of games that can be played. The | | | | Homeland Security team and the other team would be |
| object of most games is to eliminate the opponent or | | | | the terrorist group. The US Army, Marines and some |
| opposing team by hitting them with balls containing | | | | SWAT teams train using Scenario Paintball. These |
| paint that are shot from a paintball gun or marker. The | | | | games can last from about 12 hours to several days. |
| paint splat on the opponent's person signifies that they | | | | This is where the sport got the name "extreme". |
| are out and can no longer play. | | | | Scenario Paintball doesn't work well in an indoor field |
| Most games involve two or more teams that try to | | | | but an outdoor one will do very nicely. |
| capture the opponent's flag and bring it back to their | | | | Speedball is played in Tournament games. This game |
| starting position. Sounds easy, but it really isn't. While | | | | is very fast paced and there is a limit in how much |
| trying to get to the flag you are bombarded by | | | | time you can spend. The field is different too. There |
| paintballs while hiding behind bunkers, trees, or what | | | | are boundaries in a speedball field whereas the other |
| ever you can find. If you are hit, you can't play | | | | two aforementioned games do not have any |
| anymore. Depending on the type of game you are | | | | boundaries. The field in Speedball can be no bigger |
| playing games can run anywhere from a few minutes | | | | than half a football field. In this field are placed inflatable |
| to several hours. | | | | bunkers. Speedball is especially adaptable to indoor |
| The following are different styles of paintball games | | | | fields. Woodsball and Scenario speedball don't have a |
| that can be played: | | | | lot of rules attached to them, what ever happens, |
| Woodsball is played in the woods where you can hide | | | | happens. But Speedball has a host of rules and |
| behind trees. There are basically 2 different types of | | | | regulations to make sure the game is played fair. |
| games. One is Capture the Flag where you infiltrate | | | | Certain equipment must be used and you can't go out |
| the opponent's base, take the flag and bring it back to | | | | of that realm while playing speedball. |
| your base. Strategies for taking the flag as well as | | | | Stock Class Paintball is another style that only uses |
| protecting your own flag need to be developed. The | | | | the old pump paintball guns that can't hold more than |
| other woodsball game is Elimination. This one doesn't | | | | 20 paintballs at a time. You can either play Capture the |
| require fancy equipment or a flag. The idea is to be | | | | Flag or Elimination. |
| the last team standing wins. | | | | Join in the thousands who enjoy paintball and see |
| Scenario Paintball is good for those that have an | | | | what all the hype is about. You may be one of those |
| imagination or trying to develop one. Here you put | | | | thousands who plays the game more than 15 times a |
| together a story of something that has transpired and | | | | year. |