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Article #163: Paintball - The Excursion Of A Lifetime

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While the game or sport of paintball is kids and adults to gain the benefits of
familiar to most people, many have never exercise while enjoying the action and
played the game and don't know what it strategy of the sport. Believe it or not,
really is, other than people running there are rules to playing a game of
around shooting each other with globs of paintball and breaking them is frowned
paint. But paintball is so much more than upon. Sportsmanship is valued in this
that, and is great fun as well. game, and sore losers generally don't
The object of playing a game of paintball fare well.
is to eliminate your opponents in a The object of a game of paintball is to
'field of battle' by hitting them with a 'shoot' all the members of the opposing
paintball. A paintball is made of a round team. Paintball fields are available with
capsule that's filled with non-toxic and both indoor and outdoor settings and cost
wash-out substances, more scientifically only about $10-$80 a day if equipment is
known as polyethylene glycol, or what is rented. For those who choose to purchase
officially described in the American their own paintball gear, including
Heritage dictionary as, 'any of a family paintball 'gun', tanks, and protective
of colorless liquids with high molecular headgear and clothing, prices range from
weight that are soluble in water and in about $100-$1,000 depending on what you
many organic solvents and are used in want. However, depending on your skill
detergents and as emulsifiers and level, a game of paintball can last
plasticizers.' Let's just call it paint minutes or hours, so you may opt for
for simplicity's sake, shall we? renting the equipment until you get
A game of paintball is played in a better at the game. Paintball equipment
special location with plenty of landscape can be purchased at most sporting goods
to provide a pretend battlefield for stores, or online through a paintball
participants that includes trees, supply outfit.
obstacles, bunkers and trenches, among The game of paintball was first
many other landscape features. A game of introduced to the American market in the
paintball is generally played between mid 1970's. The game was first called
teams, though participants can play 'Survival' and the first article about
individually if they want, and if the the game appeared in a 1980 issue of
paintball facility allows for that. Sports Illustrated. Since then, the
Paintball facilities are scattered popularity of the game has steadily
throughout the United States and around increased until it's reached the
the world, providing hours of fun for worldwide popularity it enjoys today.
those wanting a little more excitement Whether you participate in the game or
than other more traditional sports. Over sport of paintball as a player or as an
ten million people play paintball in the observer, one thing is certain. Paintball
United States alone, and proponents claim is a blast, and is here to stay!
that it's safe, fun and a great way for






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