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