| A paintball is a capsule of vegetable oil based dye, | | | | enthusiasts coming back for more fun and excitement. |
| which comes in different colors and variations. It is | | | | Today there are prizes set up by organizations for the |
| used in a military type combat games consisting of | | | | winning teams. The players keep on updating their |
| teams. The players of the team have to eliminate the | | | | paintball guns, with the advent of newer technologies. |
| opposing players by shooting these paintballs at them. | | | | The basic thing which sets this game apart from other |
| When a paintball hits a player he gets eliminated. | | | | games is the type of equipment involved. Not too |
| Paintballs are made in a unique way. They are | | | | many games involve such adept use of guns. |
| basically gelatin capsules, which contain colored liquid. | | | | The famous paintball games |
| This paint or color liquid is safe as it is non-toxic, water | | | | Since the advent of paintball as a game, people and |
| soluble and biodegradable. | | | | industries have both developed new style of game |
| Paintballs weigh only a few grams and measure only | | | | combating. But there are some famous paintball |
| 1.7 cm in diameter. When they hit a person, they burst | | | | games that are played and enjoyed by paintball |
| and leave a splatter of paint on the person. The size | | | | enthusiasts. |
| of this splatter is about 13 cm. | | | | Capture the flag |
| Players use gas powered guns to shoot paintballs at | | | | It is a classic paintball game. This game includes two |
| each other. The use of paintballs provides the players | | | | opposing teams. The teams have to acquire the |
| with real time atmosphere and situations. | | | | opponent's flag and hang their flag on a designated |
| The history of Paintball | | | | location. During this process, the players of the either |
| The history of paintball can be traced back into the | | | | team have to protect their own flag. |
| early 1970's. During this period paintball guns were | | | | When this game is played in tournaments, it requires |
| mainly used as a tool for marking livestock and tress. | | | | skills and intelligence. If a team eliminates all the players |
| Then in 1981, some 12 friends introduced paintball as a | | | | of the opposition, having none of their players |
| recreational game. They used industrial paintball guns. | | | | eliminated and hangs the flag within the allotted time, |
| These twelve friends played this game for the first | | | | they are said to have 'maxed' the opposition. The term |
| time on a field of over 100 acres. The game paintball | | | | 'maxed' implies that they have scored the maximum |
| was originally named as "the national survival game". | | | | possible points that could be achieved in the game. |
| Paintball-the evolution | | | | Center flag |
| It started with normal paintball guns and paintball, and | | | | This paintball game is similar to capture the flag. There |
| the game was simple -hit each other and win. Since | | | | is only one difference. The flag to be captured is hung |
| that time paintball has become popular all over the | | | | in the centre of the field. The teams have captured |
| world. It has become a globally recognized recreational | | | | that flag and hang it on a designated location. This |
| activity. The game has evolved and has become | | | | designated location is somewhere on the opposition |
| more sophisticated. Today people from all around the | | | | base. |
| world form their teams set up international | | | | Elimination |
| tournaments and leagues. There are continuous | | | | This paintball game requires that the elimination of all |
| innovations happening in the construction of new | | | | the members of the opposition. The objective of the |
| games and fields of paintball. | | | | teams is to hit the players of the opposing team and |
| With the growing number of paintball fans the paintball | | | | get them all eliminated. Whichever team eliminates all |
| industry is also blooming. They are developing | | | | the players of the opposing team wins the game. |
| commercial paintball fields. In 1982, the first commercial | | | | Paintball has emerged as game of wits and strategies. |
| outdoor paintball field was developed. Since then | | | | It is becoming popular all over the world and is gaining |
| developments of new fields have kept paintball | | | | an ever-growing fan base. |