| While paintball's recreational side might receive more | | | | charged with taking the fort. There are many |
| attention, this game isn't just for play. It is also used by | | | | variations of this style of play and can be a great deal |
| the military and police agencies for training exercises. | | | | of fun for all. |
| This is an invaluable tool in training men and women for | | | | Another variation of the game is called speed ball. This |
| situations that might arise in the field. | | | | game is played in a much smaller area with manmade |
| From hostage situations to anti-terrorism, these types | | | | bunkers used as cover. These games are mostly |
| of training exercises help to prepare police and soldiers | | | | elimination and are timed. The winner is the team with |
| to make the right choices in the field. With paintball | | | | the most players left in play at the end of the time limit |
| markers, when you make a mistake and are shot you | | | | set by the referees. These games are very fast |
| get to try again. Unfortunately, when dealing with a real | | | | paced and are usually favored by the intermediate |
| situation when mistakes are made and people are | | | | level players. |
| shot there's no starting over. | | | | The next step up would be what's called air ball. This |
| Thankfully, we have these types of tools to help the | | | | game is played on a small field with inflatable bunkers. |
| men and women of the military and police agencies to | | | | This is the type of game play which is sometimes |
| train, although you can never know what to expect in | | | | televised on extreme sports cable stations. This type |
| any hostile situation. It's these types of mock combat | | | | of game play is only recommended for people who |
| scenarios that prepare them for whatever situation | | | | have quite a bit of paintball experience under their belt. |
| may arise. | | | | Unlike woods ball, which usually has a 15-to-20 rule |
| The game of paintball also has its recreational side. It is | | | | being the closest distance you can be to someone |
| played by thousands of people from all points on the | | | | when you shoot them, there is no such rule in effect |
| globe and on every type of terrain imaginable. The first | | | | on the air ball field. You can, and it happens "bunker" |
| and foremost scenario of the game is called "woods | | | | your opponents, bunker simply means that you run up |
| ball." Just like its name, this game is played in the | | | | to someone and shoot them at point-blank range. |
| woods and as long as the teams are even, the limit of | | | | Also the markers in these types of paintball games |
| players is only restricted to how many players the field | | | | are allowed to shoot at a much higher velocity. Simply |
| will hold. | | | | put, it hurts more when you get hit on the air ball field. |
| Some games are held with specific scenarios and | | | | Yet even with that, air ball seems to be the most |
| parameters. One team of players might have the | | | | popular game style there is. |
| mission of holding a fort while the other team is | | | | |