| A paintball is basically a capsule of dye | | | | first commercial outdoor paintball field was |
| made from vegetable oil that comes in | | | | designed. Since then the development of new |
| different colors and and a few variations. It | | | | fields have kept paintball enthusiasts coming |
| is used in military style combat games that | | | | back for more fun and play. Prizes are set up |
| consist of teams playing against each other. | | | | by organizations for the winning teams. |
| The players of each team have to eliminate | | | | |
| the opposing team players by shooting | | | | The one thing which sets this game apart from |
| paintballs at them. When a paintball hits a | | | | other games is the type of equipment used to |
| player he is then eliminated frome the game. | | | | play. Players keep updating their paintball |
| Variations of the games are noted below. | | | | guns as newer technology advances. |
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| Paintballs are mainly gelatin capsules that | | | | Paintball Games |
| contain colored liquid. This paint or colored | | | | |
| liquid is safe and is non-toxic, water | | | | Since paintball has become a game, people |
| soluble and biodegradable. They weigh just a | | | | have developed new styles of game combating. |
| few grams and measure only 1.7 cm in | | | | There are a few famous paintball games that |
| diameter. When hit with one there is no pain | | | | are played continually and enjoyed by |
| involved but they burst open and leave a | | | | paintball fans all over the world. |
| small splatter of paint on the person where | | | | |
| it actually hits. Players use specially made | | | | Capture the flag |
| paintball guns to shoot the paintballs at | | | | |
| each other in order to score. The use of | | | | This is a classic paintball game. This game |
| paintballs provides the players with real | | | | includes two opposing teams where each team |
| time atmosphere and situations as though | | | | must acquire the opponents flag and hang |
| fighting in real combat. | | | | their flag on a designated location. During |
| | | | the game process the players of the each team |
| History of Paintball | | | | must protect their own flag. |
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| Paintball can be traced back to the early | | | | When this game is played in tournaments it |
| 1970s. During this period paintball guns were | | | | requires a lot of skill and intelligence. If |
| mainly used as a tool for marking livestock | | | | a team eliminates all the players of the |
| and tress. Then in 1981 a group of friends | | | | opposing team, with none of their players |
| introduced paintball as a recreational game. | | | | eliminated and hangs the flag within the |
| At that time they used industrial paintball | | | | allotted time they are said to have maxed the |
| guns. These friends played this game for the | | | | opposition. The term maxed implies that they |
| first time on a field of over 100 acres. The | | | | have scored the maximum possible points that |
| game paintball was originally named as The | | | | could be achieved in the game which is the |
| National Survival Game. | | | | ultimate win. |
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| Evolution of Paintball Games | | | | Center flag |
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| The game began as a simple one with the | | | | This game is similar to capture the flag with |
| object of the game to hit each other and win. | | | | one difference. The flag to be captured is |
| Since then playing paintball games has become | | | | hung in the centre of the playing field. The |
| popular all over the world. It has become a | | | | teams fight to capture the flag and hang it |
| globally recognized recreational activity. As | | | | on a designated location somewhere on the |
| it evolved it has become much more | | | | opponents base. |
| sophisticated. Today people from around the | | | | |
| world form their teams and have set up | | | | Elimination |
| international tournaments and leagues. There | | | | |
| are constant innovations occurring in the | | | | This game requires the elimination of all the |
| development of new games of paintball. | | | | members of the opposition. The objective is |
| | | | to hit the players of the opposing team and |
| With a growing number of paintball fans the | | | | get them all eliminated. Whichever team |
| industry is booming. Commercial paintball | | | | eliminates all the players of the opposing |
| fields are even being developed. In 1982 the | | | | team wins the game. |