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