Paintball - The Game With a Difference

Paintball is different kind of game, started in New Hampshire in 1981, in this game, players compete with each other in a team or individually , to eliminate opponents by hitting them with capsules filled with paint (referred to as a paintball) from a gas-powered device called a paintball gun or marker. This game is also used by armies to supplement military training. The game is regularly played at a sporting level with worldwide leagues, tournaments, professional teams and players. This game can increase your decision making skills and strategy making capabilities

Paintball can be played indoor or outdoor depending on the number of players and venue location. Rules for playing paintball vary, but can include capture the flag, elimination, defending or attacking a particular point or area, or capturing objects of interest hidden in the playing area. Paintball game field is scattered with natural or artificial terrain, which players use for strategic play. Depending on the variant played, games can last from seconds to hours or even days in scenario play.

The legality of paintball varies between countries and regions. In most areas where regulated play is offered, players are always required to wear protective masks, and game rules are strictly enforced. Despite this, the game and its associated equipment has attracted controversy worldwide due to incidents of injury on and off the playing field, and criticism due to its military theme.

Equipment

* Paintball gun: also known as a paintball marker, this is the primary piece of equipment, used to tag an opposing player with paintballs. The paintball marker must have attached a loader for keeping the marker fed with ammunition, and will be either gravity fed (where balls drop into the loading chamber), or electronically force fed. A marker will require a compressed air bottle for propellant.

* Paintballs: The ammunition used in the marker, paintballs are spherical gelatin capsules containing primarily polyethylene glycol, other non-toxic and water-soluble substances, and dye. The quality of paintballs are dependent on the brittleness of the ball's shell, and the thickness of the fill; with higher quality balls being perfectly spherical and having a thick fill to guarantee breaking upon impact.

* Mask or goggles: Masks are safety devices players are required to wear at all times on the field, to protect from paintballs. They completely cover the eyes, mouth, ears and nostrils of the wearer, and masks can also feature throat guards. Modern masks have evolved to be less bulky compared with older designs.