What is a Paintball?

What is Paintball About

Paintball is a competitive game played like any other competitive game, to win. It is like a more challenging, high-stakes version of tag, hide-and-seek, or capture the flag. Because you shoot at other people (and get shot at!), paintball requires specific equipment (goggles, a gun/marker, pressurized gas, and paintballs). Beyond that, paintball is hard to describe. It can be played indoors or out, with as few as two people or as many as 500; a game can last 5 minutes or 24 hours; it’s objective might be to take something, bring something, find something, or to simply be the last person standing. Depending on the game play you play, tactics will be vary as well -- from being quiet and sneaky and picking your shots carefully, to being loud, fast, and shooting constantly. A paintball game can be different every time, but there’s one thing that stays the same: it’s an adrenaline rush.

Urban Field

Our urban field is made up of old houses, some huts, trees in the compound and bunkers. This is layout is good for Close Quarter Combat (CQB) and scenarios like search and rescue, protect the president etc. etc.

Speedball Field

The size of the speedball field is 30m x 30m. Instead of air bunkers, we use oil drums and bunkers made of wood. The field is better used for tournament training and 3 on 3 player games.

Jungle Field

The jungle field is originally a fruit orchard with under growth and wooded with some jungle trees. This field is good for bunker attacks, stealth movements, etc.

What Type of Game Should I Play

There are probably hundreds of variations of paintball. But the basic two groups of game are rec-ball and tournament. Most people are introduced to paintball through rec-ball and then move on to tournament if they so chose. Rec-ballers and tournament players are often seen as having distinct personalities, so it is up to you to choose what fits you the best. Some people are dedicated rec-ballers who aren’t interested in tournament competition. They feel tourneys overemphasize winning to the point of making the game stressful, not fun.

Other people are dedicated tournament players. If they’re not competing, they’re practicing. These players believe rec-ball is too casual and that tourneys are the way to showcase talent and teamwork. Still other people like to mix it up and play both ways. Rec-ball and tournament are distinct, but those differences appeal to the player’s own differences. Of course, the best thing is to try both types of games various times and see how you feel. You might end up surprising yourself about your paintball playing tastes! In the end, it doesn’t matter what kind of player you are as long as you remember to be safe, have fun, and stick to the rules.

What is Rec-ball ? Rec-ball, short for recreational paintball, is a catch-all phrase meaning just about any paintball game that you don’t play for money (ie, tournaments). Rec-ball can include big games, scenarios, walk-ons (where you just show up at a field and get put with other players to form a team), etc. There are a wide variety of rec-ball playing fields. It is often played in the woods, but can also be played in outdoor concept fields (ie, urban assault, village) or in indoor fields. Rec-ball is the kind of playing you do for fun, without permanent teams, and where the slate of wins and loses is wiped clean at the end of the day. Dedicated rec-ballers usually think tournament play is too serious.

The photos and the explaination about paintball is taken from here