| If you are into paintball or thinking of getting into | | | | being placed in a neutral area usually in the center |
| it, there are many variations that can be played. | | | | of the field, the team that is able to get the flag |
| In addition to the simple choice of playing indoors | | | | all the way through to the opposing team's end of |
| or outdoors there are also variants within each of | | | | the paintball field wins the game. |
| those genres. Despite the differences al of the | | | | Resurrection is a variation of Elimination except |
| games have a single purpose which is to shoot | | | | that in this version players may resurrect or |
| your opponent before they shoot you! | | | | come back into the game at the designated |
| Here's a look at some of the more popular types | | | | starting point once they are shot. This game is |
| of paintball games being played today: | | | | sometimes played in conjunction with Capture |
| The first one we will have a look at is the old | | | | The Flag. |
| standby, "Capture the Flag". This is a takeoff on | | | | The last paintball game variation we will look at is |
| the game of the same name that many of us | | | | one sometimes called "Just Plain Crazy", also |
| are familiar with. The way the game is played is | | | | known as superman, total elimination, and |
| by each of the teams trying to find and capture | | | | counterstrike. This extremely brutal version is |
| the opposing team's flag while guarding their own | | | | played solo or on teams and begins with each |
| flag from being taken. Victory is achieved by | | | | player or team at opposite sides of the field. Next |
| getting the opponent's flag safely back to your | | | | they rush to the middle of the field and begin |
| base camp without being killed. | | | | firing with the last person standing or the last |
| Another popular game is called "Elimination". In this | | | | person on a team winning the game. |
| game the first team to succeed in taking out all | | | | This is usually done at the end of a round of |
| of the participants in the opposing team is | | | | paintball to get rid of paintballs and expend the |
| deemed the winner. This is a fun game, even if | | | | CO2 cartridges or empty tanks. You are not |
| only one remains standing his team wins. | | | | eliminated with a single shot like in other variations, |
| Center Flag is a variation of the Capture the Flag | | | | people quit due to pain or from running out of |
| game, in this version the game starts with a flag | | | | paintballs or air. |