| To people who had the great opportunity of | | | | eyes from the paintball. |
| growing up or spending their childhood in the | | | | • Paintballs - this is your bullet. it is actually a |
| suburbs, some of you probably had the chance of | | | | water soluble non-poisonous type of paint |
| playing "capture the flag" or hide and seek, or | | | | encased in gelatin capsules. |
| perhaps the game called "invasion of bases" | | | | • Paintball marker - or the paintball gun. This is |
| where one team tries to capture the base of the | | | | the gadget that fires off the paintballs into your |
| other group by individual elimination. This may | | | | target. Usually, it comes separate from the |
| have been the origin of the game or sport called | | | | "hopper" or the loader which feeds the gun with |
| paintball. In 1981, a variation of the "capture the | | | | paintballs and the tank which propels the paintballs |
| flag" game that included guns was first played. | | | | to your desired mark. |
| The guns used were the ones being used to | | | | There are universal rules that are implemented in |
| mark cattle and trees that were hard to find and | | | | most paintball playing venues to prevent injury |
| reach. That particular gun was created and | | | | and to promote wholesome fun and enjoyment |
| developed in 1970 by Crossman. | | | | for everybody. However, in some competitions, |
| The idea of the sport of paintball is for teams or | | | | these rules are stretched to add more |
| individuals to rid rival or rivals by shooting them | | | | competitiveness to the sport of paintball. Consider |
| with specially-designed pellets. These pellets | | | | these for instance: |
| contain a unique kind of non-toxic, non-staining | | | | • Of course, in all games, cheating is |
| paint that once it hits an object explodes and | | | | unacceptable. Since paintball is water soluble, some |
| marks that object or person. The first paintball | | | | players may find time to wash off the paint |
| guns were only limited to very few rounds, | | | | especially if the playing field is huge. |
| hence, firing was very uncommon to save on the | | | | • Some paintball players may be |
| pellets. Nowadays, paintball shooters, as some | | | | overwhelmed with the sense of fake anger or |
| would call them, are more acquainted with the | | | | vengeance brought about by too much |
| more modern Airsoft, where paintball guns were | | | | enthusiasm that they tend to overshoot or |
| equipped with 12-gram cartridges and bigger air | | | | overkill an opponent by shooting the "enemy" |
| tanks for longer shooting capability. To be eligible | | | | repeatedly even after the foe was already |
| to play the sport of paintball, one should have | | | | marked with a shot. |
| these basic paintball paraphernalia: | | | | • In most venues, there is a minimum |
| • Goggles or masks - while some masks are | | | | allowable distance when shooting. Paintballs can |
| designed to protect even the throat, the basic | | | | cause welts and bruises if shot at a short |
| paintball goggles should be worn all the time to | | | | distance. |
| safeguard the player's nose, mouth, ears, and | | | | |