| A paintball is a capsule of vegetable oil based dye, | | | | Today there are prizes set up by organizations |
| which comes in different colors and variations. It is | | | | for the winning teams. The players keep on |
| used in a military type combat games consisting | | | | updating their paintball guns, with the advent of |
| of teams. The players of the team have to | | | | newer technologies. |
| eliminate the opposing players by shooting these | | | | The basic thing which sets this game apart from |
| paintballs at them. When a paintball hits a player | | | | other games is the type of equipment involved. |
| he gets eliminated. | | | | Not too many games involve such adept use of |
| Paintballs are made in a unique way. They are | | | | guns. |
| basically gelatin capsules, which contain colored | | | | The famous paintball games |
| liquid. This paint or color liquid is safe as it is | | | | Since the advent of paintball as a game, people |
| non-toxic, water soluble and biodegradable. | | | | and industries have both developed new style of |
| Paintballs weigh only a few grams and measure | | | | game combating. But there are some famous |
| only 1.7 cm in diameter. When they hit a person, | | | | paintball games that are played and enjoyed by |
| they burst and leave a splatter of paint on the | | | | paintball enthusiasts. |
| person. The size of this splatter is about 13 cm. | | | | Capture the flag |
| Players use gas powered guns to shoot paintballs | | | | It is a classic paintball game. This game includes |
| at each other. The use of paintballs provides the | | | | two opposing teams. The teams have to acquire |
| players with real time atmosphere and situations. | | | | the opponents flag and hang their flag on a |
| The history of Paintball | | | | designated location. During this process, the |
| The history of paintball can be traced back into | | | | players of the either team have to protect their |
| the early 1970s. During this period paintball guns | | | | own flag. |
| were mainly used as a tool for marking livestock | | | | When this game is played in tournaments, it |
| and tress. Then in 1981, some 12 friends | | | | requires skills and intelligence. If a team eliminates |
| introduced paintball as a recreational game. They | | | | all the players of the opposition, having none of |
| used industrial paintball guns. These twelve friends | | | | their players eliminated and hangs the flag within |
| played this game for the first time on a field of | | | | the allotted time, they are said to have maxed |
| over 100 acres. The game paintball was originally | | | | the opposition. The term maxed implies that they |
| named as the national survival game. | | | | have scored the maximum possible points that |
| Paintball-the evolution | | | | could be achieved in the game. |
| It started with normal paintball guns and paintball, | | | | Center flag |
| and the game was simple hit each other and win. | | | | This paintball game is similar to capture the flag. |
| Since that time paintball has become popular all | | | | There is only one difference. The flag to be |
| over the world. It has become a globally | | | | captured is hung in the centre of the field. The |
| recognized recreational activity. The game has | | | | teams have captured that flag and hang it on a |
| evolved and has become more sophisticated. | | | | designated location. This designated location is |
| Today people from all around the world form | | | | somewhere on the opposition base. |
| their teams set up international tournaments and | | | | Elimination |
| leagues. There are continuous innovations | | | | This paintball game requires that the elimination of |
| happening in the construction of new games and | | | | all the members of the opposition. The objective |
| fields of paintball. | | | | of the teams is to hit the players of the opposing |
| With the growing number of paintball fans the | | | | team and get them all eliminated. Whichever team |
| paintball industry is also blooming. They are | | | | eliminates all the players of the opposing team |
| developing commercial paintball fields. In 1982, the | | | | wins the game. |
| first commercial outdoor paintball field was | | | | Paintball has emerged as game of wits and |
| developed. Since then developments of new fields | | | | strategies. It is becoming popular all over the |
| have kept paintball enthusiasts coming back for | | | | world and is gaining an ever-growing fan base. |
| more fun and excitement. | | | | |