| These days people are not as connected with | | | | paintball). If you have doubts about your location, |
| each other, especially within their neighborhoods. | | | | you can call your local police station and ask if |
| Old neighborhood sports such as football, | | | | where you are playing is alright, and it is generally |
| basketball, and baseball still thrive in some areas, | | | | good to tell the police you are playing anyway |
| but they are certainly not as popular as they | | | | (make sure to call the station, not 911). |
| once were. However, airsoft may be the key to | | | | The great thing about airsoft is there are |
| reuniting the communities of America. It is easy | | | | extended possibilities beyond occasional, |
| to get into, quick to start, and very exciting. | | | | recreational play. It is possible that many players |
| Spring and electric pistols are cheap, and if one | | | | will become more engrossed and interested in the |
| person does not have a gun they can easily | | | | game, and when the time comes an official team |
| borrow or rent one. Plus, it is easy to convince | | | | can be made that can enter into tournaments. |
| people to play airsoft because it is clearly fun, so | | | | What started as a sporadically played activity can |
| you won't have a problem finding people to play | | | | become something much more. |
| with. Initially, if/when you are looking for people to | | | | Unlike most sports, airsoft is not defined by |
| play, you should definitely have two or three | | | | number of players. Airsoft can be played one on |
| extra guns, which would sensibly be cheap spring | | | | one, or ten on ten. Even if there is an odd |
| pistols. With those, you do not need to think | | | | number of people, things can still be relatively |
| twice about lending them out, and it takes them | | | | even; for example, with a two on three game, |
| awhile to exhaust even a dollar's worth of BBs. | | | | one member of the two person team could have |
| Depending on where you live, finding where to | | | | an electric gun (or just a better gun than the |
| play can either be in walking distance or a short | | | | players on the other team). Since it does not take |
| drive away. Forests are the best because you | | | | many people to play, games can start off small, |
| basically have the whole place to yourselves and | | | | and once other people start seeing how fun it is, |
| the terrain is great. Make sure the forests are on | | | | they will want to join. Also, airsoft never gets old. |
| public property and that you go in pretty deep so | | | | Each game is always different, especially if you |
| your presence is unknown to other people. Many | | | | switch between terrains and/or guns. As more |
| airsoft guns are relatively quiet so if you are far | | | | and more people join, games will get more |
| enough into the forest nobody will hear you | | | | complex and tactical, further adding to the |
| (although people hearing the sounds of airsoft will | | | | dissimilarity between games. |
| usually know it is airsoft or, more likely, think it is | | | | |