THE GAME

What is Paintball?
Paintball is one of the world’s most exciting outdoor participation sports. It is an exciting and challenging combination of the childhood games “tag” and “hide and seek”. Groups divide into two teams to play “capture the flag”. The object of the game is to capture the opposing team’s flag while protecting your own. While trying to capture the flag, you also try to eliminate opposing players by tagging them with a paintball expelled from a special paintmarker called a paintgun. Games have a time limit of 10-20 minutes allowing you to play several games during your session.

Is it Safe?
Paintball is a very safe sport as long as safety rules are followed and proper safety equipment is worn.  We make safety our first priority. All players wear “approved for paintball” goggles to protect their eyes and head during a game and in other areas where shooting is permitted. Referees are provided on the field to start and stop games and enforce safety rules to control the sport’s safety. Guns are chronographed periodically throughout the day by the referees to ensure they are shooting at a safe speed to provide a fair and safe fun day for everyone. Anyone playing with their own gun must be sure it can chrony under 280 fps.

What should I wear?
Pants and long sleeves are required. Camouflage clothing is recommended for hiding in the woods, but it is not necessary. Jeans and sweats are popular, but try to avoid white or bright colors. Old clothes are recommended because you will get dirty, but the fun and excitement will be worth it. Wear comfortable shoes such as tennis shoes or hiking boots as you will be running on rough terrain.

Here are some popular games!

• Capture the Flag- is one of many paintball games played.
• Center Flag- capture the flag in center of field and put it in enemies fort.
• Elimination- Eliminate players from opposite team, first team to eliminate all players within time limit wins.
• Free for All- Everyone fights for themselves.
• Protect the President- the team picks a president, the president does not have a weapon, the object is to get the president to his fort without getting tagged out.
• Spy- A spy is picked on both teams without the team members knowing it. The spy tries to eliminate as many of his team before being found out. The spy can run to other team and play for them.
• Fox and Hound- a small number of foxes are taken to the field to hide. The hounds are sent in to find the foxes.

Woodsball Paintball

Woodsball is a classic form of paintball played in a natural setting.  Technically, woodsball can be played in any natural ground area with natural barriers.  (Boundaries are optional.)  Woodsball is common among suburb and rural paintballers, since these areas usually have many suitable land areas.

Strategy is important in woodsball.  Player speed is less important in woodsball than in other paintball games.  Woodsball paintball games rely heavily on accuracy, maneuvering, and strategy.

Clothing for this type of paintball game resembles that used in military, such as BDUs, camouflage, army boot, etc.

Paintball Markers

Woodsball paintball guns or markers, can be modified for different strategic roles. For example, if a person wants to play as a marksman, he can add a stock,  telescopic sight, and more accurate barrel to his paintball gun.  Or, if he wants to play as a heavy rifleman, he can add full-auto grips or circuit boards.

Camouflage

Camouflage is essential for woodsball games since it aids in stealth.  The most popular camouflage used in woodsball paintball games is woodland camouflage.

Often, inexperienced paintball players will confuse its use as providing invisibility.  Instead, camouflage is designed to be more of an aid against being spotted than a certainty against it.

Use of one's surroundings (cover), lighting, backdrop, and other factors should be considered to make the best use of one’s paintball camouflage.

Masks, Vests, Belts and Other Gear

A large number of items used in other paintball game types, such as Speedball, may be used in woodsball.

However, gear for woodsball paintball games, such as masks, need to be durable and lightweight.  The gear should also have dark or dull colors to avoid detection.  Gloves and pads can be very useful, especially in more rugged paintball playing environments.