Malta Travel Guide: Play Paintball in Malta

For something a little different while you're in Malta, youfilms, such as U571 and Gladiator. All games are fully
can try your hand at paintballing. Get a group of peoplesupervised and controlled by paintball referees. All
together and practice your shooting skills with a heartparticipants are given detailed instructions before taking
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To the uninitiated, Paintball is a sport in whichat the bottom.
participants eliminate opponents from play by hittingAdrenaline runs high when opponents start shooting
them with paintballs (spherical gelatine capsulespaint balls at each other, and those who are more
containing primarily polyethylene glycol, other non-toxicexperienced manage to plan traps and lure unknowing
and water-soluble substances, and dye) shot from aopponents into situations where they can easily be
compressed-gas-powered "marker" or gun. Paintballambushed.
attracts a wide array of players and insuranceWhen the time factor is applied to games, the
statistics estimate that over 10 million people regularlyadrenaline rush increases to a blast as you might only
play what is statistically one of the safest sports inhave 10 minutes to run into the opposing base.
existence, incredibly even more so than tennis.Crawling, hiding, attacking, retreating, and planning out
It is a good way to release some of that holidaybattle manoeuvres with your colleagues or friends can
energy and experience the fun and exhilaration of aturn out to be an extremely exciting experience.
game designed to play out many of those childhoodWith clement weather all year round, Malta is ideal for
fantasies. Challenge your opponents to a battleoutdoor paintball games. There are no poisonous
demanding both skill and stealth as you feel thesnakes or spiders in Malta, so you may creep and
excitement of charging forward to complete yourcrawl on the grass for as long as you like without
mission.having to look out for any nasty surprises.
To create a totally original experience, games areCan you think of a better way of spending a few
conducted at the Malta Film Studios using the sets ofhours than firing paint at your mates? I can't.