| Paintball has come a long way from its first game | | | | generally made out of things such as tires, wooden |
| back in the early 1980s in the woods to nowadays | | | | pallets, or barrels. Players usually divide up into teams |
| being played on flat fields with artificial bunkers set up. | | | | and play games of elimination or capture the flag. This |
| Each type of play has its own unique characteristics | | | | type of format depends more on speed where as |
| and depending on the players own preferences they | | | | woodsball you can take more time with your strategy. |
| will find a certain type to their liking. | | | | Airball: The newest format in the world of paintball is |
| 3 Formats of Paintball | | | | airball. Like speedball its played on an open field with |
| Woodsball: This format is what started it all with the | | | | bunkers set up on the field. The major difference with |
| sport of paintball back in the 1980s when the first | | | | airball is the bunkers are inflatable making set up fast |
| group of pioneers went out into the woods and played | | | | and easy. This format is the chosen method of the pro |
| against each other. Like the name implies the setting is | | | | tournament circuits and quickly gaining popularity. |
| in the woods in which you can play elimination, capture | | | | The only way for you to figure out which format you |
| the flag, or center flag. Your not limited to those as | | | | enjoy the most is to play all of them. I highly |
| woodsball is very versatile with the types of games | | | | recommend you try them all out as each one is fun |
| you can play. | | | | you will just have to see for yourself which one you |
| Speedball: Speedball is played on a flat open field with | | | | enjoy the most. So what are you waiting for get out |
| bunkers placed up on the field. The bunkers are | | | | there and start paintballing! |