| If you enjoy recreational games played either in a | | | | with paintballs and as soon as they have paintball paint |
| formal style or in a relaxing manner, paintball is for you. | | | | on them, they are eliminated. |
| If you are a beginner to the game of paintball, you | | | | The above mentioned scenario is one of the more |
| should make sure you know all of the rules before | | | | important aspects of the game. It's also important to |
| even taking one step onto the paintball field. By | | | | remember not to shoot players and leave them hurt. If |
| knowing the rules, the game can keep going and you | | | | you have an opposing player within 5 feet from you, |
| will also have much more success at shooting | | | | you should ask the player to surrender before shooting |
| opponents and having them eliminated. Eliminating your | | | | them. If they surrender, they are to hold up a marker |
| opponents is the object of the game. | | | | to show everyone they are out of the game. |
| The rules of the paintball game are built around the | | | | Each time a player is hit with a paintball; this costs the |
| concepts of paintball in general. Each game has two | | | | team one point each. If you end up hanging the flag, |
| different teams which are organized before the game | | | | this will cost your team 5 points. So if your team is |
| begins. Each team is divided up evenly and usually | | | | playing according to the paintball point system, there is |
| consists of about 5 to 8 players per team. This is | | | | always a chance your team can recuperate and win |
| always the case if you are playing a formal | | | | the game. |
| tournament. The teams are sent to the field on | | | | All in all, the rules of the game are not hard at all to |
| opposite sides of each other. The field space typically | | | | understand or incorporate into the game. Paintball is |
| has bunkers, mounds and sometimes some buildings to | | | | considered to be more of a recreational type of sport |
| provide some protection and give the game a maze | | | | and the entire game is mostly based on the paintballs |
| like feel. | | | | in general. |
| The main goal of each game is to eliminate the other | | | | Each paintball game can end up being hours and hours |
| team's players by capturing their flag. Which ever | | | | of fun. There are few rules to follow and the game is |
| team ends up capturing the flag first is the team that | | | | so much fun because it is played outdoors. If you |
| wins the game. Many times, there are rule regulations | | | | know all of the paintball game rules, you can be self |
| in place. These regulations stipulate which ever team | | | | assured that your game will not be confusing and you |
| has the most team players left on the field is the | | | | will also be able to focus on winning the game instead. |
| winner. This is incorporated with eliminating other | | | | Remember to learn the rules before hitting the field. |
| players as well. Simply shoot opposing team members | | | | |