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Paintball is a very fun recreational sport that many novices and pro players can enjoy. It can consist of short, contained, and professional games called "Speedball" or be played on your own time and rules in an urban or wooded area.

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Team Deathmatch (Elimination)

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  1. Some games can be played with "Multiple Lives". This means a player can be shot 1, 2, 3, or however many times you set up.
    • Go back to their starting point and can then proceed in re-entering the game if you are shot.
    • If a player is shot multiple times within a couple seconds of each other it still only counts as one life lost.
    • The player must go back to the starting point before another life can be lost. This makes games last longer and can also be interesting when you have to borrow paintballs from other players on your team because you run out.
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Capture The Flag

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    • Make sure that everybody knows where each flags are located and the flags cannot be removed or hidden by the team that is guarding it.
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Center Flag Push

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  1. One flag is placed directly center of the playing field (this step is not important) this method of one flag is fun because it is much more of a challenge then neutral Capture The Flag because neither side has much of an advantage.
  2. You win by reaching the other team's base.
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Neutral Capture The Flag

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  1. Try to obtain the flag and bring it back to their own base while trying to fight the other team from capturing it at the same time.
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Bomb

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  1. One team starts off with a "Bomb" (it can be a small box or a towel or plastic bag.)
  2. The defending team's duty will be that.
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Neutral Bomb

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Predator Vs. Prey

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    • If a predator is shot, they are out of the game.
    • If a prey is shot, they become part of the predators team.
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Assassins

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    • Pick a players name out of the container.
    • Understand that no players can reveal whose name they received. (It would be to your disadvantage anyway.)
    • Think like there is every man for himself.
    • Don't shoot at anybody whose name you did not draw.
    • Try to hunt down your player as quickly as possibly while watching out for other players that may be hunting you.
    • Never trust anybody; treat everybody as if they are hunting you.
    • Keep in mind that the player that shot you then receives the players name who you were hunting. That player then proceeds in trying to eliminate the player that you were hunting for.
    • Keep in mind that once a player is shot they keep all the names of the players who they have already eliminated. (e.g. Player A shoots player B and is now hunting for player C. Player D than shoots player A. Player D only receives C's card and player A leaves the field with player B's card)
    • Be aware that because you are the last man standing doesn't mean that you have won the game.
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President/VIP

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    • Everybody must know who the VIP is from each team and the VIP must wear some kind of bright clothing.
    • You can decide if you want to the VIP to have a gun or be unarmed. Oftentimes it is more exciting if he is unarmed.
  1. Eliminate the opposing teams VIP while taking out anybody who gets in your way. [2]
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Civil War

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  1. then each team simultaneously takes one shot each at the other team.
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Playing with Medics

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  1. The medic should be someone who is relatively good at dodging paintballs, as they will have the power to heal everyone else and you want them to be in the game as long as possible.
  2. If a player who is not the medic gets shot, he is temporarily out.
  3. The medic must make their way over to an eliminated player and touch him to heal him. If you want, you can put a limit on the number of times a player can be healed.
  4. The medic cannot heal himself, so once he is out you will have to play as if your team does not have a medic. You cannot elect a new medic.
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The Wild

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  1. The person's name drawn out is the rancid beast.
  2. The rancid beast will enter the field and will have 15-20 seconds to hide.
  3. Once hidden, the players may enter the field and hunt the player down.
  4. The beast needs to eliminate the players. This is done by simply touching them. In turn, the players need to eliminate the beast.
  5. However, the beast can bring them back to the game but as zombies only, and these zombies are in the beast's service.
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Cargo/Convoy

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  1. For example: 2 vs 4 2 vs 6. The smaller team has to take out the convoy. The convoy is a shot one and done rule. The "pirates" or "attackers" have three lives.
    • The convoy is killed or
    • The attackers are killed, or
    • The convoy gets to the other side.
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Active Shooter(s) Scenario

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  1. One team will be Special Weapons And Tactics (S.W.A.T.) And the Other some militant combatant group of their choosing or "Robbers".
  2. The "Robbers" will have to defend a fixed position and hold out against the officers.
  3. Know that the officers must get the combatants to surrender their weapons (By having them put their hands up and walk off field) or eliminate the targets. Role play is really big in this scenario game.
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  • Question
    When I run out of paintballs, what do I do?
    Community Answer
    You can either surrender, as if you have been shot, or stay in the game, if there is some sort of knife-hit or close combat rules in the game. Best to stay under cover until as many opponents have been eliminated as possible.
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    Does being hit by a paintball hurt?
    Llamacorn_Z
    Community Answer
    Yes, this is why many paintball games use masks and armor-like clothing.
  • Question
    Can you play any games with just 2 players?
    Vivienne Klein
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    Yes, you can because all you need is 2 people. So basically, you can just go 1 on 1.
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      Tips

      • Try playing games with "Vitals Only" this means that you must be shot in the chest, stomach, back, or head. Arm, leg, hand, foot, and gun hits do not count towards elimination.
      • If you get hit with a paintball, be courteous about it. Don't wipe the paint off and say you didn't get hit. It will make the game less fun for everybody and can lead to the other team getting frustrated and angry when they know that they shot you.
      • Try playing games where everybody plays with their opposite hand. This can be challenging right away so it helps if everybody is learning at the same time.
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