Paintball: It's Not a Game,
It's a War
Paintball is a game where there are two groups (teams) of players
and each group’s aim is to eliminate the opposite team via shooting
paint balls at each other.
The following are the basic rules in playing paintball.
Follow the referee:
Paintball should have only one referee for each game. This referee
who will start and end the game as well as stop it (in order to
check for paint) and be the decision maker should any problems or
game issues arise. Fortunately or unfortunately, any verdict issued
by the referee – as in any other game – is final and cannot be
repealed.
You are out:
A player is no longer in the game if he or she is shot by a
paintball marker that cracks or splatters on him or her. This
applies when the marker or pellet breaks anywhere on the player’s
clothes, equipment or gun. Take note that whether the shot came from
a fellow teammate or from an enemy, the marked player is required to
call out “DEADMAN” or to yell “OUT” in reference to themselves. They
are required to immediately leave the field using the route that is
the safest as well as shortest, all the while calling him self out.
You are in:
If a player is hit by a paintball marker and the marker does not
crack or break, that player is still in the game. A player is also
considered in the game if he or she is accidentally splattered by a
paintball marker, especially if the splatter is caused by the
paintball marker hitting a rock, a bush or tree. But this rule no
longer applies if the player calls him or her self “OUT” or
“DEADMAN” even if they have mistakenly thought that they were hit
only discover that they were not. The rule says that they are still
required to leave the field using the safest as well as shortest
route.
Safety is the best policy
All players are required to wear protective clothing that covers the
arms, neck and legs. “T” shirts are not allowed to be worn during
the game. All players must have goggles as well and these cannot in
any way, be removed during play.
Paintball is a game of strategy as well as quick thinking. But just
like any other game, there are rules that need to be observed to
make the game not only more challenging, fun, exciting, but most
importantly fair.
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