paintball games

paintball is one of the adventure sports in which adrenaline is the protagonist. It can be the alternative plan with which to get together with your group of friends to enjoy and have fun. It is the perfect experience for a special date like a bachelor party and enjoying a day off, releasing full energy.

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Most companies that offer you the opportunity to play paintball will ask for a minimum number of players, and it will be essential for the game to develop correctly and be much more fun. Generally they will ask you to form a group of 6 or 8 people at least.

When you have gathered people to play paintball with, the first thing you should do is go to a paintball field. This will be where one of the instructors will provide you with all the material you need: mask to cover your face, a marker that will shoot paint balls and a bib to prevent you from staining your clothes. Sometimes and depending on the type of game you choose, you will have to wear knee pads, neck or torso protectors, camouflage clothing...

What types of paintball exist?

If you still don't know which paintball game you can choose, you should know that there are different modalities, according to which the objective can be to capture a flag before the opposing team, eliminate all rival members or achieve points through a version similar to hockey.

The most common varieties are:

Speedball: This mode consists of a game based on speed, logically giving rise to a faster game than other variants. The number of participants is less than that of a usual paintball game, since the team can be formed by three members (the number can be higher if desired). Instinct and good reflexes are the protagonists in this game, with the paint marks being the ones that give you away when a member of the opposing team shoots you.

Woodsball: Thanks to this type of paintball the games will last much longer, why? Because it is played in a wooded area, which means that the members of each group can hide well behind the undergrowth. Likewise, the number of participants is usually quite high, which makes it less likely that your team will be the first to be eliminated.

Extreme: This is a full-fledged survival game, lasting up to 48 hours in the open field. Don't worry, you have the equipment and supplies necessary for the adventure with you. However, there will be no referee to moderate you, so the responsibility falls 100% on all of you.

Mode 10: Two teams of 5 people each are in charge of starring in this mode, the objective being to eliminate the opponents as quickly as possible. In approximately a couple of minutes you will have finished playing and you will not have to think about a strategy, since speed is the most important thing.

Scenarioball: a script is agreed upon that will have to be followed where the theme will make the game last a few hours or several days. Anyone from inexperienced to professionals can participate in this risky sport, since the plot line will set the guidelines that each one has to follow.

You have probably heard of other paintball variants and this is because there are many more, many paintballers even use their own versions. On the other hand, you can find alternatives such as the laser tag, the airsoftor the nerf.