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The new Paintball Book written by Facefull chronicles the history of Paintball from the beginning. Facefull has been a leader in paintball media for many years and they have done a masterpiece witht he new Paintball Book. Hands down a beautiful book that will really be appreciated by Paintball enthusiasts the world over. They have made this book with one idea in mind: This is a book that you can give to someone who appreciates the sport, and to explain what paintball is to friends and family. Anybody who has played tournaments between and , can identify and will have an awesome time going through this.

A key element of intermediate and advanced strategy is the concept of "firing lanes". These are clear lines of sight between obstacles on the field and thus potentially between opposing players on the field behind them.

A lane is "occupied" if at least one player of the opposing team can fire along it, and it's "active" if any player is firing along it, friend or foe. Occupied and active lanes hinder player movement as the player risks getting hit and eliminated.

Open fields with sparse cover often have long open lanes between most or all bunkers on the field, most of which will be occupied if not active. Therefore, players have to keep track of which lanes to and from their bunker become occupied by the other team, so the player can make sure the bunker is between himself and the opponent s. This becomes harder the more occupied firing lanes there are; when most available firing lanes on the field are occupied, each team has to create cover in at least one direction using suppressing fire rounds sent to the opponent's location designed to keep their head down more than to eliminate them.

Speedball, which tends to use small open fields with relatively few obstacles, requires each player to use hundreds of paintballs in the course of a game to keep his opponents pinned down, lest he be pinned himself.

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Conversely, if most firing lanes on the field are clear, players on each team have greater mobility and the use of covering fire to pin an opponent is less useful as the player can stay behind cover while moving long distances, so players tend to fire less and move more to gain clear shots. Urban scenarios and woodsball fields tend to be larger and with more cover, shortening firing lanes and requiring players to move more to get good shots against their opponent. Typically, strategy is limited for casual walk-on style paintball play. Some teamwork will be seen at the beginning of the games with brief discussions on tactics and strategy, such as distributing players between bunkers and assigning defenders that will stay back and cover attackers that advance.

However, mid to late game tactics tend to be limited to groups of players sticking together or doing isolated attacks rather than a coordinated sweep down the field. In team paintball tournaments, more serious planned team tactics and strategy is seen throughout each game from the opening to the endgame.

Teams generally practice together and have planned tactics they can use in the tournament, and know what each of their teammates will be trying to do in various situations during the game. Paintball is played at both commercial venues, which require paid admission, and private land; both of which may include multiple fields of varying size and layout. Fields can be scattered with either natural or artificial terrain, [25] and may also be themed to simulate a particular environment, such as a wooded or urban area , and may involve a historical context.

Before these inflatable fields became available and popular, speedball fields were commonly constructed of various rigid building materials, such as plywood and framing timber, shipping pallets, even concrete and plastic drainage pipe. The use of plastic pipe tethered with stakes became common, as it allowed for relatively easy reconfiguration of fields and at least some impact-absorption, and was the precursor to the modern inflatable bunker in fact, certain common features in inflatable fields, such as "can" and "snake" bunkers, were derived from similar features built with plastic drainage pipe.

Recreational fields still commonly use these older materials for their higher durability and novelty; inflatable bunkers are prone to bursting seams or otherwise developing holes and leaks. Other fields have wooden or plastic barriers. Commercial venues may provide amenities such as bathrooms, picnic areas, lockers, equipment rentals, air refills and food service. Countries may have paintball sports guidelines, with rules on specific safety and insurance standards, and paid staff including referees who must ensure players are instructed in proper play to ensure participants' safety.

However, most fields are FPO Field Paint Only, meaning players must buy paint at the venue or at a pro shop affiliated with the park. This is largely for revenue reasons; field and rental fees generally do not cover expenses of a paintball park. However, other reasons relating to player safety are generally cited and have some merit, as poor quality or poorly stored paint can cause gun failures or personal injury to targeted players.

So, fields that must wash paintball paint into municipal wastewater facilities, or that have substantial rain runoff into bodies of water that are used as sources of drinking water, are generally required by the municipality to restrict players to only certain paint formulations; the easiest way to achieve this is to sell only approved paint and require that field paint be used.

Playing on a non-established field is sometimes referred to as renegade or gonzo play or outlaw ball with the players nicknamed renegade ballers or outlaws. The first organized paintball game in record was held by Charles Gaines and friends in New Hampshire in , with the first paintball field opening approximately a year later in Sutton, NH. A Speedball league is an organization that provides a regulated competition for Speedball players to compete. Leagues can be of various sizes for example, regional, national or international and offer organized tournaments and or games for professional, semi-professional , and amateur teams, sometimes with financial prizes.

Within these leagues it is narrowed down further to divisions. There are 6 divisions from division 5 to division 1 besides various professional leagues. The nature and timing of paintball events are specified by the league running the tournament, with the league also defining match rules — such as number of players per team anywhere from players per team , or acceptable equipment for use. The number of matches in a tournament is largely defined by the number of available teams playing.

However, the NSL offers non-tournament game play where a more traditional game day format has been adopted. Two teams face off at a set time and play only one game per game day in the season as beginners play a minute game and Amateur and Professional play a minute game, both requiring 90 minutes to resolve. A match in a tournament is refereed by a judge, whose authority and decisions are final.

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Tournament rules can vary as specified by the league, but may include for example — not allowing players to use devices to communicate with other persons during a game, or not allowing players to unduly alter the layout of terrain on the field. In contrast to a casual game designed for fun, a tournament is much stricter and violations of rules may result in penalties for the players or entire teams.

Though tournament paintball was originally played in the woods, speedball became the standard competitive format in the s. A professional paintball team is one that plays paintball with the financial, equipment or other kind of support of one or more sponsors, often in return for advertising rights. Professional teams can have different names in different leagues due to franchising and sponsorship issues.

In the past, unlawful groups and terrorists have been accused of using paintball for tactical training purposes in connection with the following incidents:. Mohamed Mahmood Alessa and Carlos "Omar" Eduardo Almonte , two men arrested in June as they were bound for Somalia, and charged with terrorism and conspiring to kill, maim, and kidnap people outside the U. Similarly, 11 men, convicted in —04 of composing the Virginia Jihad Network , engaged in paintball training in Spotsylvania County, Virginia , to simulate guerrilla operations and develop combat skills to prepare for jihad , according to prosecutors.

The rate of injury to paintball participants has been estimated as 45 injuries per , participants per year. Regardless, paintball has received criticism due to incidents of injury. In Canada in , an eleven-year-old boy lifted his mask and was shot point blank in the eye by an adult playing on the same field, [67] leading to calls by the Montreal Children's Hospital to restrict the minimum age of paintball participants to 16 years. In Australia, the sport attracted criticism when a year-old man playing at a registered field in Victoria died of a suspected heart attack , after being struck in the chest.

Additionally, the use of paintball markers outside a regulated environment has caused concern. In the United States in , year-old Jorel Lynn Travis was shot with a paintball gun while standing outside a Fort Collins, Colorado ice cream parlor — blinding her in one eye. In Ottawa , Canada in , Ashley Roos was shot in the eye and blinded with a paintball gun while waiting for a bus. Paintball has been considered an inappropriate game, that promotes violence , by the Parliament of the Province of Buenos Aires. The approved law 14, December regulates its use: Originally, the initiative had proposed the total prohibition for players under 21 years old.

The penalties are also established by law, as 30 days of communitarian work or other modalities. Paintballing in Australia is controlled by the police in each state, with differing minimum age requirements. Players under 18 are required to have a guardian sign a consent form. Previously the minimum age for Victoria was 18, but legislation has recently been introduced to lower the legal age for paintball to To own a paintball marker privately in Australia outside Tasmania and the Northern Territory one must hold a valid firearms license endorsed for paintball use.

In the Northern Territory they are considered a Class C firearm and private ownership is illegal. In Western Australia they are considered a Category E 5 miscellaneous weapon. In Victoria they are now classified as a Category P firearm. Operators must adhere to legislation on gun storage, safety training and field sizes; private owners have to secure their markers according to state law on storage, as by law paintball markers are considered firearms in Australia.

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As in Australia, paintballing in the Republic of Cyprus is controlled by police, i. The process of buying one's own paintball marker is just as complicated, the buyer must have completed military service, have a clean police record and be over the age of 18 years.

Minimum age for paintball is 14 years old with parents consent, from 16 and up no parental consent is required. It is required that all players must wear protective mask as well and neck and chest protection. In Germany, paintball is restricted to players over 18 years of age. Markers are limited to a kinetic energy of 7. All Paintball markers sold officially in Germany must be certified by the government "Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt" PTB Federal Physical and Technical Institute to operate within these limits and must have a registered serial number and an official stamp on the firing mechanism.

In May , reacting to the Winnenden school shooting , German lawmakers announced plans to ban games such as paintball as they allegedly trivialised and encouraged violence [86] [87] but the plans were retracted a few days later. Most Indoor-Paintball-Areas in Germany have a strict "No-Mil-Sim"-Policy, meaning that no camouflage clothing or real-life looking markers are allowed.

Paintballing is widely accepted as a recreational pastime in Ireland and is not directly subject to any governing regulations. There is also a minimum age where all players need to be 16 or older. A Firearms licence is required for both personal and site use. Weapon storage guidelines and security must also be strictly adhered to. Paintball markers are classified as Airguns under New Zealand law, and as such are legal for persons 18 and over to possess those between the ages of 16 and 18 require a firearms license.

Following the Arms Military Style Semi-automatic Firearms and Import Controls Amendment Act Which came into effect on December 1, , [89] fully automatic Paintball guns are legal to purchase and use, although a permit to procure from the New Zealand Police is required in order to legally import them into the country. These bodies define codes of practice for venue operators, but accredition with these bodies is voluntary.

Laws pertaining to paintball markers in the United Kingdom classify them as a type of air gun , although some could be considered to be imitation firearms. Only approved paintballs may be used, and the marker must not be fully automatic. The minimum age to be in possession of a marker is seventeen, except in target shooting clubs or galleries, or on private property so long as projectiles are not fired beyond the premises.

It is prohibited to be in possession of a paintball marker in public places. The minimum age for a commercial venue is generally 10, although some venues provide lower-powered guns for children of a younger age. In the United States , eight states define explicit legislation for paintball guns. In Pennsylvania , paintball markers have transport requirements, cannot be used against anyone not participating in a paintball activity, and cannot be used for property damage.

Virginia is one of two states that permit its towns to adopt ordinances on paintball guns, allowing its local authorities to do so. Florida and Texas limit government liability if a government entity allows paintball on its property. Despite stiff legislation, paintball is growing in popularity as a competitive sport, with several leagues and tournaments across the country. There are paintball fields in every state except Tasmania that allows paintball marker ownership. The sports of paintball has newly been introduced in Bangladesh in Though the game is not widespread and popular in the country, some number of the educated group of the population are being acquainted with paint-balling.

It is expected that the paint balling will address of the pastime need of the city-dwellers.

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Currently a team is working to launch paintball in Dhaka city, the name of that Team is "Paintball Bangladesh", as they have declared in their Facebook page that they are about to launch this sport, very soon. Certain paintball fields opened in the Eastern Townships and in the Laurentians.

In the beginning it was mostly fields with regular open fields with barricades of wood, old tires and barrels, and very basic infrastructure. Harry Kruger has operated a paintball venue known as "Capture the Flag" in Alberta since the late s.

In Bigfoot Paintball opened in St. The league offers 4 divisions with cash and gear prizes for the different divisions. Each league has tournaments every month for the duration of the season which is usually about 7—9 months. In Denmark paintball is a very popular sport. There are around 25 paintball outdoor and indoor fields in Denmark. The largest indoor paintball center in Europe is in Copenhagen. In India as of , paintball fields are found in almost all cities. The youth have taken a liking to this adventure sport, which even now incorporates also lands into this as a recreation theme sports, events, and there are a couple of organisations in Mumbai as well, like Urban Games, MyUrbanGames and Headrush.

These are the leading Paintball organisations in India. The narration is in language the expert and novice can understand and enjoy to appreciate the world of paintball which has grown considerably across the United States, UK and Europe to have become an internationally important sport. The book is an easy and informative read backed up by quality illustrations and images.

It is definitely a must for anyone who likes paintballing. Best Sellers Love Children.

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Contents If you are new to paintballing and want to know more about the sport this is the book for you. Step by step evolution of the game This book is a must for any paintball player, enthusiast, or those who want to know more about the fascinating game. Photos and images The pictures and images will captivate all as readers go from page to page. Only available in paperback form.

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