A woodsball player firing at opponents from behind cover.
Paintball is a game similar to Airsoft in which participants eliminate opponents from play by hitting them with paint filled, breakable, gelatin paintballs shot from a carbon dioxide or compressed-gas-powered "paintball marker". Airsoft however, shoots 6mm plastic pellets powered by electric motors that compress a spring and release it. Paintball is faster paced and more exciting, but Airsoft guns are much more realistic due to the fact that there is no hopper or air tank. Speedball is virtually non-existent in Airsoft.
Paintball draws a wide array of people, and the Sporting Goods Manufacturer's Association estimates that 5 million people play the game in the United States annually, with 1.9 million playing at least 15 times a year.[1] Insurance statistics show that paintball is one of the safest sports, with fewer injuries per exposure than sports like tennis, golf, and bowling.[2]
Games can be played either indoors or outdoors and take various forms, of which some of the most popular are woodsball, scenario, X-Ball and speedball. Rules for playing paintball vary widely, with most designed to ensure that participants enjoy the sport in a safe environment. The sport requires a significant amount of equipment.
A game of paintball usually involves two opposing teams seeking to eliminate all of the other team's players or to complete some other objective, such as retrieving a flag, eliminating a specific player, or other paintball variations. Depending on the style of paintball played, a paintball game can last from seconds to days, although typical woodsball games are five to thirty minutes long.
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