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Revision as of 03:38, 6 January 2003 by BoNoMoJo (old) (talk | contribs) (brief description)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Paintball is any one of several game variations where two or more players attempt to "mark" each other by firing "paintballs" at each other from a "paintball marker". A player is marked if a paintball contacts, bursts and sheds its colored fill on him or his marker.
In addition to paintballs and markers, players also need a "hopper" to hold their paintballs and an air source (like a bottle of CO2) to blow the paintball from the marker. Players are also encouraged to don a paintball mask and goggles (preferrably goggles with "thermal lenses" to avoid fogging) to avoid serious injury to the face and eyes. Regulated fields require masks, goggles and marker plugs to play on the field. Paintballs travel about 260 feet per second and getting hit with a paintball usually stings and leaves a welt or bruise on the skin.
Players usually fall into two categories: recreational and tournament players. Tournament players take the game seriously investing well over $1,000 in paintball gear.