Paintball Basics

Although no paintball game is ever the same, there are recurring themes running through most of the mission scenarios. The most popular scenarios can be broken down into games with objectives and games where elimination is the aim.

As the name would suggest, objective games are those that require the players to perform a task within that game. The task could be to recover a flag and return it to the home base, deliver a bomb to the enemy’s base or grab some equipment to perform another task. There really is no end to the scenarios that can unfold in these types of games.

A twist on the objective games involves each side taking it in turns to achieve a task. For example, a team may be trapped in a building with no chance of escape and the onus is on the attacking side to wipe them out as quickly as possible. Teams then reverse roles and the winners are the team who achieved the objective in the quickest time.

Meanwhile, elimination games have no other aim than to pit teams or individuals against each other in a fight to the death. The aptly-named “Last Man Standing” is a great example of an elimination game and the fact that it can involve teams or individual players means it’s suited to a wide number of paintballers.

Elimination games have a time limit but if played properly, the action is guaranteed to get the adrenalin pumping.