What are paintball game rules?
Briefly, the basics are:
- Wear masks at all times.
- Do not drink alcohol before or during play.
- No blind firing.
- Allow surrenders.
- Shoot less than 280 FPS.
- Use barrel plugs.
- Use common sense.
What is the most important rule in paintball?
The most important paintball rules are the safety rules. The risk of injury is low when using the proper safety equipment and following these rules. Eye Protection — If there’s one rule in paintball that MUST be followed EVERY time you step on the playing field, it’s the mask rule.
What is a paintball team member supposed to do if they are hit?
When a player is marked he/she is to immediately call themselves “OUT or HIT”. She/he must then hold their gun over their head, continue to call out “OUT or HIT” and leave the playing field by the shortest and safest route.
How high can you shoot a paintball?
The effective range of a paintball gun depends on the paint and what your opponents are wearing (softer clothing does stop paintballs from breaking), but is usually around 80-100 feet.
How do you score in paintball?
SCORING: Race to 2 match winners receive 5 points. If time runs out with no winner each team receives 1 point. Losing a Match 0 Points.In the case of a tie’s in match points, winner will be determined by 1st- Who won head to head play.
Are you out if you get hit in paintball?
While it’s not completely pain-free, once the game begins and the adrenaline is pumping, you’ll most likely not even notice you’ve been hit, and if you do you’ll just have to make sure it doesn’t happen again next time!
Do you have to be fit to play paintball?
Each player is issued with a camouflage suit, protective facemask and goggles a padded hood and a paintball marker (gun), which fires a coloured paint pellet. Do I have to be physically fit? Not at all! Average physical fitness is sufficient.
Is paintball capture the flag?
At Paintball USA we play an adult version of Capture the Flag. The object of the game is for you and your team to capture or take your opponents’ flag from their station back to your own flag station to win the game.
How fast does a paintball have to go to break?
A paintball travels at around 300 feet per second. If you get hit on the hand with a paintball, it will sting, but it won’t break the skin. If you get hit on the arm, the force of the impact will be enough to bruise the skin, but not hard enough to break it.
What are penalties in paintball?
You can also get penalties a ton of different ways in addition to being hit including wiping, interfering with the refs, communicating with teammates after you’re hit, not listening to the refs instructions, or playing after you signaled you were “out.”