Paintball: Hide and Seek

Fun Activity Info

Paintball is a challenging and real life hunting game that requires engagement of your full body and mind. You must escape quickly, hide, and aim properly to destroy your enemy.

The objectives of Paintball can vary. One of the most interesting objective involves capture the flag, where your ultimate goal is to steal a guarded opponent’s flag and return it to your side. During this time, you are also destroying and eliminating your opponent exploding balls of paint all over their body.

Adrenaline seeking fun
Talk about a serious adrenaline rush from the being pursued by someone with a gun. It is a very challenging and nerve racking experience.

Paintball Recipe
Paintballs are formed from non toxic ingredients including water, food sweetener, food coloring and gelatin (used to make jello).

Sounds Painful
Being hit by a paintball can be slightly painful, depending on how thick your clothing is and the range at which the gun is fired. It stings more then anything and can leave bruises or welts. Your best bet is to wear thick clothing and multiple layers.

Who started this crazy game?
At first it wasn’t a sport at all, but was used by famers to mark animals or trees. Beginning in 1981, paintballing was first called The National Survival Game.

So, imagine please three men walking together. One is a stockbroker, one a novelist, and a third is a sporting goods retailer. Now throw in a novel: The Most Dangerous Game in which a the main character spends his time on deserted island hunting and setting traps for humans. If they can survive for three days they win and are released. The three men decide to create a game involving shooting and hunting each other. And thus paintball was born.

So if you are looking to spice up your weekend with a little primal adventure then head to your nearest paintball field and fire away.