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Prize Hunt - Paintball Game Variations
Paintball started out in more simple times, when people were happy to just shoot the crap out of each other until no one else was left standing. Since then, the sport has diversified and changed into many different forms. The early elimination format evolved into games of capture the flag, with teams trying to cross the field and capture the flag on the other side. While these two formats are still popular, people who love the game and play often have come up with many new and creative games that have captured the imagination of the paintball community.
In all of these games, universal safety rules still apply, and you must use your chronograph to make sure that your ammo is clocking in at under 280 fps. 280 or less is not only a safe speed, but it will keep paintball from busting in the barrel or curving.
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e are many popular paintball games played at recreational fields, professional tournaments, and large scale scenario venues, including D Day Oklahoma, the world's largest paintball game. There are many other great paintball game formats, including Speedball, One on One Duel, and Prize Hunt. Prize Hunt is one popular game that we will discuss in this article.
Prize Hunt also is known as Prize Collector. This is a game where you literally go on the hunt. In the game, there are no teams, and individuals hunt on their own. Individuals participating are rewarded with prizes for every player they kill. Most games of prize hunt run about 20-30 minutes. Most paintball games are single elimination, but in this game tagging a player results in a reward made for an excellent kill. Each player wears 2 to 4 armbands, therefore being worth 2 to 4 prizes. The armbands are prizes. Each hit is worth one armband. The game starts on wooded areas, with players spread out all over the field. A game signal, fog horn, or whistle will flow from the ref or field operator every 5 minutes.
Prize Hunt is basically a game of elimination with a new wrinkle. When a player is tagged, he must stop in his tracks and play dead with his hands on his head until the next five minute signal. When the whistle blows, the player gets up and resumes game action. When you have tagged a player, you can remove one of his armbands as he lays down and plays dead. You can also swoop in like a vulture and collect a single armband even if you were not the one who tagged him. The player collecting the armband puts it on his own arm. When a player has been repeatedly tagged and has run out of armbands, they are eliminated from the game for good. At the end of game regulation, or when the time is up, the player with the most armbands collected is the winner.
Prize Hunt is a fun twist on the game of elimination. This allows players to be tagged, but still return to the game after the next signal buzz, rather than have to wait around like in a game of speedball.
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