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Paintball Rules & Regulations
One of the keys to being recognized as a legitimate paintball player and a potential teammate is knowing all of its rules and regulations. Know when and where to get into position and deal that deadly blow, and when to put your gun down. Knowing the rules means knowing when a player has been eliminated from the game or knowing what type of paint splatter means that you are still in the game. In this article, we will discuss paintgun hits, paintball splatter, "Out Calls" and other important rules of the game. Please note that while the paint rules and regulations, they are not an all inclusive list, and many paintball fields may have variations or amendments.
Armbands. Armbands are used in capture the flag, tournament style play, for players to easily differentiate teammates from the enemy. Most often colored flags are worn on the arm. Before shooting at something moving in the bushes, a player should see the armband or at least see if the next target is one of their own.
Friendly Fire. Friendly fire is what you call it when a player is inadvertently shot by his own teammate. This type of accident is almost always avoidable. Again, you do not go blasting away as soon as you see one object moving behind the trees. Since most players wear similar attire, you should at least identify the color of the players armband before pulling the trigger. If the armband is obstructed from your line of sight, you may call out for a verbal confirmation of their team color. They must confirm their color identity truthfully, or be in breach of paintball rules and regulations. Other friendly fire mistakes occur if you get messed up and think your teammate is on the other team. You may get caught up in the heat of battle, and roast one of your own brothers and sisters on the field. Another common cause of friendly fire is when a player gets disoriented and marches from down the field directly into the path of enemy teammates. If an armed player is advancing directly towards you, he could easily be recognized as a member of they enemy.
In most cases, a player blasted by enemy fire is eliminated from the game. Friendly fire results in the elimination of the impacted player in most paintball games and tournaments.
Elimination Mark. The elimination mark refers to a general threshold of paintball splatter easily recognized as sufficient for player elimination. Sorry, sometimes I try to make my sentences simple and they end up getting really complicated. The elimination mark refers to how big of a mark do you need to be recognized as an eliminated player. Your fist thought might be that if you are hit at all, then you are out of the game. But in reality, high velocity paintball games produce fierce battles with paint flying all over the place. You may receive splatter of paint by non-direct impact in a limitless number of ways. You may be contaminated as balls explode in front of us, all the rocks, trees and bushes. In most cases, a direct hit on your gun or on your person will leave a sufficiently sized elimination mark to know you are out of the game. There are times where the ball leaves a very small mark, even if the ball has exploded. In most tournament and field rules, a mark the size of a quarter knocks you out of the game.
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