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Equal Strength
When paintball game setups are being described, you may read or hear a person talking about two teams of equal strength. This means that each team has the same number of players as the other team (s). Most paintball games feature two teams with an equal number of players on each team. Most tournament games feature speedball matches between two teams of equal strength. The term equal strength only refers to the number of players on each team, it does not imply that all players are equally talented or have the same equipment. But usually, players and teams do have the most fun when playing against peers at an equal skill and experience level. Players want to play competitive and spirited matches, but they do not want to go out there and get picked on by veterans who choose to use them for target practice. Some paintball games that feature teams of equal strength include Cutthroat, Elimination, and Redcoats. Games like these may sometimes be played on fields like in California, and & More in Georgetown Delaware.
The game Pink is a hybrid between the traditional game of Capture the Flag and this game, two teams of equal strength are selected to make up two separate teams that each have the objective of capturing the other team's flag. The two teams each get distinctively colored Armbands so that all the players can distinguish each other. Two players that aren't on either team are then selected to make up a third team, the Pink team. All three teams have the same objective, to capture a flag and then bring it to the other flag station to win the game. At the start of the game, the Pink it at a big disadvantage because they only have two players while the other team have many. But the Pink team does have two things in their favor: the original Pinks can come out and back into the game if tagged, and if Pinks tag any player from the other team they are then recruited onto the Pink team. As the game goes along, it gets harder and harder for the first two teams to win the game as their numbers diminish while the Pinks grow in population size. The two regular teams usually play very aggressively in these games because they have the best chance of accomplishing their objective at the beginning of the game. Well armed players in games like these shoot with markers such as the , Xonik, and the .
In the paintball game Redcoats, two teams of equal strength line up against each other on opposite sides of the field. Players may use any marker of their choosing, but they may not use any type of hopper or loader. Players must load paintballs by hand, one by one into the chamber or breech. Players only fire their weapons in unison with each other, and they can only fire when given the signal by their captain. Players must stand toe to toe with their teammates, and must walk and fire simultaneously.
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