| For the paintball enthusiast, there are many | | | | In their minds this is the "purest" (i.e. |
| different paintball fields from which to | | | | most traditional) form of the sport. The |
| play. Part of this is the enormous | | | | thought behind this is that these fields are |
| popularity the sport has managed to garner | | | | more like real-world combat. Players have to |
| for itself. A simple search typed in any | | | | learn to use stealth, to work as a team, and |
| internet search engine for "paintball fields" | | | | often times when the paintball field is in |
| will bring up fields in virtually every state | | | | the woods, fighting tends to break out |
| in the United States. This gives people many | | | | spontaneously when one group fires on another |
| different options as to where to play and | | | | from a cover position. |
| when. | | | | |
| | | | Another popular form is by having the |
| There are several types of paintball fields. | | | | paintball field at a "scenario field." Which |
| While some are indoors, most are based in the | | | | is an area that is designed similar to an |
| great outdoors. One of the most interesting | | | | urban assault and often has fake or basic |
| things about the sport of paintball is the | | | | buildings. The most advanced ones are even |
| places where it can be played. While you | | | | multi-story, and cover seems natural like in |
| should only play where it is safe, and where | | | | a city. This type of game leads to really |
| you have permission from any landowners, that | | | | fast action and sudden dramatic turns in who |
| really doesn't limit your various options. | | | | is winning and who is losing. This would be |
| There are literally hundreds, if not | | | | almost the complete opposite of a "speedball |
| thousands of places to play. This isn't only | | | | field" which is a very generic term used to |
| true of the outdoors, where finding a | | | | describe fields with bunkers, haystacks, or |
| paintball field isn't hard at all, but it is | | | | just random obstacles across and otherwise |
| also true of cities and towns, many of which | | | | open playing area. |
| will have their own indoor arenas that are | | | | |
| used for paintball. | | | | Indoor paintball fields offer a very |
| | | | different experience from outdoor play. The |
| There are many types of outdoor paintball | | | | first thing many new players notice when |
| fields, and the terrain can vary from wooded | | | | coming indoors is that paintball guns inside |
| areas, to relatively open fields, to | | | | can be very loud. Because of limited space, |
| paintball fields decked out with props like | | | | play at an indoor arena is fast and furious, |
| fake buildings, old cars, haystack walls, | | | | and will give you a massive adrenaline rush. |
| jerry-rigged forts, and whatever else the | | | | |
| creative and active mind can conjure up. The | | | | There are as many different types of |
| variety often amazes beginners. | | | | paintball fields as there are players, and |
| | | | finding your best game in paintball might be |
| The woods are a natural and exciting place to | | | | just as easy as finding your preferred |
| play paintball. To many paintball players, | | | | paintball field. |
| the perfect paintball field is in the woods. | | | | |