From its humble beginnings in 1981, Paintball hasexperienced phenomenal growth. It is now playedworld-wide in almost 40 countries by an estimated10 million peoplePaintball is a sport played by people from allprofessions and lifestyles. Sporting teams, churchgroups and entire families play Paintball. Paintballis a character building sport. Players learn theimportance of teamwork and gain self confidencewhilst developing leadership abilities. Companiesarrange Paintball outings for their employees andfind that it builds staff morale and improves teamspirit. Paintball offers an exciting alternative to dulltraining seminars and everyday sales meetings.Paintball is like a living chess game. Rather thanspeed and strength, Paintball requires strategyand imagination. Women compete equally withmen. Although there are many formats, the typicalgame consists of two teams and runs for about10 to 30 minutes depending on the size of the fieldand the number of players. The object of the gameis to go out and capture the other teams flag whilst protecting your own. You also try to eliminateopposing players by tagging them with a paintballexpelled from a special gas powered marker. safetyand game rules are enforced by referees. Win orlose, everyone has a good time and there is alwaysthe next game waiting for you.