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[What
is Paintball?] [Capture
the Flag]
[Paintballs]
[Paintguns]
[Safety]
[The
Game] [Play
Online] [Waiver
Document]
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The neat thing about the actual “GAME” of paintball is that Riverbend Paintball can mold it to whatever the client wants. Riverbend Paintball can host “Role Playing Scenario Games” for any group looking for adventure with a twist. Standard “Capture the Flag” for quick games when clients have a tight schedule and want fast action. Or for individuals, Riverbend Paintball can set up “Special Hunts” which may include “One on One” specialized tactical training. Adding Michael Shannon Mahone’s professional and world-class paintball skills to your venue provides something new for everyone. Riverbend Paintball can also consult directly with the client after you have made the initial contact to answer/handle any last minute details. Riverbend Paintball will service each group’s entire session by issuing, training and maintaining a complete paintball rental gear package for each paintball player. RIVERBEND PAINTBALL
GAME PRICES: Free: Drinks, Icemaker, Large Air Conditioned Break Room, Full Kitchen, Shower Facilities, TV & VCR. Riverbend current Paintball Rental Package contains: Semi-Automatic Paintball Gun (Custom tuned, ensures complete satisfaction with each shot!), Upgraded Tinted Thermal Safety Masks (Most places rent cheap single panes, expensive thermal lens fog less = Happier Client), 200 Round Gravity Fed Hopper, Safety Barrel Plug, 20 Oz CO2 Tank (with free refills), 500 Round Bag of PAINTBALLS. PAINTBALL players need to wear outdoor style clothes, a baseball hat, and athletic shoes. Additional items available to rent/purchase:
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Shannon Mahone
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For safety, paintball players always must wear goggles specifically designed for paintball to protect their eyes. Goggles must be worn during a game and at all times when a person is in an area where shooting is permitted, such as the target range or chronograph area. A protective facemask is mandatory nearly everywhere, and should be worn regardless. Paintball is a very safe sport as long as safety rules are followed. Insurance statistics have shown that paintball is safer than golf, jogging, tennis, swimming and many other sports. Referees on the field enforce safety and game rules. No physical contact is permitted in the game, and players are ejected from games or the playsite for breaking safety or playing rules. Fields have boundaries, and a player who steps outside a field's boundary is eliminated from that game.
Paintball is an exciting sport, and above all paintball is fun! It's a chance to shake off your day-to-day responsibilities and rekindle your spirit of adventure. When the adrenaline starts pumping, you can't help but love the thrill of the hunt in a game of paintball!
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Michael
Shannon Mahone, has three world championship titles, numerous state
championships, is a certified paintball instructor and established the
paintball tactical training division for the United States Secret Service.
In 20 short years, the sport
of paintball has become recognized, as one of the world's most exciting
outdoor participation sport. Paintball is played in over 40 countries by
millions of men and women of all ages and lifestyles. Whether homemakers or
high-school students, professionals or retirees, all paintball players share
in common a love for adventure and a strong competitive spirit. 
Paintball is a combination
of the childhood games "tag" and "hide & seek," but is much more challenging
and sophisticated. Although there are many different game formats, typically
a group of players will divide into two teams to play "capture the flag."
The number of players on each team can vary from one or two, five or seven
or ten, to over 1,000 on a side, limited only by the size of the playing
field. The object of the game is to go out and capture the other team's flag
while protecting your own. While you are trying to capture a flag, you also
try to eliminate opposing players by tagging them with a paintball expelled
from a special airgun called a "paintgun." Games run from 20 to 45 minutes,
depending on the size of the field and the number of players. Between games,
players take a break to check their equipment, get more paintballs and have
a snack or soda while they share stories about the thrills of victory and
the usually funny agonies of defeat. Win or lose, everyone has a good time
and there's usually the next game waiting for you. 
A paintball is a round;
thin-skinned gelatin capsule with colored liquid inside it. Paintballs are
similar to large round vitamin capsules or bath oil beads. The fill inside
paintballs is non-toxic, non-caustic, water-soluble and biodegradable. It
rinses out of clothing and off skin with mild soap and water. Paintballs
come in a rainbow of bright colors: blue, pink, white, orange, yellow and
more. When a paintball tags a player, the thin gelatin skin splits open, and
the liquid inside leaves a bright "paint" mark. A player who is marked is
eliminated from the game. 
Paintguns, also called
"markers," come in a variety of shapes and styles. Carbon dioxide (CO2),
nitrogen (N2) or compressed air may power them. Many have power systems that
use large refillable cylinders called "tanks" or "bottles" that give
hundreds of shots before needing to be refilled. Some use small 12-gram CO2
powerlets as their power source, each powerlet being good for 15 to 30
shots. With pump-action paintguns (pumpguns), each time you want to shoot a
paintball you first cock the paintgun by using a pump, then you squeeze the
trigger to shoot the paintball; you must recock the paintgun before you can
shoot again. Semi-automatic paintguns, the first time you want to shoot you
must cock the paintgun (usually by pulling back a cocking knob or handle),
but after you shoot the first paintball the paintgun's action will recock
the paintgun for you; you simply squeeze the trigger each time you want to
shoot a paintball. With a full-auto paintgun, when you squeeze the trigger
for the first time, the 'gun will begin to shoot paintballs and will keep on
shooting paintballs as long as you keep squeezing the trigger; when you
release the trigger, the 'gun will stop shooting. Paintguns range from
simple to sophisticated, but what they all share in common is a limitation
on their power and range. The international safety limit on the speed
(measured in feet per second, "FPS") at which a paintgun shoots a paintball
is 300 fps. A chronograph is used to test for speed limits, and all
paintguns can be adjusted to shoot under the speed limit. A paintgun's range
is limited, too; even shooting 300 fps, at maximum elevation with barrel
pointed up into the air, a paintgun can lob a paintball only about 50 yards.
Paintball is a sport played
by people from all professions and lifestyles. It is a sport where women and
men compete equally, and where age is not dominated by youth. Like a game of
chess, being able to think quickly and decisively is what makes you a star
in paintball. Intelligence and determination, not merely strength, speed or
agility, are key to success in the sport. Paintball is a character-building
sport. Players learn about teamwork, gain self-confidence and develop
leadership abilities while having fun and getting welcome stress-relief.
Increasingly, corporations are finding the benefits of having their staff
and management participate in paintball games. 