You can play paintball all by yourself or join in a group of a thousand to enjoy the sport. Match your variation to the numbers you have and you'll be sure to have a great time.
Two
Small fields or the woods are great for one on one where you really can fine tune your knowledge of the field as a whole and practice keeping track of the other player. Your
personal movement will improve as you also improve your field vision and awareness. Alternatively, you can work on
two-man strategies.
Three
Three is perfect for working on basic
team movement and
strategies. You can focus on communication and cohesion as you practice as a unit. If you really feel the need to shoot, 1 on 2 staggered battles can also be fun.
Four
You can practice unit or
team strategies, but short games of 2 on 2 can be a lot of fun.
Divide up players on a small field and change up the teams after every game.
Five-Ten
Groups smaller than ten are still small enough to work on unit
strategies, but the real fun here is to play games on a medium-sized field. Make sure everyone
follows the rules and has fun. With this large of a group, you can also try out new
game variations.
More Than Ten
With a larger group you should be prepared to
choose teams fairly and also be prepared to wear arm bands or other colors to keep teams straight. You will need a large field (but still small enough that you don't spend the whole game without seeing anyone else) and it's a lot of fun to
change up objectives from one game to the next. For larger groups it really helps if one or two people take the lead and
dictate how things go.
More Than Twenty
At this point you could continue having smaller skirmishes, but it's also time that you could organize
scenario games or run a
speedball tournament.
More Than One Hundred
Be prepared to spend all your time organizing and don't count on playing much. You will need to plan an event this size well in advance and make sure you have enough support personnel to handle the groups and organize all activities.
