Paintball started in the early 1970's, it was first just a way to mark livestock and trees.
Paintball was founded by Charles Gaines, Hayes Noel, and Bob Gurnsey. The first recreational game of paintball took place in 1981 where twelve people gathered to play a little paintball. They used industrial paintball guns from Nelson Paint Company and they played on a field that was only 100 acres. |
"The Survival Game"Paintball was originally named "The National Survival Game". There were only two game modes free-for-all and group vs. group.
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FieldsIn 1982 the first paintball field opened(Outdoor). Then in 1884 the first indoor paintball field opened. Paintball became so popular a tournament was created and the winner received 14,000 dollars, today people can win hundreds of thousands.
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NPPLIn 1992 the National Paintball Professional Leagues was founded. Paintball is a sport that continues to grow every year!
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