Scenario Paintball Games

Most paintball participants specifically take pleasure in playing scenario paintball. It is becoming a very accepted category of paintballing game. People in this extreme sport have come to be aware of the popularity value of a well-organized scenario paintball game usually lasting 24 hours. Currently the biggest scenario game was a reenactment of the Invasion of Normandy, which was organized in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania with approximately 4,000 players.

In the past few years, the extreme sport of paintballing status has grown, becoming more popular than snowboarding.

Types Of Scenario Paintball

Each scenario paintball game has different assignments to accomplish. There are verities of types of scenario paintball but most have a few common aspects to construct a successful event. Pre-planning by director and a well-written theme are key factors for an entertaining paintball scenario game. The two main categories are single day and 24 hour. The Single Day type generally last 8 to 12 hours and ends before nighttime. The 24-hour type divides the time into three sets with each one having different missions. Some common types of scenario paintball games are based on:

  • Action movies
  • Military events
  • Science Fiction
  • Historic events
  • TV shows

At the end of each game, points are calculated and the team with the most points wins. A scenario paintball game could have over a hundred paintballers, which might cause the adding of the point to take awhile.

Scenario Paintball Missions

During the scenario paintball game, missions are called via radio to your commander or leader. At each area of the objective mission a referee will be watching to validate the mission once a team reaches or accomplishes the objective. Completing mission will earn points to your team. Different mission types could be the following:

  • Defend
  • Assault
  • Patrol
  • Repair
  • Sweep
  • Ambush
  • Take and Hold
  • Recon
  • Snipe

At the end of a mission, a referee signs and completes the mission card then returns it to the game director for the winning team to collect their points. A mission could involve the entire team or a selected amount of players from each side.

Paintball Scenario Roles

When participating in a scenario paintball game, you will be allocated to a side of the field and assigned a role. Depending on the type of scenario, you have a range of choices when selecting a role to play however some games issue role cards causing the selection to be a random pick. A few scenario games have character roles with special abilities and others are only for the name title. Some even allow you to create your own role. On many games, the role-playing feature expands off the game field as well. It is common for you to be “in role” on the field and off until the end of the game. Typically, the command staff roles are hand selected by the General in advance, choosing paintballing participants that he knows and are trusted. But the following are the many other character roles that you are able to select or randomly picked.

  • Demolitions Technician
  • Engineer
  • Medic
  • Sniper
  • Pilot
  • Spy

Each role in scenario paintball requires a different tactic gear, and gun to achieve victory. In advanced paintball scenario, you could see Space Aliens, Historical People, Wizards, and many others. These character roles are normally not assigned to beginners.

Scenario Paintball Companies

These are some of the common scenario paintball game production companies.

  • Oklahoma D Day
  • Viper Paintball
  • Black Cat Productions
  • Gunfighter Paintball