What Is Woodsball?

[AILD182]

What is Woodsball?

[surealpaintballer]

its a paintball game that takes place in the woods....

hint woods i nthe name

[Doorman]

The only stupid question is one unasked ;)

Woodsball can also mean backyard ball, outlaw ball, etc etc etc. Basically any game not taking place on a concept field of inflatable bunkers or corrugated pipes is usually refered to as woodsball... even if it just on an old field of grass B)

[dyedude22]

I'm wondering... What do you call a field that's half woods, and half inflatables?

[Doorman]

I'd call it woodsball. Reason being is that it isn't a concept field by definition.

[PBDemon666]

True. But I'd call it Airball because it has inflatables. I call anything with inflatables an airball field. Even if it has a few trees, Thats just me tho

[Semper_Fi_Zurn]

I would call it a Wooded airBall field.

[surealpaintballer]

I CALL IT A CONFUSED FEILD

[DancesWithNinjas]

Woodsball is also a great way to incorporate scenario and terrain use. It is not nevessarily like Hyperball, Speedball or AirBall fields. Although one field that CKPC has, contains many four foot high triangle "v's" that are mobile, so you could set up a speedball atmosphere on a woods field.

[Z-MacDonald]

Woods-ball is a paintball game played in the woods, usally 10-40 in each team, its also called rec ball, standing for recreational paintball because woods ball was the first type of paintball game.


-----------woods is in the name...........

[Z-MacDonald]

QUOTE--I'm wondering... What do you call a field that's half woods, and half inflatables?


simple= it's called Hyper-ball (seriously, it's called hyper ball, it's wicked fun!)

[surealpaintballer]

Originally posted by Z-MacDonald@May 13 2005, 07:48 PM
QUOTE--I'm wondering... What do you call a field that's half woods, and half inflatables?
simple= it's called Hyper-ball (seriously, it's called hyper ball, it's wicked fun!)
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i thought that was a feild wit plastic tubing bunkers with ribs?

[PaintballinnTGP1608]

You can call woodsball.....woodsball

[Takon]

Originally posted by surealpaintballer@May 13 2005, 03:25 PM
i thought that was a feild wit plastic tubing bunkers with ribs?
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It is, there's a healthy mix of the two sometimes, sometimes just the tubes

[surealpaintballer]

Originally posted by Takon@May 14 2005, 06:22 AM
It is, there's a healthy mix of the two sometimes, sometimes just the tubes
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kkkkk i thought so

[dyematrix58027]

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[AWGCaptain]

Yo dye again STFU. He's a newb and its a fine question to ask.

[Smerc72]

Originally posted by surealpaintballer@May 13 2005, 12:25 PM
i thought that was a feild wit plastic tubing bunkers with ribs?
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hyperball is with the pipes!

[King of Da Newbs]

also known as outlaw ball and played in the woods or somewhere that isnt a certified field

[blrose88]

where u go and play paintball in the woods. any paintball game besides speedball.

[EmpireLover]

I think this is the stupidest question I have ev :rolleyes: ;) er seen asked. Paintball in :lol: the Woods.

[smarty]

woodballs the best

[phated.blue]

ummm...... ok...... then alright. why not just define it like this.

Thx to Wikipedia btw

Woodsball is the most common style of paintball played because it can be played in any wooded area. Most woodsball fields are large enough to hold dozens of players on each team and usually have some pre-made bunkers along with the natural cover. Since there are usually many people of a variety of skill levels, woodsball games are generally take longer and are less organized than other styles.

Speedball is much faster and more team-oriented, usually played on a much smaller field. Most speedball fields use inflatable bunkers and are large enough for teams of 3 - 10. Since the opposing teams are much closer together with more cover, there is a lot of movement and a lot of "bunkering", or running up to an opposing player's bunker and eliminating them from a close distance. Speedball is usually considered to be more team and strategy oriented.

Scenario games are often giant re-enactments of historical battles involving hundreds of people, such as the Battle of Normandy, or modern day scenarios such as storming a building and rescuing hostages. Scenario games can last hours to days, and bigger games often have player re-insertions at set intervals.

Gauntlet generally is a one on one in a narrow area with little cover. These are very simple very fast games that become very competitive.

Duel is a simple game between two players. The hopper is generally removed and each player loads one paintball into the marker. Standing back-to-back, they walk apart until the referee (or a chosen player) yells "turn" or "fire". The players quickly turn around and fire at their opponent. The scenario repeats itself if both players miss each other.

Tournament is played by the same rules as normal paintball, but in a competitive environment. There are a set number of people on each team (common formats are 3-man, 5-man and 7-man), and modern tournament play is mostly speedball. Due to the competitive nature, most players use high end markers capable of higher rates of fire. The major leagues are NPPL, PSP, X-Ball and Millennium and consist of a whole circuit of paintball tournaments, however smaller regional and local tournaments are common.

X-Ball is a faster, more aggressive tournament format designed to give paintball an extreme sport turn. It was created by Richmond Italia and has its own sports league, the NXL (National X-Ball League). Teams of up to 19 players field up to 5 players at a time, scoring a point each time they take the center flag to the opposing side of the field. The team with more points at the end of the match wins, with final scores like, 10-5, 20-18 or 15-2. Recently, the NXL world championships were broadcast nationally on ESPN2.