First played | June 27, 1981, Henniker, New Hampshire |
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Characteristics | |
Contact | No physical contact between players (contact can result in penalties) |
Team members | Varies depending on game format and level of play (recreational or professional) |
Type | Extreme outdoor |
Equipment | Paintballs, paintball marker, CO2/HPA (High Pressure Air), goggles, hopper |
Woodsball (also known as woods paintball, hillball or bushball) is a format of paintball gaming, in which players compete in a natural outdoors area or a recreation of a town called urban fields (contrasting with inflatable bunker-based speedball format) using paintball guns to mark opponents. The term woodsball is sometimes used to describe non-milsim airsoft games, which take place in a forest.
It is recognized as the first format of paintball ever played, and is often used in conjunction with scenario paintball, allowing players to enact parts in a story or historical battle.[1] This is due to its effectiveness in allowing players to simulate military situations using realistic weaponry and equipment; all of which are customizable - allowing each player to fulfill a tactical role. The types of games playable are nearly infinite, and include mostly capture the flag or elimination.