Splat Traditional Geocache
Tartan_Terror: This place is no longer so good for a cache placement.
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No need to enter the premises (unless you would like to get splattered).
There is a blind rise/corner on the road so please abide by the rules of the road when ariving and departing and do not obstruct the fire hydrant.
Paintball is a game in which players compete, individually or in teams, to eliminate opponents by hitting them with paintballs that are propelled from a paintball marker.
Paintballs are capsules containing food colouring and gelatin, and are non-toxic and biodegradable. These are essentially harmless, but can cause injury if the necessary protective masks are not worn.
The game is regularly played at a sporting level with organized competition involving worldwide leagues, tournaments, professional teams, and players. Paintball technology is also used by military forces, law enforcement, para-military and security organizations to supplement military training, riot response, and non-lethal suppression of dangerous suspects.
Games are played outdoor or indoor, using fields of varying sizes. A game field is normally scattered with natural or artificial terrain or obstacles, which players use for tactical cover.
Rules for playing paintball vary, but can include capture the flag, elimination, ammunition limits, defending or attacking a particular point or area, or capturing objects of interest hidden in the playing area. Depending on the variant played, games can last from seconds to hours, or even days in scenario play.
The legality of paintball varies among countries and regions, and certain game rules are strictly enforced.
The paintball equipment used may depend on the game type. Every player, however, will utilize three basic pieces of equipment:
• Paintball marker: also known as a "paintball gun", this is the primary piece of equipment, used to tag an opposing player with paintballs. The paintball marker has a loader or hopper to feed the piantballs, and the propulsion is provided by either compressed air or CO2.
• Paintballs: The ammunition used in the marker, paintballs are spherical gelatin capsules containing primarily polyethylene glycol, other non-toxic and water-soluble substances, and dye.
• Mask or goggles: Safety devices players are required to wear at all times on the field, to protect them from paintballs. They completely cover the eyes, mouth, ears and nostrils of the wearer, and masks can also feature throat guards.
Paintball is played with a potentially limitless variety of rules and variations, which are specified before the game begins. The most basic game rule is that players must attempt to accomplish a goal without being shot and marked with a paintball. A variety of different rules govern the legality of a hit, ranging from "anything counts" (hits cause elimination whether the paintball broke and left a mark or not) to the commonest variation wherein the paintball must break and leave a mark the size of a US quarter or larger.
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