Entertainment for active recreation enthusiasts – paintball

Paintball translates from English as “paint ball”. It is a team sport that can be played indoors or outdoors. Paintball is perfect for families with children and groups of friends of all ages who want to spend their time being active.

Paintball is not currently recognised as an official sport, but the game’s players reckon it’s only a matter of time. There are several teams in Latvia that actively compete in paintball tournaments. These sports enthusiasts attend weekly training sessions to improve their fitness and strategic thinking. But paintball is not a complicated game. It can therefore be played by players of any fitness level.

Paintball in Riga can be played on at least three different tracks, including indoor paintball. One of the most popular tracks in Riga is
paintball in Andrejsala
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Paintball prices It’s not much different from other holiday entertainment, it’s not expensive. The price of the game depends on the equipment you choose, but the most expensive equipment will cost no more than €20 per person.

Paintball not dangerous and has no age limit

Some people might find this dangerous, especially paintball for children. We can put you to sleep – paintball not dangerous. In the worst case, it can leave bruises on the flesh, but major injuries are not possible. Of course, there are various safety rules to follow when playing paintball. For example, to avoid head and face injuries, which can be painful if a paint ball is fired at close range, paintball rules prohibit various dangerous activities.

Paintball is played with pneumatic weapons, often called markers. These guns, which resemble real firearms, generate their energy from compressed air or carbon dioxide. None of these forms of energy production is dangerous, it cannot explode. The guns fire pellets filled with paint. The dyes used in paintball are food dyes encased in gelatine, which are harmless to the human body, even if they accidentally enter the mouth. These paints are easy to wash and do not stain. The same food colouring is also used in paintball grenades and mines. When a paintball is fired from a gun, it dissolves as soon as it hits its target. Depending on the distance between the shooter and the target, a bullet strike can sometimes be a bit painful. For this reason, paintball enthusiasts do not recommend shooting from closer than 3 metres.

For those who paintball still find it dangerous, we recommend something simpler, but far from boring –
laser paintball.
It is played indoors and is a very safe event as there is no contact with projectiles.

TOP paintball game scenarios

What happens in paintball varies depending on the type of game and the objective of the game. One of the most common strategies is “playing card games”, which aims to “destroy” the opposing team. The players divide into two teams and fight against each other. Once a player has been hit by a ball of the opponent’s colour, he is considered to have lost and is out of the match. The team with the most paintball colours on their costumes, i.e. the team that has been hit the most times by the opposing team, loses.

The most popular paintball scenarios:

1. Karini
2. Top Gun – Players play for themselves. The last one standing wins.
3. Protect the flag – each team is allocated its own flag, which must be protected during the match. The winner is the one who has captured the flag of the opposing team.
4. Football – Spellers play in two teams. A flag is placed in the middle of the playing area. The winner is the team that brings the flag to its team’s “safe area” or “headquarters”.