How to Win a Game of Paintball (Capture the Flag)

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Move; as soon as the horn/whistle blows get to cover.

   Don’t waste your time trying to spray down range on your way, just get to cover as soon as possible.
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   Step 2: Spread your team out

   , That is, travel in a group of two so one person can cover the other while they move from location to location.
   
   This is one of the most effective strategies for a game of this nature.
   
   It affords a certain adaptability from a pre-game plan that is vital in effecting a decisive victory. ,,, Have as many of your teammates as possible do so.
   
   It’s a huge advantage if the opposing team is unaware of who has the flag and where that person is once it has been removed. , If there are only a few opponents left then a flat out run towards the base is advisable (zigzagging the entire way).
   
   If there is a strong opposing force left then this would be impossible and one’s movements must be covered by teammates.
   
   The flag could even be handed to a teammate to throw off the opposition. , Needless to say this will require you and your teammates to be more brazen in your movements.
   
   If it’s a small course a center third of your team should fire on the enemy positions while the other two thirds charge down the flanks.
   
   If it’s a large course then it’s likely that a team member located on the flanks of the field can snipe the runner if they make a break for it. , Better the loss of half of your team than the loss of the game. , Chances are the opposition will be too shocked to react immediately.
   
   There’s still a chance you can win the game by eliminating the other team. , When playing 2v2 or 3v3, make sure one person is always covering the extreme sides of the course.
   
   If you get flanked, you are done for.
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   Step 3: don’t concentrate your entire team in one section of the course

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   Step 4: it makes it far too easy for an opponent to move around your flank and take down half of your team.

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   Step 5: Move in pairs if possible.

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   Step 6: It is vital that you keep moving

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   Step 7: being covered and covering your teammates (shooting down range (at the enemy’s position) when they move).

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   Step 8: Move down the sides of the course if possible

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   Step 9: this gives you a better angle of fire on the enemy to thin their numbers before the eventual run for the flag.

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    Step 10: Pin down the opposition (fire at them so intensely that they won’t wish to break cover) when moving for the flag.

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    Step 11: Moving back to your base with the flag can be done multiple ways.

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    Step 12: Detail a course of action to be taken in the event that the opposing team reaches the flag before you do.

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    Step 13: Break cover and start firing if an opponent has the flag and is running towards their base.

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    Step 14: Finding yourself cornered

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    Step 15: launch yourself quickly and unexpectedly from cover to cover

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    Step 16: firing as you go.

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    Step 17: Make sure your team has the whole field covered.

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