A Brush with Paintball
I first heard of a game called 'paintball' some years ago. A few weeks ago, I got to play the game. I am told it is now quite popular. Though fun, the game does have edge of danger to it. It is an outdoor game with two teams. All team members get "guns" with 50 paintballs as ammunition. Everyone gets into a tree-covered area that has lots of bunkers in it. The idea is to hide behind the bunkers and "shoot" a member of the other team. All participants get protective gear -- jackets and a helmet -- because the paintball bullets can hurt if they get you on the wrong places. It is fine so long as people get hit by the "bullets" on areas covered by the jacket. Otherwise, the bullets can hurt enough to form ugly welts. Once the game gets going, you can see the way people play the game reflects their real life attitudes. While some people hardly pulled the trigger (and save all their bullets for other members of their team), others kept shooting quickly e...