Anyone 18 or older can play paintball at Camp Moosehead
provided that they wear appropriate safety equipment and follow all rules.  In order to ensure that wars are won on skill rather than money, we normally play Gettysburg style.  No hopper type loaders are permitted.  You must load each round one at a time.  Yes that sucks if you spent $300 on a fancy weapon.  But for most of us that bought $40 Walmart specials, it evens the playing field a little.  For 2001 we added the "Gatling Gun" rule.  This allows one player on each team to use semi-auto or automatic gun in defense of the flag.

For the Great Paintball War of 2006 we will be allowing semi-automatic weapons for all players. Those that are using pumpers may want to invest in extra padding.

We play the war on a half mile by half mile area of forest land at Camp Moosehead.  There are possible safety hazards.  These include but are not limited to: over exertion, trip/fall hazards, snakes, bears, spiders, paintball injuries and hurt feelings.   

The war is played like capture the flag.  Each team has a base where they display their flag.  Your team must capture the opposing team's flag and return to your base.  You must have both flags at your base in order to win. 

If you are shot during battle, you go to the hospital at Camp Moosehead and sign in.  After you sit out for 10 minutes, you can return to the war.  

Points are awarded for each kill, capturing the flag, and being on the winning team.  The person with the most points wins our Top Soldier trophy.  

We play warmup games (like ambush), on the day before the big war.  On the day of the big war we will have three battles.  The team that wins two out of three will be the winner.  

Detailed maps are provided of the war area.

Our latest rage is center flag. This works well with smaller groups and provides more head to head action. We play along Dead Man's trail. Each group has to cross the opposing teams line with the flag. The flag cannot leave the trail. Therefore all the action is right along the trail. You will have fun for sure.