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Paintball is played with a potentially limitless [[Paintball variations|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 most common variation: the paintball must break and leave a mark the size of a US quarter or larger. Eliminated players are expected to leave the field of play; eliminations may also earn the opposing team points.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Zb4EAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ej4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6957,13377142&dq=basic+paintball+rules|title=Paintball Planet features competitive fun|publisher=Cherokee County Herald|accessdate=September 16, 2009|author=McCarthy, Chris}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paintball-apl.com/APL%202003%20Rules%2004-03-03.pdf |title=APL Rules |format=PDF |accessdate=July 11, 2012}}</ref> Depending on the agreed upon game rules, the player may return to the field and continue playing, or is eliminated from the game completely.
The particular goal of the game is determined before play begins; examples include ''[[capture the flag]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/20/business/the-executive-life-the-satisfying-silliness-of-the-paintball-wars.html|title=The Executive Life; The Satisfying Silliness Of the Paintball Wars|accessdate=September 15, 2009|author=Billard, Mary|date=October 20, 1991|publisher=The New York Times Company}}</ref> or ''Elimination''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2005/01/13/indoor_paintball_site_targets_the_rapid_growth_of_sport/|title=Indoor paintball site targets the rapid growth of sport|accessdate=September 15, 2009|date=January 13, 2005|author=Ewing, Bill|publisher=The Boston Globe}}</ref> Paintball has spawned popular variants, including [[woodsball]], which is played in the natural environment and spans across a large area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://media.www.dennews.com/media/storage/paper309/news/2007/09/28/TheVerge/Paintball.Addictive.To.Players-2998458.shtml|publisher=The Daily Eastern News|title=Paintball addictive to players|author=Peters, Kristina|accessdate=September 15, 2009|date=September 28, 2007}}</ref> Conversely, the variant of [[speedball (paintball)|speedball]] is played on a smaller field and has a very fast pace with games as brief as two minutes fifteen seconds in the (NSL) or lasting up to twenty minutes in the PSP ([[Paintball Sports Promotions]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.simivalleyacorn.com/news/2006-07-07/Sports/020.html|title=Paintball's popularity continues to spread|accessdate=April 7, 2010|author=Gase, Thomas|publisher=Simi Valley Acorn}}</ref> Another variant is [[scenario paintball]], in which players attempt to recreate historical, or fictional settings; the largest being [[Oklahoma D-Day]]'s [[World War II]] [[re-enactment]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}}
=== Woodsball ===
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