In the past several years the game of paintball has grown exponentially. Games and sequences become bigger and more complex as more and more people start to play and compete in this energetic activity. Experience counts for a lot in the game, so if you are a beginning player it would probably be to your advantage to compete with other beginners. Adept participants often form teams to compete in more intense paintball situations. Players can consider going into one of the more intense games when they have mastered some of the common strategies and techniques of paintball. Every player and group has to form the best strategy for themselves through experience and trial and error.250-300 feet is how far the typical paintball gun is able shoot. They can become very expensive, but there are customized paintguns that have a lot better range and accuracy. Also, because a paintball is not a solid object, it is more difficult for a participant to aim his shots steady. To have the best shot at eliminating an opposing player you need to move in as close as possible without exposing yourself. The opposition will have to take shelter out in the open if you fire at them and hold them down. This will allow you to walk up on them while keeping them unable to locate exactly your position. You might want to go to either side and change your viewpoint as you advance to their location. This will let you flank your opponent from the side. To keep from exposing yourself and effectively shoot other participants it is usually better to avoid face to face encounters.Another integral part of paintball is taking cover and using your terrain as a form of defense. When playing in surroundings like the woods, terrain is for cover and camouflage. Staying in a single place for too long and exposing their location is a common mistake for a lot of beginning participants. They might hit a couple of the opposite team but allow for the others to sneak around and flank them. It is a wise move to remain on the move as much as possible and to stay unseen as long as possible. This will give a player the advantage of stealth. Many players today are buying gilly suits to give themselves the edge on the playing field and in organized events. When a competitor in a ghillie suit is staying still to blend in with their surroundings the suit's special properties make it really difficult for other players to see them. Players who want better mobility and range of vision by not wearing a gilly suit may choose a strategy of dexterity and attack to make up for their disadvantage of being easily seen.For strategy, position is very significant when attempting to take cover in paintball. Standing will give a competitor more dexterity by letting them move fast in scenarios where they have to. Kneeling or lying behind a large object like a stone or tree will give a player substantial camouflage, but will limit what they can see around them. This might allow for opposing players to sneak up and gain the edge with you. High grass and bushes are good for both surprise melees and defensive locations because they offer both cover and some visibility. If a player finds that he must crawl between two objects to remain under cover the dexterity and stealth goes down and they will find it hard to escape rapidly in this position.