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Paintball and Airsoft!!!
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NightCabbage
August 30, 2003, 10:25 am
First off, I'm annoyed. But we'll get to that later ;)

k, there are 4 main ways to have a 'war game' (run around and shot eachother).

I'll tell you what they are and give you a link to the best web sites I find on them.

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1st - Laser Tag
http://www.battlefieldsports.com

You have a laser rifle and sensors. Sensors are put on your chest, etc. When you shoot a sensor it goes beep. w00t...

Pros:
Completely safe.
Avoids all legal issues.
No form of projectile - only need batteries to play.

Cons:
It sux ass.
You have to shoot someone in the sensor.
Fairly expensive.
Guns usually make crap assed noises when you shoot.

Verdict:
It's sh;t :P

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2nd - Nerf
http://www.nerf.com
http://www.nerfcenter.com
http://www.nerfcity.tk

You have a nerf gun. Uses the 'honesty' system to decide whether you were shot or not ;)
Fairly small time, not considered as a major contender by many (mere toys).
I own one nerf gun - had some fun wars with it too :P
http://www.nerfcenter.com/reviews/powerclip.htm
It's rated the best nerf gun ever :)

Pros:
You can hit someone anywhere.
Completely safe (foam projectiles).
Avoids all legal issues.
Cheapest option.
Reusable ammo.
Can be done almost anywhere (even in your own house).

Cons:
Soft hits, sometimes you don't even know you've been shot.
Above mentioned point can cause arguments.
Have to reload guns very often.
Bulky ammo.
Guns misfire often.
Obvious limited range.
Shots affected by wind.

Verdict:
It's not too bad... But only good for a last resort ;)

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3rd - Paintball
http://www.kingmanusa.com

You have a paintball gun, which shoots little plastic balls filled with paint. You wear a suit and goggles for protection.
For many years have I wanted to get a big paintball match going.
But it's really the kinda thing that unless you have a lot of money you can't do yourself (and your friends don't wanna spend a few hundred bucks on a paintball gun lol).
The best you can do is go to a Paintball Arena place and use their equipment, etc.
And there aren't many/any where I live :
Pros:
Really good way to have a war game.
Easy to see if someone got hit (paint).
Some nice pro equipment (kingman sypders >=).
Good ranges.

Cons:
Bloody expensive, both guns and ammo (and gas).
Paint, messy.
Need to wear a suit and goggles.
Needs a full 'arena' to play in. Or even a farm paddock would work ok...
Uses compressed air gas tank that is at least as big as a coke bottle.
Cause bruising at close range.
Large paintball container on gun.

Verdict:
Paintball rocks, but is the hardest and most expensive to get going properly.

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4th - Airsoft
http://www.redwolfairsoft.com
http://www.airsoftus.com

You have an Airsoft gun, which shoots little soft plastic balls. You wear goggles / glasses.
You can have spring, gas, and electric (most popular) guns.
After I decided that I couldn't get a paintball game going until many yeard down the track, I remembered BB guns...

Pros:
Cheaper guns than Paintball (and ammo is very cheap).
Can get a gun for $50 aussie bucks! ($35 USD) paintball costs a few hundred...
Some nice equipment.
Good ranges.
Small ammo.
Can even get paintball BBs if you want.
Guns can be very small.
Can have clips, magazines, etc.
No paint = no mess.
Only need goggles.

Cons:
It's banned in Australia.
No paint marks (unless using paintball BBs) so uses honesty system a bit (but much less than nerf).

Verdict:
Almost as good as paintball (better in many ways). The best out of the 4 options for anyone to be able to set up themselves. w00tbix =)


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The reason I am annoyed?

Because Airsoft guns are banned in Australia because 'they look too real'.

It's the only real viable option that would rock, and I can't do it.

Turns out that any gun, even a non working replica, is banned.

Any Aussies out there find this CRAP?

How about the rest of you? Given that it's legal practically everywhere else...


And I would love to hear your war games thoughts and experiences!!!

NightCabbage
September 1, 2003, 10:31 am
Will no-one reply?!!? LOL!

I know it's kinda long, but you only need to read the stuff in the stars if you don't know what they are...

But I would like to hear your thoughts!

eyic
September 1, 2003, 11:56 am
i didnt bother reading it though, but i replyed simply coz i dont want you to think that this topic is deserted :)

NightCabbage
September 1, 2003, 2:09 pm
lol thanx :)

Oh well, I just hate it how us Aussies are oppressed into not being able to do things that the rest of the world is :P

Kamikaze_Ninja
September 1, 2003, 5:13 pm
lol they toned down GTA Games sad sad indeed and no BB guns aww that sux. I've played some BB gun games b4 one guy had an assault rifle while the rest had pistols lol. Ive played laser tag I was in top 3 the 1st time i went lol. Everyones played nerf sometime or another i just use em to annoy my brother back in the day. As for paintball I haven't done that yet I need to ^_^

?
September 1, 2003, 8:00 pm
throwing rocks at each other
Pros:
cheap
easy to tell if you have been hit
no goggles or suit(best to play naked)
Cons:
pain

NightCabbage
September 2, 2003, 12:44 am
? - hahaha =)

Kami - toned down GTA, I'm guessing you mean how they took the prostitution out rofl

And yeah it sux how they banned BB guns!

just because 'they look too real'

pah!

and you can still use a bow and arrow, and they can actually kill ppl!

morpheus
September 2, 2003, 12:49 am
is it true that australia is like a huge casino? gambling everywhere? that's what i heard, but not sure if it's true or not.