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The idea for paintball was created by 2 friends after a recent trip to Africa to hunt game.
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The first paintball marker used was a Nel-spot 007 pistol. This pistol was originally used by farmers to mark trees or livestock.
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Twelve people participated in this first paintball game in New Hampshire. It was a capture the flag style game. The winner won without firing a shot.
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Between 1981-1983 rival companies were competing to make better products and tech.
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The first outdoor paintball field was founded in 1982.
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The first professional paintball tournament was in 1983.
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In 1984 the paintball business spread to Australia and England.
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The first indoor paintball field was made in 1984.
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The first successful paintball was called the Nelson brand and it was stored in tubes. The paintballs were oil-based.
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Tippmann entered the paintball market in 1986.
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The major force of tournament paintball, the NPPL, was founded in 1992-93.
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In 1994 pro paintball player Dave Youngblood started DYE which stands for Dave Yougblood Enterprises. The whole company started with one barrel, the Boomstick.
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Spyder entered the paitball market in 1994.
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Tippmann created anti-chop tech for paitball markers in 2006.
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Tournaments are largely organized games of paintball.
