The pain certainly isn't enough to make players limp from the field, nor is it likely to result in hospitalization, but it does hurt and can cause unsightly cists to develop.
Such risks are, of course, but one of the many facets of going to war, but if players adhere to the rules of paintball combat, which in the case of the 147 Paintball Theme Park outlaws close quarters combat, then nobody's day will be ruined.
According to the National Paintball Survival Association's Web site paintball is fast becoming one of the nation's most popular alternative pastimes and new courses are springing up all the time. Possibly the most farfetched idea apropos the development of paintball in Taiwan, however, involved talk of the creation of the world's first offshore paintball arena -- an idea put forward by the Executive Yuan's tourism spokesman Chang Ching-sen (張景森) in January last year.
According to the politico the 1.2km2 outlying island of Wuchiu, which is located between Matsu and Kinmen and comes under the jurisdiction of the Kinmen County Government, "could be turned into a recreational center for those younger people interested in informal combat training and playing war games."
The 147 Paintball Theme Park (147漆彈主題樂園) is located at 147, Antai Rd, Donghu, Neihu District,Taipei (台北市內湖區東湖安泰街147號). For reservations and further information call (02) 2632-1833 or log onto the park's Web site at www.147.com.tw -- the Web site is in Chinese only. The cost of a day of paintball depends on the number of players fielded, but on average costs between NT$650 and NT$1,000 per person for an afternoon of fun and games.
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