Is paintball mock war or a metaphor for war?
At first glance it may seem as if paintball is mock war or a metaphor for war because some scenario games revolving around historic battles and campaign games are popular. This is not the industry’s or players’ way of glorifying war. It is simply playing “make believe.” Many of the organizers of these events use the scenario to proclaim the gallantry shown by our fighting men and women. No one who plays paintball would relish going to war. Other than the combat veteran, the paintballer knows how quickly luck can run out when projectiles start flying. If anything, paintball gives players a sense of their own vulnerability and mortality.
