paintball game

British

/ ˈpeɪntˌbɔːl /

noun

a game in which teams of players simulate a military skirmish, shooting each other with paint pellets that explode on impact, marking the players who have been shot

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Death came for Ivan a decade after that boyhood paintball game.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023

“The resort … feels like the aftermath of a paintball game held during a garden party. Whack — mint green. Splat — canary yellow. Oof — teal blue.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 21, 2022

David chatters about a Vice Magazine piece about a paintball game between journalists and Hezbollah.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2012

This year's Oklahoma version will mark the 14th time a D-Day-style paintball game has been staged.

From Reuters • Jun. 5, 2011

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