Organized Play
The first organized paintball game in record was held by Charles Gaines, Bob Gurnsey and friends in New Hampshire in 1981, with the first paintball field opening approximately a year later in Sutton, NH (opened by founder Bob Gurnsey) In 1983 the first National Survival Game (NSG) national championship was held, with a $14,000 cash award for the winning team. As of 2010, tournaments are largely organized by paintball leagues.
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Famous quotes containing the words organized and/or play:
“The organized charity, scrimped and iced, In the name of a cautious, statistical Christ.”
—John Boyle O’Reilly (1844–1890)
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