On June 27, 1981 at 10 AM, 44 years ago, twelve men carrying Nel-Spot 007 markers, shop goggles, a map, a compass, 28 Nelson oil-based enamel-filled paintballs and two C02 cartridges walked into the woods in Henniker, New Hampshire to play what we now call“ paintball.” Four“ starters,” now called refs, accompanied the 12 men. Two and a half hours later, Ritchie White walked out of the woods with four flags in hand and was declared the winner of the first game of“ Survival,” as they called it back then.
Happy Birthday Paintball, 44 Years. June 27, 1981
On June 27, 1981 at 10 AM, 44 years ago, twelve men carrying Nel-Spot 007 markers, shop goggles, a map, a compass, 28 Nelson oil-based enamel-filled paintballs and two C02 cartridges walked into the woods in Henniker, New Hampshire to play what we now call“ paintball.” Four“ starters,” now called refs, accompanied the 12 men. Two and a half hours later, Ritchie White walked out of the woods with four flags in hand and was declared the winner of the first game of“ Survival,” as they called it back then.
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