Customer Reviews

Scenario Paintball: Tips, Tools, and Tactics from the Trenches

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I started playing Paintball this year and recieved a copy of this book as a gift. This book answers a lot of questions for the begining player and holds a wealth of information for everyone who plays or ever thought of playing. Everything from what kind of marker should i get, what should i wear to what game should we play and tactics on how to win, not to mention artillery! Check out page 64.

Definately a must own!

It doesn't matter if you are new or a veteran you will get a lot out of this book.
This is a new release book; all the information in it is current and up to date.
Newest guns, where to play, how to play, equipment, rules, safety, a whole section on tactics and more...
I have been trying to locate information like this for a long time. Awesome!

This is a must own book for players just getting started AND veterans of the sport. The scenario chapter provides a ton of fun alternatives to "Capture the flag".

Recommended read!

This book seems more appropriate for beginners than for veterans. Its shallow overview of the sport of woodsball presents little useful information. Unless you are from the inner city and have never been in the woods, you should probably not buy this book.

For those new to the sport of paintball, everything in "Scenario Paintball: Tips and Tactics..." can be learned in 15 minutes by talking to someone who has paintballed before, [...]

If you are not a beginner, you already know everything Grubish presents. The tactics he offers are very rudimentary (e.g. Wedge, Hammer and Anvil), and statements like "a mask is worn to protect your face and eyes" aren't helpful. Additionally, the author's tone is somewhat patronizing and at times very unprofessional.

One novel part of this book that I did appreciate was Grubish suggestions for scenarios. However, these again seemed geared towards someone with no experience or intelligence. Anyone who has ever played a FPS or watched a war movie could easily come up with scenarios like "Capture the Bridge" on their own. This section is not enough to save the book from being shallow.

In short, there are better sources of information than this book. A friend, a local vendor, an army Field Manual, anything. Grubish will not tell you anything you don't already know.

I bought this book upon my fourteen year old boy's request for his birthday. He was still out of school for summer vacation at the time, and he read the entire book in one day, the very day it arrived. I can't think of a better review as a parent of a "non-reader". However, regarding the contents of the book, I can say that my son has enthusiastically related to me numerous passages of various techniques that he viewed as great ideas to enhance his paintball experience.

I immediately found several great ideas to make our team better. Individuals and team members can benefit from this book. I would have given this book a 5 star had it been all instructional without the fictional narrative chapters. I must admit that the fiction is right on the money. Overall excellent, but with a little more filler on various types of scenario games than I would have preferred. Even though I found the types of scenario games interesting, as a team leader, I usually don't have the clout to select the content of a scenario game. Hopefully every field owner, and scenario event planner reads these from soup to nuts. Even though I have played some of the game ideas in the book, many of the game ideas I haven't played seem like a ton of fun, and would add significantly to the game. This author has a followup book that has more nuts and bolts scenario techniques that add to the knowledge base of this book. If you like this book, as I do, then try the author's advanced scenario techniques book.

I did not find a lot of useful information. Very general. It will not teach you more than you know. Save your money.

This book was very basic. It is any newbie's dream come true because it tells you everything you need to know, plus a side story which is very interesting. I did not learn anything from it being experienced but give it to any new players. This should be renamed as "Newbie's handbook". This is not a bad thing but don't excpect a goldmine of information if you're experienced.