Tipp-ing the Rift Woodsball? Speedball? To the Tippinators, it's all just paintball!

"Shake hands, play hard, have fun, make new friends and remember that it is just a game." It's a good credo, and a team from Canada has swept down to spread the message to paintballers everywhere. If you see the Tippinators at a tournament, they'll be the guys wearing Digicam and tactical vests, toting tricked-outA-5s--the same set-ups they use in the woods. Like a growing number of paintballers, the Tippinators don't care what style of the game they play, just that they get to play--and make new friends in the process.

Tippinators Narrowly Miss Podium

Saturday January 27, 2007 marked a new day in the history of paintball in Atlantic Canada. Overkill Indoor, the first and only regulation size indoor xball field in Atlantic Canada, hosted the first tournament for 2007 and the first tournament for the new facility. Fifteen 3 Man teams from across the region converged on the Dartmouth Nova Scotia to shoot some paint, have some fun and get ready for the upcoming season.

The Tippinators Have Seen the Rise of the Sport By: Dean Lisk

Paintball Hits the Mark

For adrenaline junkies: Paintball hits the mark
It's intense, fun and can pack a sting
Story by Dean Lisk - The Daily News
Photos by Sabrena MacKenzie - The Daily News

It was at a birthday party, about seven years ago, that Austin Flaherty discovered paintball.

"I was scared, to be honest," said the 21-year-old about his experience. "Like every new player, I was scared about getting hit."


The Halifax resident didn't last long. He was killed about five minutes into his first game. It literally happened with a bang.