Field positions are very important when playing paintball in a tournament or bunker ball. Woodsball paintball games are a little bit more relaxed as far as strategy and set up.

Snipers are important you can either be an ambush sniper, ghost who shoots his marker and is rarely seen or a longbow who shoots little from long distances. An ambush sniper will carry lots of paintballs and this sniper's job will be cover the other players as they advance across the field towards the opponents. The ambush sniper will be able to sit quietly and then fire on an opponent and then immediately change positions to avoid being marked himself.

Set up your snipers around the playing field. A half circle formation of three ambush snipers, one ghost sniper and one longbow sniper covering the other players as they advance towards the other team's bunker will normally be a good playing strategy. Remember, the other team knows what you know, so be aware as you're stalking, you are most likely being stalked.

The numbers of ambush snipers are usually many as they tend to get picked off by the other team's ghosts and ambush snipers. The longbows are good for methodically taking out the other team's advancing members and longbows have the longest field life of any sniper.

Mark out a plan and if you haven't already invested in some stealth communications equipment, definitely get a microphone with an ear wire - you can whisper and it will transmit inside your ear canal and no one will hear communications among your team.

Sniping is all about being stealth and steady with your marker. With the right equipment like a silent barrel, you can be a formidable force on the field without giving away your position.