THE RULES
OF THE GAME

To ensure that the BIGGAME Mahlwinkel is a great experience for everyone, clear rules apply. They guarantee that fun, fairness, and safety are never neglected.

Our marshals (referees) will be on the field to ensure these rules are followed. Their instructions must be obeyed.

Please read the rules carefully – this will help you avoid rule violations or misunderstandings and ensure you are well prepared.

Your safety and satisfaction are very important to us. We therefore strongly recommend that you read and understand the rules carefully to ensure safe and fair participation.

Thank you very much for your understanding!

Paintball BigGame Mahlwinkel offers one of the largest paintball fields in all of Europe!

Here you play together with more than 1,000 players on a playing field covering over 360,000 square meters. The wooded terrain is dotted with numerous buildings, trenches, and bunkers.

No other paintball field is as unique and varied as this one.

Experience epic paintball battles with your friends and teammates at Paintball BigGame Mahlwinkel.

The playing field map shows the entire playing field. Here you will find the entrances and exits, as well as the flag positions. To help you as a team orient yourselves better and facilitate tactical communication, we have labeled the individual buildings and terrain sections.

You can download the current terrain map in high resolution via the following link and start planning your tactics in advance.

Capture up to 7 flag points for your team! To capture a flag, press the buzzer in your team color. When a flag is captured, a signal light in your team color will start flashing. This lets you see from a distance whether it's your flag or the enemy's. If no light is flashing, the flag is still neutral.

Rating:
For every full minute (partial minutes do not count) that you hold a flag point, your team receives 1 point (per flag point).

Example:
Start: The box is set to NEUTRAL.

Capture: Team Blue captures the point by pressing the blue buzzer. The timer for Blue starts and the blue signal light at the flag station begins to flash. Every full minute scores 1 point for Team Blue.

Recapture: Team Red presses the red buzzer. Blue's time is saved and the timer is reset. Red's timer starts and the red signal light illuminates.

End of game: All points from the minutes held are added together across all flag points.

Winner: The team with the most points wins the mission segment "Capture the Flags".

On both mission game days (Friday and Saturday), two missions will be played daily.

The first mission always starts right at 10:00 AM, at the general start of the game.

The second mission of the day always starts at 3:00 PM.

These fixed time guidelines are intended to make your daily planning a little easier.

The missions include various tasks, for which your team receives points upon completion. It is therefore advisable to be at the field entrances promptly at the start of each mission to collect the latest mission information.

The missions vary and differ from day to day and year to year. You can find more information about the current mission content in the event booklet.

MISSION SCHEDULE

Friday Mission 1: Start 10:00 AM / End 12:30 PM

Friday Mission 2: Start 3:00 PM / End 5:30 PM

Saturday Mission 1: Start 10:00 am / End 12:30 pm

Saturday Mission 2: Start 3:00 PM / End 5:30 PM

The paratrooper squads have been an integral part of the Paintball BigGame Mahlwinkel for years. They are a special unit directly assembled and commanded by the respective team generals.

A paratrooper unit consists of up to 30 players who enter the playing field together and are dropped at a pre-defined deployment location behind enemy lines. Each of the 30 players holds onto a long rope with one hand and is led/escorted to their drop point by a marshal. The unit is considered "neutral" as long as they are holding onto the rope and may not be fired upon in this state. Once at the deployment location, the paratroopers release the rope on command and are then fully engaged in combat.

Action is guaranteed in this unit. The paratroopers are a tactical element of the game and are always where the action is.

The coolest thing is, as part of the paratroopers, you get an exclusive paratrooper event patch upon joining, which isn't available for purchase. You can only earn it!

If you are interested in becoming part of the parachute unit, feel free to apply directly to the general of your faction for a place.

YES, Tactical shields are also used in the Paintball BigGame Mahlwinkel.

BUT Its use is strictly regulated and limited. It can not Everyone simply needs to bring a sign and take it out onto the field.

Each faction (blue / red) is allowed a maximum of 10 shield bearers, and the size of the shields is limited.

Apply to your faction's general to become a shield bearer.

To ensure everything runs smoothly, the shield bearers are assigned by the generals. As a player, you can simply contact your faction's general and apply to become a shield bearer. The general will make sure his shield squad is always well-staffed, as the shields offer him tactical advantages on the battlefield.

Both sign teams, along with their generals, will report to the organizers on Wednesday evening and receive their authorization for the signs in the form of a special sticker that must be affixed to the sign. Signs without this sticker may not be taken onto the playing field.

With this rule, we want to guarantee equal opportunities for both sides and prevent an active game from becoming a pointless standoff behind walls of shields. Thank you for your understanding.