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== Rules and penalties ==

X-Ball introduced several features distinguishing it from traditional single-game tournament paintball.

These included:

* Multiple points within a timed match.
* A simplified scoring system.
* Player substitutions between points.
* Dedicated team preparation and pit areas.
* Timed penalties affecting the number of eligible players.
* Match clocks, scoreboards and formal restart procedures.

The original format incorporated a penalty-box system in which players served time for infractions, potentially leaving their team short-handed at the start of subsequent points.[1]

Modern competition rules regulate eliminations, penalties, marker firing modes, equipment and scoring procedures.

Match duration, mercy rules and other regulations vary between leagues and divisions.[7][8]