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== References == # [https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2018/07/20/first-paintball-game-new-hampshire "The Survival Game: The Story of the First Recorded Paintball Match"], WBUR, Only A Game, 20 July 2018. Investigation incorporating firsthand interviews with Hayes Noel and other original participants. # [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-may-07-tm-paintball19-story.html "War Games"], Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2006. Retrospective describing the first organised game, its participants and the commercial development of National Survival Game. # [https://gardenandgun.com/paintballs-wild-history-as-told-by-the-man-who-co-invented-it "Paintball's Wild History, as Told by the Man Who (Co-)Invented It"], Charles Gaines, Garden & Gun, 2024. Firsthand account of Gaines's friendship with Noel and the development of the Survival Game. # [https://paintballhistory.com/rip-paintballs-creator-bob-gurnsey/ "RIP Bob Gurnsey, Paintball's Creator, and the NSG Rapide"], Daniel Bacci, Paintball History, 26 August 2015. Historical retrospective concerning the three founders and National Survival Game. # [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/articles/hayes/index.shtml "The Origin of the Sport"], WARPIG, 1998. Introduction and audio recording of Hayes Noel's keynote address at the 1998 International Masters. # [https://www.automags.org/forums/forum/automag-owners-forums/paintball-talk/122630-history-of-paintball "History of Paintball"], Automags.org. Historical chronology discussing the original experiments, the involvement of George Butler and the first organised game. # [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/masters98/index.shtml "Zap International Masters 1998"], WARPIG, October 1998. Contemporary tournament coverage documenting Noel's speech and his views on spectator-oriented paintball. # [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/masters98/gallery/index.shtml "1998 International Masters Photo Gallery"], WARPIG, October 1998. Includes a photograph of Hayes Noel with Bud Orr. # [https://paintmagazine.com/paintball-history/jim-lively/ "Jim Lively Interview (1994)"], Australian Paintballer, reproduced by Paint Magazine. Contemporary interview discussing Noel's involvement in the early paintball industry and the establishment of National Survival Game. # [https://stason.org/TULARC/recreation/paintball/2-4-What-Is-the-History-of-Paintball.html "What Is the History of Paintball?"], Paintball FAQ, compiled by Paul Kloehn. Early historical chronology of the sport.
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