General Rules

*All airsoft guns must be concealed in a gun case, bag or original box until inside Buffalo Battleground.

*Waivers must be signed by all players. Players under 18 must have their parent or legal guardian sign the waiver.

1. Airsoft is a game of honor. Call your own hits!
2. Players caught cheating will be ejected from the field. If caught a second time, you will be asked to leave for the night with no refund.
3. No verbal abuse, profanity, name-calling, or slurs against someone's race, religion, family or friends will be tolerated.
4. Swearing. While we understand that an occasional swear word will be uttered, if any person uses excessive profanity in general or directs profanity toward another player, that person will be ejected.
5. Players attempting to steal, vandalize, menace, cause bodily harm, or otherwise break the law will be turned in to the police.
6. No illegal drugs or alcohol are permitted.
7. Game control staff or referee decisions made on the field are final. Arguing with field marshals is grounds for immediate ejection.
8. Aggressive, malicious or unsportsmanlike conduct is grounds for ejection without refund.
9. Treat your Airsoft gun as if it were a real loaded firearm. Always keep it pointed down. Always have the safety on when not playing. Never point your weapon at another individual unless you are on the playing field and playing a game.
10. Barrel socks are required in the staging area for all exposed airsoft weapons. Anyone caught dry firing or pointing airsoft weapons at another individual in the staging/loadout area will be ejected for the session.

Safety

• Semi auto only - Because our field is designed to be a CQB(Close Quarter Battle) facility, players may only use their guns on semi auto.
• Orange Tips - Orange tips are required to play at Buffalo Battleground. If your Airsoft weapon do not have an orange tip, we will provide you with orange tape so that you are in compliance with our rules.
• Barrel Socks - Barrel socks are required to play at our facility. They are re-enforced fabric covers that go over the barrel of an airsoft weapon to prevent accidental discharge. Barrel socks are a one time purchase and can be bought at our facility for $5.
• Fingers off triggers - Keep your finger off the trigger of your Airsoft weapon unless you are shooting at something.
• Muzzle velocity - Each players guns will be chronographed at check-in using .25 bb's. Allowable guns must shoot less than 351 fps.

Clothing (Clothing should be loose or baggy)

• Closed footwear must be worn. NO sandals. Sneakers or boots are fine.
• Long sleeve shirt or hooded sweatshirt is recommended.
• Long pants required. Shorts may not be worn.
• Hard-shell kneepads are recommended but not required.
• Gloves are recommended but not required.

Eyewear

• Full face protection is mandatory for all players. Eyes, nose and mouth must be covered at all times in the playing area.
• Full paintball-style masks are allowed.
• Goggles with a separate plastic or mesh lower mask are allowed.
• Goggles or masks must be FULL FOAM SEAL completely around the eyes and secured around your head with an elastic band.

BB's

• Biodegradable BB's, while strongly encouraged, are not mandatory. Any weight of BB may be employed.
• NO glass or metal bb's.
• Players who are using field rental guns from us are required to buy and use quality BB's sold at the field by staff.

Start and End of Play

1. Start and end of play will be indicated only by the game officials. Once end of play has been sounded, all players must immediately remove any magazines from their guns, point the muzzle of the gun in a safe direction, clear the weapon and proceed to safe area.
2. At NO time is a weapon even to be dry-fired inside the staging area or getting ready room. Barrels shall be pointed at the ground at all times.

How to Shoot

• Semi Auto only
• Double-Tap - When shooting an opponent always be courteous. Squeeze your trigger finger a max of two times in succession.
• Always aim for the largest body mass, chest and back. Try to avoid aiming for the head as much as possible.

Elimination

• Body hits: Any hit, anywhere on your entire person, including any and all gear, counts that you are out.
• Confirm elimination: When you get hit, yell "Hit!" as loud as possible, raise your hand or weapon in the air quickly, and return to the dead zone or respawn area.
• Weapon hits: If any part of your primary weapon is hit, it is considered destroyed.
• Point-blank shooting is discouraged: Players who encounter opponents at point-blank range (less than 10 feet away) you must yell "Surrender".
• Dead men don't talk! When you are dead, you may not communicate under any circumstances with any other players that are in play.
• Respawning: You must always WALK to your base or respawn point when you are dead.
• No blind firing! You must always look down the sights of your weapon as you shoot.

Misc Weapons

• Grenade launchers should be angled upwards and fired as an indirect weapon from at least 50'.
• Grenades - Hand grenades must be commercially available non-pyrotechnic types. All hand grenades have a 15' kill radius from the point of detonation.
• Claymores - Must be commercially available types. No home-made claymores are permitted.
• Homemade or Non-Airsoft weapons are not permitted.