Game management

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Airsoft Games can be run by the players themselves using agreed upon rules. However in more organized events a game marshal controls the flow of play and provides on-the-spot rulings. Airsoft game scenarios can vary widely according to mission type, number of teams, number of players per team, in-game objectives or victory conditions, and game durations. Popular game scenarios include center-flag capture or recovery, team flag delivery, hostage-rescue, ambuscades, raids or assaults, and death-match, search and destroy or s.d(all-out elimination) skirmishes.[6]

Tasks often delegated to the marshal include segregating the players into teams, determining the game scenario and its victory conditions, assigning game objectives to various teams, briefing the participants, delimiting playing boundaries, and setting the game duration. By means of whistles, flags, megaphones, and walkie-talkie radios, a group of marshals can handle dozens to hundreds of players in a series of episodes or non-stop play. Depending on the game scenario, players may be eliminated with a single hit, taken out of and returned to action with the aid of "medics," or allowed to "respawn" (re-enter the game) at certain places or times.

Those intending to operate game sites or hold game events usually coordinate with local public authorities, designate safe zones and boundaries, invite the players to the site, and supply players and guests with adequate parking facilities, toilet facilities, water and electrical supply, as well as sell food, ammo, or other provisions needed (especially if the game site is relatively inaccessible to commercial establishments).