Paintball, like many other games, revolves more around teamwork than it does equipment or even the skill of individual players. A well-organized team working together can defeat a team whose players are in disarray, even if individual members of the confused team have better skills and gear. Communication is key to a winning team, and often presence of mind and teamwork help to win a game.

Different game types, woodsball, speedball and scenario paintball, all have their own different strategies, although woodsball and scenario paintball share many of their strategies.