It's 2007 and along with all the other changes our society is seeing, the age old bachelor party is moving away from strippers and poker games and into the realm of good old fashioned camaraderie. Paintball is offering the latest trend for pre-wedding jitters.
Over four million people play this outdoor version of "Capture the Flag" every year worldwide. Started back in 1981 in the woods of New Hampshire, the game has truly come into its own this past decade.
"It sure beats the saga of too much booze, too much 'skin', and too many cigars that bachelor parties have over-indulged in for the past few decades," commented Chris Soltesz, a recent groom himself.
More and more men are now booking the ultimate bachelor party for their best friends. Twenty-five or more participants come out for an afternoon of playing hide and seek and shoot'em up, then complete the event with a cookout and lots of war stories.
It's the 21st century and time for even the rituals of bachelor parties to take on a new look. "Both men and women have had it with the bachelor parties of the past and are thrilled to have a viable option that appeals to everyone," says Debra Dion Krischke owner of Three Rivers Paintball in Pittsburgh.
"I'm on a one woman crusade to change bachelor parties forever and believe me it's an easy sell!" quotes Krischke.
Look for paintball magazines on the newsstands to find a location nearest you. Paintball games -- the newest approach to bachelor parties where "Survival" is the name of the game. "Isn't that what marriage is really all about?" asks Krischke.
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