Gelsoft Tactical

Bounding: In a gelsoft game, aimlessly running into enemy fire seldom helps you win a game. One of the primary tenants of teamwork, is the ability to cooperate in order to achieve your goals. To develop upon this, we will introduce our first proper tactical drill, that of bounding. The bounding drill is a basic concept that will be utilized in many of the follow up drills, and is another building block to enable effective teamwork within gelsoft skirmishes. This drill may be conducted with as little as two players. The drill may be expanded and scaled to include any number of friendly players. What is suppressive fire: Before we expand on the drill, first we will aim to cover the concept of suppressive fire. In the gelsoft context, suppressive fire is the effective, and accurate fire from a gel blaster that prevents an opposing player from moving, or effective firing back. In order for suppressive fire to be effective, the gels must be fired with sufficient accuracy and rapidity to ens

 Developing Doctrine.  Please check back later  This concludes the section on gear selection.  For more reading: Home Introduction and Overview Team Compositions Formations Gear Selection Bounding

In the previous section, a potential fireteam makeup was demonstrated. This fireteam consists of 4 members, a scout, a breacher, a gunner and a support player. For more details on the individual roles, please refer to this article. Formations: This article is going to focus on our first tactical drill, that of movement formations. This drill is one of the first that should be covered by any team, not only because of how often it is relied upon, but also due to its ability to introduce new players into various tactical concepts. To preface, this guide will highlight four of the most important formations for a fireteam, then provide and in-depth analysis why players should consider using each of them. Finally, it will conclude with some general considerations that players should always ensure are implemented during tactical movements. The formations that will be covered here are: - Diamond - Box - Line - Column The Diamond Formation Figure 1: The Diamond Formation The diamond formation w

 To preface this course, we will first explore what a team may comprised of. In real games, as in real life, this need not be copied exactly, however, it may be a useful starting point for players new to team environments during matches. This layout will also be considered the basis for the drills that will be covered in following articles. Within a game of gelsoft, it will be common for a game to comprise of 20 or more players for indoor games, with this potentially reaching 200+ players for some of the larger, outdoor events. With the size limitations on majority of the current fields we have available to use, and the diverse nature of the game play environments, a smaller group composition will normally be advantageous for players who wish to employ more deliberate and coordinated game play. Within our military, and others around the world, this issue of unit size during training and operations has been often a major issue. Each nation has found a unique solution to how to subdivide

Introduction and overview The sport of gelsoft is often publicized as one that focuses around players running around wildly, shooting at each other with toy guns. While this style of game play can be enjoyable, the experience can be greatly enhanced when players are able to work within teams and coordinate their actions during their game play. Contained within these articles, is a basic game play guide that may be utilized within gelsoft games. As in many sports, it is often the case that a team that works together will likely always outperform a team where each player is doing their own thing. As such, it is important for teams to learn methods to work together to maintain competitiveness. For many players, having the capability to work as a team will help them feel included, and enhance their ability to enjoy game play irrespective of whether they win or lose a match. This is especially relevant when new players are present during games, as team players can help guide and tutor the n