Half-minute History: The Battle for New York

Posted on January 19, 2015 by admin

From Mike: As we get back into the swing of things, we’re starting off today (with a rare Tuesday post!) with a new segment that we’ll rotate in occasionally: Half-Minute History. In each installment of Half-Minute History the goal is to give you a bit of history that you can learn in 30 seconds or less, and then try to relate a laser tag strategy lesson to the snippet of history. Enjoy!

In the entire American Revolution there was only one full-scale battle fought, and not only was it the first battle overall, but it was also the biggest loss for our side. George Washington lost miserably but thankfully the lessons he learned allowed him to be far more successful than in the Battle for New York City. Continue reading →

Better Starts for Stronger Play

Posted on January 5, 2015 by admin

(Note: in many ways this week’s post is a continuation of last week’s discussion on using rovers in your laser tag strategy. If you haven’t read that, you’ll probably want to since they’re not explained here.) When the whistle blows at the start of a game your whole team is going to blast out of their base with the force of a herd of elephants. Winning teams, though, know WHERE they’re going from the base. Planning, though, is complicated by the fact that there’s very little time before the whistle blows and as the game goes on conditions change. So how do you create a plan at the start of the game that will help your team stay coordinated all the way through to the end? Continue reading →

On the field: Bombs

Posted on September 22, 2014 by admin

Before we begin, I’d like to make sure that we all understand we’re not talking about explosives here. Nope. Our bombs are about as inert as you can get. They’re just laser tag props. We actually have three slightly different bombs that we use for different types of missions, and despite the name, they’re rarely actually bombs in the mission. Continue reading →

FAQ: What will my laser tag party look like?

Posted on May 27, 2013 by admin

In general, almost every laser tag party or event ends up with almost the same structure. Obviously we customize this for each customer, for each circumstance, and for each location, but in general we’d like to give you an overview of what you can expect from us when you hire us for your event. As you’ll see, the goal is to make everything as easy and effortless for you as possible. After you hire us it’s our job to make the event run smoothly, not yours. You can sit back and relax, play, take pictures, whatever. Continue reading →

FAQ: Why do you use so many laser tag props on your field?

Posted on March 25, 2013 by admin

We use laser tag props for a very simple reason: the laser tag guns themselves are the least interesting thing we can use on the field. As we’ve said in other places, the guns are the least interesting thing on the field; they work the same way each and every time. We use various props to really change up the flow of play. Any laser tag location or rental company can show you how to play team deathmatch (your basic team-on-team game) and let you run yourself silly. We rarely run deathmatches, though, because we find it’s usually an inferior game to a zone control or domination game. Domination lets each player on the field have a substantial impact on the outcome of the game, where deathmatch games mostly only reward the players with the most skill. All of a sudden, each and every game is not only different, but easy to change even more with something as simple as moving one or two of the domination arms. Continue reading →