Tiviachick Loves Laser Tag
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"Third Time's the Charm"
Tivia's Three Times Around
All 50 States Laser Tag Tour
Home for me is New York, but in 2014 I played laser tag in another state (Maryland) for the first time at PHOCON in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Photon and the start of the laser tag industry. This changed EVERYTHING!
Five years later I completed my goal to be the first person ever to laser tag in all 50 states on the 35th anniversary of laser tag. I accomplished this by playing at an arena near Dallas, TX, the city that was home to the first laser tag center, Photon, which opened on March 28, 1984. This date is honored annually as International Laser Tag Day. On March 28, 2019 I achieved my goal while playing a private game with George Carter III, the inventor of Photon.
Then, after laser tagging in over 500 arenas, I was on track to circle around and laser tag in all 50 states, all over again. My goal was to finish by March 28, 2024, which marked the 40th anniversary of the industry and ten years from the time my tag travels first led me to play outside of my local home arenas.
This second time around began with the states I visited after travel restrictions lifted following the first year of the pandemic. I realize that many excellent laser tag arenas did not make it through that challenging time, so the purpose of my journey bacame to celebrate those that did as well as those that have opened since then.
I accomplished my "second time around" ahead of schedule, playing in Owensboro, KY on October 7, 2023. Now I am ready to take on another challenge and (you guessed it) THIRD time's the charm! I am not putting this goal on any particular timetable, but I looked back to see that I have already played laser tag in 23 states for a third time since completing my last goal, meaning I have just over half the states left to do 3x. So, in the spirit of "it's now or never" I'm ready to launch my "Third Time's The Charm" Laser Tag Tour to finish playing laser tag in all the rest of the states, yet again. LET'S DO THIS!
I invite you to follow me on this journey as I blog about my travel adventures and fill in each state along the way until I can become the first person ever to laser tag in all 50 states…THREE TIMES!