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This past weekend’s draft tournament at Laser Storm Pittsburgh was a great time and (spoiler alert) a victorious night for the Splinter Squad! I arrived in Pittsburgh for the final stop of an awesome tag trip that led me to some cool (and a few unexpected) stops across three states. When I got to Laser Storm I immediately found some familiar faces and even more friends started to arrive in time to play a few practice games. Matt “Red Dog” Mator gave me my special 30th anniversary member card...

As I continue to tag my way across the country for the third time, this past weekend I had West Virginia in my sights. This state has always been a bit more challenging for tag due to having fewer arenas, but something new has popped up in a familiar location since my last visit to the state three years ago. The Hive Entertainment Zone is an FEC located inside the Meadowbrook Mall in Bridgeport, WV. Hmmm…Bridgeport. This feels like deja vu. Haven’t I been here before? This very same mall was...

This is NOT Bhodi Li. However, this is a wonderful example of what it looks like to roll with unexpected changes and still find yourself having an awesome adventure. So here’s what happened and how I decided to just roll with it. When I left the house on Friday morning I absolutely expected to be tagging in Delaware with Randall (aka my friend the real life Bhodi Li), but life had other plans for me. I had started my day around 2:00 am with plans to catch a flight to DC, then drive to...