The Lone Wolf

10 minutes ago

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I wanted to pay a visit to LWG Laser Tag in Egg Harbor Township, NJ because it came so highly recommended by Bhodi Li. Apparently my friends Randy and Marc both frequent this tactical tag field, so I was delighted when the owner, Sky, told me there was an open play session that I could join while I was passing through town. It timed out perfectly, as I had some free time in the early evening before returning to meet up with my tournament team later that night.

This was awesome! It had just gotten dark outside by the time I arrived, but everything was lit up so well that the darkness wasn’t a deterrent. Actually, it had a kind of festive vibe with the lights hung across the field. What a perfect evening for tag!

There was a group headed in when I arrived with some public players and some birthday party kids. They had already started the session by the time I got there, so I could see the excitement and enthusiasm had already kicked into gear.

I was greeted by the staff and Lauren had me log in on CallSign before handing me my red team BRP tagger.

I headed over to join my team and a few younger players were excitedly strategizing. They were REALLY getting into this! We played several standard rounds of Team Deathmatch, switching sides of the field in between games for balance. As I walked from one respawn corner to the other I looked around and took note of the obstacles and design elements with plenty of barrels and blocks creating the atmosphere.

The layout of the field is a well thought out maze of barrels, boxes and barriers, which I am told they change up every year to keep the game fresh. You can tell there are deliberate choices being made, which help to create a very cool environment.

They have something of a mascot that they call “Jake”.

I chatted with a father who says he and his son are regulars here and they clearly have a great time being competitive!

We all had so much fun tagging together.

Of course, occasionally we would have to return to respawn.

During the hour and a half long session we got in quite a few standard games, but for the final game Lauren had very specific instructions for playing a different format.

She explained that we would be doing a solo, one-shot elimination game where it would only take one tag to eliminate another player and the last person standing would be “The Lone Wolf”. Well, I had been playing rather casually up to this point, but I have to admit that this is the challenge that brought out the competitor in me. Back to the field!

I found a sweet little piece of cover on the far edge of the field and I have always played best as a distance sniper, so this was definitely my game. As each player was tagged out the staff announced “five players left…four players left” until we got to the end of the game with one player left…the Lone Wolf…yes, it was me. :)

The most heartening thing about this experience took place at the end of the game. I had a group of kids run up to me and start fist bumping me and congratulating me as I was leaving the field. My tag performance had clearly scored some major cred with them and it was delightful to see how they reacted.

I won a token for a free game session, so now I have one more reason to visit again!

I do love tag swag, so I purchased a t-shirt and wore it when I met up with my tournament team later that night. I had to show our team captain where I had spent the early part of the evening. Why? Because he goes by the code name Lonewolf and he definitely needs to check this place out. Turns out that LWG stands for Lone Wolf Gaming…how perfect is that? However, tonight I got to be the Lone Wolf as well and I had a really great time. I’m appreciative that LWG Laser Tag was recommended to me and now I want to pass that recommendation forward. If you are looking for a really cool outdoor tactical tag experience in New Jersey, definitely check this one out. It’s not your grandma’s laser tag! :)