AGR Sports in Houston is a place to enjoy a variety of games with paintball, miniball and tactical laser tag attractions all utilizing the same indoor arena. The reason I went out of my way to visit this site is because they operate with the LaserTag.Net Falcon model laser tag equipment and it is quite rare for me to be able to play this system. My interest in LaserTag.Net started last fall when I unexpectedly stumbled upon it at a unique arena in Colorado. However, my feelin

Two laser tag arenas located inside multi-attraction FECs in the Houston area are part of the same company, but offer two distinctly different tag experiences using Zone Helios CE. My first stop was to Speedy’s Fast Track. I met Josh Derrick, the company VPO who told me he co-designed this arena. He put together a game for me to check it out. The neon artwork in the vesting room gave an indicator of the design style that was right around the corner when we started the game. T

One of the best experiences I had during my entire trip was a visit to Lazerzone in Sugar Land, TX. This is a huge arena at 12,000 square feet, which I imagine puts them not only among the largest arenas in Texas, but at this point quite possibly also among the very largest in the entire country! And in true Texas style there were a few HUGE surprises to be found inside as well. I chatted with owner Pat about the multi-level arena that she and her husband have operated using

For as much laser tag as I play, you might think I have experienced most of the special game formats available on a variety of systems. However, since many arenas stick to the standard games this is not always the case. Although I thought I had played most Laserforce games simply by virtue of being a member in Syracuse, I did get a chance to try something for the first time while visiting Track 21 in Houston, TX. I enjoy playing Gen 6 because it was the first Laserforce that

A couple of weeks ago I was coordinating plans with a friend to visit some NYC laser tag arenas. I had just watched a video online about one called “Times Square” something-or-other and without digging any deeper I suggested we add that to the list. Aztec responded by saying “you know that’s in Texas, right?” Lol, oops! Well, that was before I ever expected I would actually be in Texas any time soon, so when I got there and stumbled across Times Square Entertainment in Katy,

I had a couple of Lasertron experiences while traveling in Texas. The first was at Pinballz in Austin. Not the Pinballz my GPS took me to first, but laser tag was available at the other Pinballz location about ten minutes away. Once I found the right location I was able to enjoy a nice, casual game of shields up/down tag with a really fun group inside a nicely designed, newer looking, single level Lasertron arena. I experienced even more Tron at Grand Station Entertainment in

Some arenas are a bit more intriguing because they are well known and appreciated within the laser tag community. There are a few locations that I have heard enough players talk about that the bar is set a little higher before I even walk through the door. Blazer Tag in Austin, TX is one such arena that I have heard about for years and definitely had on my radar to pay a visit to as soon as I found my way to Austin. Well, I finally had my opportunity. This past weekend I fina

To kick off an epic adventure in Austin what could be more appropriate than beginning with a visit to Epic Fun? This location has also had an epic comeback, reopening just two weeks ago under new ownership after having closed at the start of the pandemic. I’m delighted that this arena has a fresh start because it is really something special. The upper level is sort of a wide mezzanine style overlooking an Avatar themed forest below. While the structure of the maze is simple,

Since I was supposed to be doing Tag 4 A Cause in Wyoming this weekend you’re probably wondering how in the world did I end up tagging in Texas instead? Well, I had hopped on a flight Friday morning, fully intending to go to Wyoming, but by the time my connecting flight rolled around at DFW airport it became obvious that Wyoming was about to get slammed with a really big blizzard. Predictions were for up to 18 inches of snow and it was foreseeable at that point that things co

Good things are worth the wait, which is the best explanation for how I found myself playing in a re-scheduled Christmas Darklight tournament with Team Pyrus Uprising on the day before Easter. :) I took a leisurely drive in after having been on Long Island the night before, arriving at Laser One in New Jersey by mid-afternoon for a few practice games and a chance to reacclimate myself to the arena and the system. Because Darklight is a somewhat rare laser tag system to find i