When Battle Company recently debuted their latest laser tag model, the Alternator, I was of course excited to get my hands on it to give it a try. I had a chance to check it our firsthand, showcased by Joe McGeorge, Battle Company’s Chief Operating Officer, while at IAAPA in Orlando. The shorter body style and lower profile design is what I liked most about this model. As I tend to play more traditional tag, this new Alternator just feels more natural to me. It was great to g

I had an opportunity during IAAPA to sit down with Rohan Kelly, Chief Operating Officer for Laserforce International, and he was kind enough to share some thoughts about the history of this company and where it all began. As I continue to add more industry leader interviews to TiviachickLovesLaserTag.com, I wish to thank Rohan Kelly for his time and insights. Comments or Questions? Contact: Tivia@tiviachickloveslasertag.com Websites: www.tiviachickloveslasertag.com and www.ph

I ended my trip with a final stop at Spare Time in Greenville, SC. This location was about a two and a half hour drive from my last stop in Georgia, so when I arrived just after midnight I was lucky to land in one of the final games of the night with an awesome group who were throwing down a challenge before we even got into the arena. About a dozen players entered the briefing room and eight of them (all the other ladies) were putting on red vests while the three guys all pu

The best game of laser tag that I played up to this point during my Georgia trip was one that almost didn’t happen. So often the interactions that I have with the staff have a tremendous impact on my impression of a laser tag site. This was absolutely the case when I visited Bowlero of Kennesaw, GA and I had a wonderful time as a result of one employee’s dedication to providing an excellent customer experience. I hope they make Austin the employee of the month! When I arrived

My next stop was Andretti’s Indoor Karting and Games in Marietta, GA. Although it was a little chaotic getting into the game, once there the experience was great! I was directed to the laser tag area where I had to take a place in line, so let me say the fact that there was a nice long line for laser tag bodes incredibly well for the popularity of this attraction. I was glad to see it! However, there was a long enough wait that not everyone was entirely patient. A couple of g

I have played at several Stars and Strikes locations before and I’m not sure why I didn’t already have the Dallas, GA location on my list, but as I was turning at an intersection only a couple of miles from my next destination I noticed their building on the corner with a big sign that said “laser tag” so of course I added one more stop! Although not dramatically different from their other locations, it was a nice opportunity to add some Lasertron to my day. I was taken into

Over the weekend I had an arena owner ask (as relayed to me indirectly through a teenage employee) that I not do my blogging there because they didn’t know where those pictures would end up. SMH. No direct contact with me or asking what I’m about, but I respected their wishes and did not take photos. I thought long and hard about how to handle this one. I actually had some nice things to say…and then I decided that this Seinfeld character just sums it up the best. Ok, so here

When I decided that Atlanta would be a good place for a weekend tag trip, I had not yet heard about the impending riots involving protestors angered by the police shooting of an activist earlier in the week. My trip happened to take place on the same weekend that chaos broke out in downtown Atlanta, so on the heels of all this I have Georgia on my mind for reasons I never expected when I first set out on this adventure. I feel quite fortunate that I stayed safe during my trip

Immersive arena experiences make an impression and on this week’s episode of the Laser Unfocused Tag Talk podcast we hear from Armando DiRienzo about how he incorporates this into his TAC OPS Tactical Laser Tag arenas in New Jersey. ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xzXT3aqGa2edIlXpcaJBS ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/laser-unfocused-tag-talk-with-tivia/id1632442213 ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/T-3brSF8o68 Comments or Questions? Contact: Tiv

This is how my weekend started with a level 9 achievement in laser tag, but became a level 10 kind of experience. First, I must digress like Sophia Petrillo talking about Sicily, only my story starts in a different city, also called Syracuse. When I first started playing laser tag, I would go to the same center every week and play on the pack with the pre-programmed name “Legend”. You see, this was a site where memberships were not used so there was no way to sign in as Tivia