My final stop on my Iowa trip was to Spare Time Cedar Rapids. This visit had some unexpected surprises! Most of the Spare Time locations I have played use Zone equipment, so I was surprised to find Lasertron in use at this one. Game marshal Elijah told me this site goes its own way as he led me into the vesting room (both of us looking like Gamora!) in preparation for our 1v1 game. As we were walking into the arena he was first to notice something interestingly coincidental.

My next stop was to The Fun Station in Cedar Rapids. If I closed my eyes…well, I’d run into a wall. But if I opened them and didn’t already know where I was, I might guess I was at an Urban Air, simply for some of the similar elements I discovered when I played Delta Strike Genesis in their two-story arena. I took note of the open-air arena style while suiting up in the vesting room. The double-level made for a bigger game feel as we traversed both floors (with one guy taking

During my recent Iowa tag travels, I made a special point of visiting Dragon’s Lair Family Adventure Center in Cedar Rapids, IA. I had done my homework ahead of time and learned that this site operates using Laserwar tactical laser tag equipment, which is a system I rarely get the opportunity to play, so I knew I wanted to have an opportunity to play it again. However, my experience at Dragon’s Lair was completely different and I had a chance to try some of the Laserwar tagge

As I drove to Malibu Jack’s Quad Cities location in Bettendorf, IA I kept thinking of the Quad City DJs and was singing C’mon Ride the Train in my head the whole drive. That’s why I will affectionately refer to this as my Quad City MJ’s adventure! ;) I was excited to check out their Laser Invasion laser tag arena. For the second time today I was suiting up with Delta Strike Genesis gear and checking out something cool in the briefing room. While the rest of the players were p

I jokingly say I threw a dart and landed on Iowa for my next tag location, but that pretty much sums up how I selected my most recent tag travel destination. Iowa, tag, you’re it! My first stop was over to the TBK Bank Entertainment Center in Bettendorf, IA for some Delta Strike in the “Pirate’s Revenge” laser tag arena. My thanks to manager Adam for making it possible for me to get into a game to experience the cool pirate ship themed, two level arena. Chase took me back to

This Museum Collection Monday feature is a home market rarity called Cyber Seal Laser Tag. Produced by ES Tekk, this gear uses a phaser called a “Rekoyl Firing Unit” and soft “Body Armor” with dual sensors, a body speaker and vibration when tagged. I must say, I am intrigued by this logo imprinted on the phaser handle. I could not determine whether this is a company logo or if the letters stand for something. The only other markings I found on it are the words “Terra Nexus”.

What do you see in this picture? Sometimes laser tag is like a Rorschach test and you see what you want to see. Last night a few of us played LF’s version of Death Match (specifically DM3) for the first time without really grasping the goals. We’re tagging targets for random items like “nail gun” and “rocket launcher” and at the end I see an unusual symbol next to my name (and my whopping score of 10 points). So I assume I have just earned a pair of leggings…makes as much sen

This week on Laser Unfocused Tag Talk I’m talking with registered dietitian and avid laser tag player Cecily Brooks (aka Sakura) about some of the potential benefits of playing laser tag for health and wellness. This is NOT medical advice. Always consult a doctor before beginning any exercise program. 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 YOU

Launching a new exhibit (aka section on the website) for Museum Collection Monday, here are a few particularly unique items from the new “Signs and Posters” collection athttps://lasertagmuseum.com/special-collections/signs-posters/. Comments or Questions? Contact: Tivia@tiviachickloveslasertag.com Websites: www.tiviachickloveslasertag.com and www.photonforever.com and http://www.lasertagmuseum.com

Happy Mother’s Day! This weekend was filled with three days of laser tag that ended with a game played with my teammate for life, my mom! Friday night there was a massive group fundraiser (a three-wristband kind of night) for a local school group and it took me all of about three seconds to meet the organizer and recognize that she is Alex’s mom based on nothing but the family resemblance. So in a way it was a weekend for moms from the get go! Saturday I had to hightail it fr