I traveled down to Baltimore, MD to join some friends in giving a proper sendoff to a legacy laser tag facility that has meant a lot to many people in our laser tag community. Due to the closing of the Eastpoint Mall, we had to say goodbye to Ultrazone Baltimore, but not without a few loyal players turning up one last time to play on their final weekend of operation. Kudos to Jason Helton, a former employee of this site, for coordinating a final gathering with a nice group of

I thoroughly enjoyed joining in for some laser tag with a group playing at Monster Mini Golf Towson in Parkville, MD where we got to enjoy some Zone Helios 2 in an upstairs arena. I timed it perfectly to get into this game! The single-level game space was a nicely done, bright neon apocolyptic setting with cool props, interesting base housings and bonus targets around many of the maze corners. The colorful centerpiece structure in the middle is an eye-catcher that gives a hin

Ok, that title may only be amusing to me, but follow my logic. For the longest time I would take the same set of photos in the identical three locations at every Main Event I played. At that time most of them were following the same blueprint to the letter. If the graphic on the mural was in the wrong spot I’d say to myself (mostly in jest) “this arena must be a foot shorter.” In recent years many new locations have emerged for the brand and several have gotten updates to the

Early on in my laser tag journeys I remember visiting all five Shadowland locations between Maryland and Virginia. However, I didn’t really know enough back then to realize what things would be important to document. Now, as only the Gaithersburg, MD remains, I paid a visit with an eye on paying much closer attention, as it has become a rare and occasion when I have the opportunity now to experience playing Darklight. So first came the entertainment (playing the game) and the