After a full day visiting laser tag arenas across Long Island I ended my day with a return visit to Kynytyx in Bellport, NY where a few of their members joined me for some Laserball practice in advance of the tournament. Such a great time! Although playing Laserball in this arena made me think “Do I even know how to play this game?” While Syracuse players are all about SM5, here these members are FIERCE when it comes to their Laserball, lol! The practice was a good refresher,

I hate writing cautionary tales. Clearly I love laser tag and so I always try to find something positive in every experience to share. However, in this case the most positive thing I noticed was an absolutely STUNNING arena. You’ll have to imagine it because obviously sharing the pics would make it apparent what location I am referring to and I think that you’ll understand after reading the rest of this why it is better that I not say where all of this happened. Let’s just sa

Vibrant, electric and awesome! These are the words that I would use to describe the theming inside the laser tag arena at Urban Air in Dix Hills, NY. I want to call it modern-retro in the best way! When I arrived and purchased my game the manager escorted me personally to the arena to facilitate my 1v1 with the delightful young woman on duty to marshal. First of all, I truly appreciate when this part is made easy. If I’m not arriving with other players it can sometimes be hit

I visited three laser tag arenas in a row, each located inside one of three different trampoline park businesses on Long Island and each one using equipment made by the same laser tag manufacturer. The similarities in such close proximity to each other struck me as a bit of an anomaly, but if this is your jam, you have a few choices. The second such site that I stopped by was Bounce! Family Entertainment Center In Syossett, NY. Since there was so much similarity going on, I r

I can count on one hand how many times I have been on a trampoline at a trampoline park. This visit makes two. ;) But I decided to give it a go when Aztec and I paid a visit to Empire Adventure Park in Westbury, NY. I didn’t not expect that this would time out as well as it did, but Aztec was able to meet up with me for some tag at what turned out to be his first time at a trampoline park. We took this opportunity to have some fun acting like big kids! Usually I just purchase

I had intentionally arrived early and was sitting on an outdoor bench near NXGN Arena, a new tactical laser tag site in Edgewater, NJ. The business had not yet opened for the day when I watched a mom and her two sons walking past the storefront and stopping in front of their large picture window to peek inside. I saw the kids eyes light up as they looked into the armory full of iCOMBAT tag equipment displayed under a neon sign that just signaled fun. What struck me was how be

Remember how Kevin Smith had his characters playing hockey up on a rooftop and it seemed like the coolest place to get away to? Well, hold that thought because (other than the hockey) I’ve been feeling like I’m in one of his movies ever since I got to New Jersey. And not just because I got to tag through a rooftop garden-themed arena at the third and newest Tac Ops location in Princeton, NJ. Here they are taking tactical tag to new “Heights!” Officially open since last Octobe

The Fun Warehouse’s first ever Laserball Tournament was held this past weekend in Syracuse and it was full of excitement and enthusiasm…and a few unexpected twists and turns. I showed up on the heels of one of my weekend tag trips to call this my “rest and recovery” time hanging out with my friends. In spite of a random draw, somehow the Plausibles all ended up together again as the Ax Team, ready for Laserball! This tournament was successful in many ways. First, I give credi

I always try to make the most of my tag travels and this past weekend’s road trip was jam-packed with adventures in New Jersey, Long Island and the Catskills before ending with Syracuse’s first-ever Laserball tournament. There’s a LOT to unpack here! Rather than rush to do it all chronologically, I am going to work backwards and start with discussing the tournament and then gradually share the stories from my eight (yes EIGHT!) new arena visits and the adventures along the wa

The results are in and (spoiler alert!) Armageddon 2025 had a historic first place tie! This week the winning team captains join me to recap the tournament events on the Laser Unfocused Tag Talk results show. 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/hSZcpoSv1Q4?si=OhEUn5EAsrCk2Xc- Comments or Questions?  Contact:...