How to not suck at Laser Tag

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How to not suck at Laser Tag

• A Guide
• By Mike Lovejoy
• And Nick Sondag

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Rules of Engagement

• Turn on your vest at the start of the match. It
  must remain on until you are dead, or the match
  is over.
• Your vest must be visible at all times while you
  are shooting.
• Never block your sensor with your hand/tagger.
• Do not intentionally cause damage to the
  equipment or Strauss.

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More Rules of Engagement

• Keep a mental track of the hits youve sustained.
• Do not continue to play when you are out.
• Do not leave the game area during play.
• Turn off all equipment when youve been
  eliminated.
• Do not disturb people who are not participating.

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Equipment

• Each vest has ten hits.
• On the ninth hit, you will hear a unique warning
  tone.
• After the tenth hit, your vest will make another
  unique sound(explosion or drone) turn it off and
  return to base.

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Equipment Vests

• V1
• Takes hits at a reduced rate
• MAX Blasts. Reset the vest
• V2/Radar Extreme
• Takes hits twice as fast as V1
• Susceptible to MAX Blasts
• Has 3 5-second blast shields

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Equipment Guns

• V2 Pistol/Radar Extreme
• 25 shot clip
• 3 Max Blasts
• Full Automatic
• V2 Ultrawide
• Two barrels
• 25 shot clip
• 3 Max Blasts
• Full Automatic

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Equipment Guns cont.

• Extreme Target/P.R.O./LTS
• 25 Shot clip
• Cannot reload mid-clip
• Full or Semi-Automatic

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Equipment Even More Guns

• Team Force 2000/ Cybersplash
• 6 shot clip
• Semi-automatic
• V1 Beeper Pistol
• 6 shot clip
• Semi-automatic
• Beeps when gun is turned on

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Blast Shields and Max Blast

• Some vests have Blast Shields.
• Moments after turning it on, the vest will beep
  letting you know the shields are ready.
• Pressing the button on the vest activates each
  5-second shield.
• You have three shields per game.
• Some guns have MAX Blast.
• Moments after turning it on, the gun will beep
  letting you know MAX blast is ready.
• MAX Blast will do 3 hits against a compatible
  vest, but will reset a V1 vest.
• Pressing the button on the gun preps the MAX
  blast, which will fire the next time you pull the
  trigger
• You have three MAX Blasts per game.