Lasertron Wiki

## Welcome!

Everything you need to know about Lasertron. Currently it only contains information of both the Buffalo and Rochester area.

## A laser tag game designed for adults!

This is a one-of-a-kind laser tag designed for adults!

## Warning and Rules for Lasertron

If you are here to find information about Lasertron, and if you think about going there, you should know this sport is physically demanding. Those with asthma, heart problems, back or neck problems, joint problems, epileptic seizures, pregnancy and pre-existing conditions should exercise caution while playing.

Running, climbing, chewing gum, laying down, vulgar language, and sensor shielding are all prohibited. You must be five feet away from all players. In games with limited energy units, you must go back to the recharger while deactivated. You must obey referees at all times. If you fail to meet those rules, referees either will warn you, give you a penalty in which as your vests will be disabled for 10-30 seconds and you need to go to the recharger to play again, or if necessary, kick you out of the game.

## How to Play

Each session is made up of either 4 or 6 games. Players are first led into a briefing area where a video featuring the rules of the game and details about the game format are presented. Players are then assigned a vest number and are instructed to find their vest, putting it on with the phaser and phaser cord in the front. Once all players have their vests, the referee escorts each team to their recharger and explains any other details for the game.

To fire the phaser, press in one red button on the front of the phaser and pull down the trigger. To activate the rapid fire feature, press down both red buttons and hold down the trigger (this restriction can turned off in the config menu for a specific game slot). There are 7 sensors on each vest that can be tagged - one on the front, one on the back, one on each shoulder, and one on the left, right, and front of the phaser.

Players may purchase a 1 or 2 attraction pass, which come with a bonus of returning to play again for free either once or twice, within 20 das of the initial purchase date.

## Locations

### Company Owned Centers

The Buffalo location is the original Lasertron facility. Opened in 1988, this facility is the oldest operating laser tag facility in the United States. Throughout its history, the building and arena have been modified several times. In 2004, the arena was completely overhauled to add a second floor. Other renovations included expanding the building to make room for two Cyber Sport courts and a party room, adding mini golf, and a go-kart track. In 2021, the second Cyber Sport court was replaced with Lasertron's new Axe Throwing system. The facility currently features a 2 floor, 9200 square foot arena with 4 recharging stations and 11 sectors, a cyber sport court, 8 lanes of Axe Throwing, two Krazy Darts lanes, an arcade area, a snack bar, an adult bar, and a 27-hole mini golf course.

The Rochester location was opened in 2015 and was built as a test store to trial new game modes and equipment for the manufacturing side of the company. The facility formerly featured 2 laser tag arenas and currently holds 1. The 8838 square foot, 2 floor Arena 1 (formerly known as the Sport Arena) hosts the more modern and experimental game types. In 2017 and 2018, the arena was renovated to add sectors, bonus targets, and TVs at all of the bases. There are 2 recharging stations, 4 bases, and 17 sectors throughout the arena. The 8834 square foot, 2 floor Arena 2 (formerly known as the Tactical Arena) hosted the legacy games and was removed for future developments in 2022. This arena featured 2 recharging stations and 8 bases. The facility currently features one laser tag arena, 1 Cyber Sport court, a semi-private and private party room, a sports bar, a cafe and dessert deli, and an arcade area. This location has hosted all of the Lasertron corporate conferences since it was opened and acts as a model facility for the manufacturing side of the company.

### Other Lasertron Facilities

Because Lasertron manufactures their own equipment, there are more locations throughout the world. These locations are not owned by Lasertron but use the vests and game computers purchased from the company. A full list of company owned centers is located on the corporate website.

### Lasertron Manufacturing

Lasertron was founded on September 23, 1986 by Jim and Steve Kessler and their equipment was first sold in 1992. The most current version of the hardware that is being produced is version LT-12.9 which is the system in use in Arena 1 in Rochester, as well as in Buffalo.

## Game Modes

**Solo Free For All**

This game is played with 2-3 players. In this game mode you can tag any other player. The vest color is traditionally blue.

**Base Recharge (also known as Team Base, Team Base Recharge, Base Station)**

This game is played with 8 or more players. Players can tag bases and players on the opposite team to score points. The team with the most points at the end of the game is the winner. Bases are worth more points per tag in games with more players.

**Domination**

This game is played with 8 or more players. Players try to take over the sectors by standing underneath the sensors and holding them for as long as possible. Sectors are worth more points the deeper players go into the arena. The team with the most points at the end of the game is the winner. There are more sectors in games with more players. This game has been semi-retired as of 2022, but had several corrections made and is now back in the rotation in the Buffalo location.

**King of the Hill**

This game is played with up to 12 players. There are 1-3 hills that randomly move throughout the game. Players try to take over the hills by standing underneath the sensors and holding them for as long as possible. Players earn more points for their team the longer they control the hill. The team with the most points at the end of the game is the winner. This game is not for the feint of heart; it is difficult in the sense that you would have to have know they layout of the arena of the location you're playing at like the back of your hand. It's discretionary on if this game is run, based on management decision. (Buffalo location only)

**Headquarters**

This game is played with 8 or more players. Players try to destroy the headquarters of the opposing team in order to win the game. Each team has ~5 headquarters to defend. The headquarters all start with a specified shield level. Every tag on an opposing headquarters will reduce the shield level. Once a headquarters loses all of its shields, it will become destroyed and can no longer be tagged. The team that destroys all of the other team's headquarters first is the winner.

**Battle Royale** (Squads)

This game is played with any number of players. Battle Royale is a modified version of Elimination in which players can tag and eliminate opposing players. Eliminated players turn purple and join the 'storm' and can work to eliminate the remaining players. Groups of up to 4 players team up together to eliminate the other squads until only 1 squad remains. Every Squad is giving a starting location at the beginning of each round, where you will recharge. If you get eliminated, find ANY purple Sector in the arena to recharge as a purple storm player and take out the remaining Green players, NOT from your Squad.

## Special Modes

In certain games, players have the ability to choose and activate their own special modes. These modes immediately activate a vest with special abilities. To activate the special modes menu, hold down the trigger without pressing any other buttons. When the menu appears, continue to hold the trigger in and use the red buttons to scroll up and down. To activate the mode, simply release the trigger.

* Bonus
	+ 3x points per tag
* Hyper Fire
	+ Phaser fires 6.5x per second
* Spy
	+ Changes player to the opposing team's color
* Deactivator (This has been retired since 2022.)
	+ Deactivates players with a single tag.
* Energizer (This has been retired since 2022.)
	+ Recharges teammates with a single tag
	+ This is the only mode where it is beneficial to tag teammates
* Freeze Ray (This has been retired since 2022.)
	+ Freezes players for 5 seconds when tagged.
* Stealth (This has been retired since 2022.)
	+ Allows players to move around the arena undetected
	+ When activated, vest lights will turn off and the player will become invincible
	+ Ends when the player fires their phaser and leaves them fully charged
* Deflector (This has been retired since 2022.)
	+ Makes players invincible
	+ Any player who tags a player in deflector mode receives the tag themselves
* Invisible (This has been retired since 2022.)
	+ Turns the player's vest lights off
* Blaster
	+ Removes multiple energy units per laser pulse
	+ Blaster in games with less people (~24 or less,) removes 3 energy per tag; MegaBlaster for games of 25+ players, removes 5 energy per tag.

## Cyber Sport

Cyber Sport is a two team sport that’s a combination of lacrosse and basketball played on highly maneuverable Cyber Cars. This game was first introduced to the Buffalo location in 2006 and has developed into fun and competitive game for kids and adults. The object of the game is to shoot the ball into the opposing team's goal. The location of the shot determines the point value when scoring using a line similar to the three point line in basketball. It is heavy inspired off of Whirlyball.

## Axe Throwing

In 2021, Lasertron installed its first Axe Throwing facility in the space occupied by Court 2 of Cyber Sport at the Rochester location. Since then, another facility was installed in Buffalo, also replacing one of the Cyber Sport courts. Both facilities have 8 lanes which are capable of holding 8 players each per session. Since being installed, Lasertron has developed 24 different game modes that players can choose from, including darts options.