This is a really interesting location. First, let
me thank Nashville LQ player Mark aka Froznshade for giving me some very useful
info, particularly about the parking situation at this site. This LQ is in a
VERY busy part of the Nashville entertainment district and parking on the
street on a Saturday night was all but impossible. After driving around (and
past the parking garage) several times I figured it was easier to just bite the
bullet and pay for parking in a nearby lot. So I arrived just a little after
8:00.
I walked up the stairs (yep, this one is upstairs).
Here’s the view from the top of the staircase…
Mark met me at the entrance and introduced me
to manager Tom who made sure to get me into a couple of games right away since I
was not going to be able to stay all night. I had hoped to play in an Ironman
while there, however this LQ stays open later than most so their Ironman games
wouldn’t start until 10:00 and 11:00. I had to be up by 3:00 to catch my flight
home, so it was regular games for me. However, my first game in put me through
my paces for sure!
There were just over thirty players in that
first game. I found myself trying to figure out the flow of this 10,500 square
foot space. It is different from most other LQ arenas in that there are four
towers instead of three. As it was my first time in the arena I identified the
areas by color (red, green, blue and white), but learned that the local players
think of them by number instead. Until this was pointed out to me I never
thought about it, but I always reference location in an arena by color…maybe
that’s just me.
My score from that game was in the top ten,
but definitely did not reflect what I am used to delivering when I play.
However, in fairness, Froznshade is headed off to LQ Worlds soon and I don’t
even have a Quest to practice at in my entire state, so I felt l at least held my
own in that round against quality competition. We immediately went in for a
second game. After a full day of tag prior to getting here these two back to
back games felt just like an Ironman. Whew! Glad I got a chance to play early
enough in the night. I’m also appreciative to be able to add this to my
collection…
Even though I didn’t expect to be spending the
weekend in Nashville this turned into a really wonderful tag adventure!
Now I’m down to just six US LQ sites to complete that part of my goal. And
after that…I’m headed for Saskatchewan!
Comments or Questions?
Contact: Tivia@tiviachickloveslasertag.com
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