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Friday, February 6, 2026

Celebrating 30 Years of Laser Storm Pittsburgh

Three decades for a family-owned laser tag business is quite an accomplishment and this week on Laser Unfocused Tag Talk we discuss this milestone anniversary of 30 years of Laser Storm Pittsburgh with John and Matt Mator.

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Monday, February 2, 2026

A Sneak Peek

This week Museum Collection Monday is a behind the scenes sneak peek at the creation of this year’s Laser Tag Day poster, which will be unveiled VERY soon.

Our mysterious model is wearing a rather elusive pack. Think you can guess which system is in the spotlight? You won’t have to wait much longer to find out! ;) Check out LaserTagMuseum.com to see all the previous Laser Tag Day posters and lots of laser tag history.

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Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Holoz History

It’s Museum Collection Monday and this week I am not actually showcasing a complete laser tag pack. Rather, this is a front panel from Laser World’s Holoz pack shown alongside a Holoz laser tag phaser. These pieces are incomplete, originating approximately 30 years ago in California, and we are fortunate they were located.

Here is a Holoz scorecard from the Modesto, CA location.

The game token was a particularly lucky find too!

Find more laser tag history at LaserTagMuseum.com.

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Sunday, January 18, 2026

80’s Laser Tag Night

”I’m your Venus, I’m your fire!” If you are imagining that song being belted out by my tone-deaf self while I dance past the green base, phaser in hand and no doubt to the amusement of the teenage game marshal, then you have a pretty good idea of how much fun was had during 80’s laser tag night at The Fun Warehouse in Syracuse, NY.

I pulled out every 80s trend I love, from the off-the-shoulder t-shirt to the fire engine red lipstick, the fingerless gloves and glow in the dark nail polish. I had an oversized hair bow and way too many bracelets (oh wait, I wear way too many bracelets every day!) and showed up in vintage Madonna-style.

However, the best of the 80s was not to be worn tonight, but rather to be displayed. I was so delighted to be able to showcase some 80s laser tag history with a timeline in photos and a classic Photon pod and helmet from the Laser Tag Museum Collection.

Check out this 80s laser tag history!

It was wonderful to see people taking an interest in the history display and asking questions about laser tag.

The most common questions were about the Photon helmet, which you can see has sensor lights all around it. The pod works using reverse IR technology for the signal to go between the gear and the phaser. I love that we were able to give people a first-hand look at the vintage Photon gear that originated the laser tag industry back in 1984, created by George Carter III in Dallas, TX.

Our first special game format of the night was Photon emulation, where we played a simulated version of the original game using modern Laserforce equipment. Photon historians will notice the homage to the series featured on the front of my pack too!

Now the game looks a little different!

The Fun Warehouse did some cool things to celebrate the 1980s including pricing the night at $19.80!

I pulled my cassette wallet out of the asymmetrical purse I carried all night. It’s a little ironic that I think my Coach fanny pack goes with everything BUT this 80s outfit?! Oh, and someone please explain to Alex what a cassette tape is, while we’re on the topic. ;)

The evening included 80s trivia and fun prize bags.

In between games we enjoyed pizza and socializing.

And during the games we were rockin’ to the hits of the 80s, mixed courtesy of DJ Beanz. As soon as the opening beats from Push It came over the speakers I was in my element! (Harry, get into the studio NOW!!!)

If you noticed my slouch socks, you might have also noticed one of my favorite memories from that time period…

These ponies were running around the arena all night long, loving the vibe of the music, the laser tag and the celebration of the era! 80s night at The Fun Warehouse was a blast!

I love the 80s even more now than the first time around! :)

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Friday, January 16, 2026

Laser Tag Trading Cards

When I was a kid I collected baseball cards. That hobby that was mostly motivated by my wanting to hang out with the boys in my neighborhood, but it was also likely the start of my lifelong love of collecting. So when I first learned about laser tag trading cards I was hooked on the idea immediately!

Do you have any Taipans? Go fish!

Ok, just kidding about that. But seriously, these are actually really cool, incredibly well-made collector trading cards that feature laser tag players and their stats from a handful of select tournaments. Such a fantastic idea, with a lot of hard work behind it!

These cards were designed and created by Lachie Whittington (aka Spyder), a laser tag player from Australia who developed LaserTagTrading.com as a fun way of celebrating the competitive laser tag community. Listen to the story behind the laser tag trading cards on this week’s episode of Laser Unfocused Tag Talk.

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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Tag 4 A Cause is Headed to California!

I am excited to share that our next Tag 4 A Cause night to benefit the National Domestic Violence Hotline is planned for March 20, 2026 from 7:00-9:00 at Lazertag Extreme in Simi Valley, CA!

Please join us to donate to the cause, laser tag and earn the medal during the high score trophy challenge that night. Or you can donate anytime using our giving page link. Find all the details at www.tiviachickloveslasertag.com/tag-4-the-hotline.

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