This past Friday, my friends and I entered a medieval world of pizza, soda, and laser tag. Yes, you guessed it – we participated in the Fontbonne-sponsored laser tag event at The Edge in Belleville, Illinois.
I have never before been laser tagging. And, in all honesty, I was not planning on going to this Fontbonne event. However, all of my biology-major friends convinced me to go, and then my friend and fellow blogger, Elizabeth, decided to join me.
During the three rounds of play, Elizabeth, Stephanie (one of my friends from chemistry and microbiology), and I decided to form our own little team. Even though we were all technically on different teams during the rounds, we had a truce among ourselves so that none of us would get lost in the medieval-themed playing field.
I was so shocked at how intense the game was. Though we weren’t running during the game, we were constantly walking around while dodging and darting in order to avoid other players’ lasers. Between the rounds of play, we all went back to our party room, where we ate pizza and checked our stats on our individual record sheets.
I’m extremely glad I took my fellow bio majors’ advice and went to this event. I had an absolute blast despite the fact that one of my scores was in the negative. I definitely plan on going laser tagging again next year. Hopefully, my score will improve with experience!!!
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In thinking back on all the activities I’ve been able to participate in at Fontbonne, I must say my favorite (by far) is the annual trip to play laser tag and demolition ball. Demolition ball, a little known sport, is played with a scoop and a whiffle ball while driving a small bumper cart around a court. Two teams in different colored cars try to steal the ball and score by hitting the backboard of a the goal, which is like a basketball “net” without the hoop and net, just a small square to hit in. Being uncoordinated, both in the throwing and the driving, demolition ball is not my favorite, but it’s still enjoyable. This most recent trip, I played with four girls versus four male international students from China. Although we put up a vicious fight, we failed to defeat the boys team. The women international students were wonderful and enthusiastic cheerleaders though!
