Laser Tag Set

Laser tag was first released in 1979 as a tie-in toy with the release of the movie Star Wars. Even before that, the US military had been using laser tag to train soldiers in combat situations, but it took the release in 1979 to make the game popular and available to general public. All one needed was a laser tag gun, sensors in the form of vests worn by players, and one was good to go for a game of laser tag. Nowadays, a two gun set of laser tag guns is called a laser tag set, and is available from online stores as well as offline ones. Here we talk about some of the more popular laser tag sets, and about the manufacturers of the laser tag set. We will first review the kind of equipment required by the game of laser tag.

Laser Tag Equipment

The primary equipment for the game of laser tag is the laser gun, which is available in the market under the name laser tag set. The objective of the game is to use the laser tag gun and target an opposing player. The laser tag gun emits a straight ray of infrared light that is detected by a sensor worn by the opposing player. The sensor is oftentimes worn on a laser tag vest, which is another popular laser tag equipment. The sensor can be worn on the front of the vest, or on the shoulders, which has a important role to play in the type of game you play. For example, you would want to target an opposing player who has sensors on the front of their vest, from front, and not from back.

Other equipment of interest include Energizers, Base Stations and Remote Controls, though these are not a standard part of a laser tag set.

Laser Tag Set Manufacturers

Some manufacturers specialize in making laser tag equipment. If you are in UK, Darklight Developments is one of the prominent manufacturers of laser tag sets, where in the US, you have Delta Strike, Laser-Blast, Q-zar, LaserStorm, LaserTrek, LaserTron, Laserforce, and LaserGame.

There are other manufacturers such as Hasbro who also make laser tag equipment. Nerf laser tag set by Hasbro is one of the most popular laser tag sets. Another make of laser tag set by Hasbro is the Master Blaster Laser tag set, whose laser tag gun can target a player up to 400 feet.

Buying Laser Tag Set

A laser tag set can be bought online from stores such as Amazon and E-bay. You can also order the laser tag sets from the websites of the manufacturers listed above. Usually you can expect a simple laser tag set for under $100, but if you want a more advanced version of laser tag set, you can expect to pay even higher. A basic laser tag set comes with two guns with LCD screen and pre-programmed games. Sometimes you have batteries included, but that depends on set to set. Usually you can expect to unpack the laser tag set and start playing laser tag in less than 10 minutes.