Combat Skirmish: Laser Tag

It was Yuxin's birthday on Saturday, so we celebrated by going for a round of Laser Tag at Fort Siloso!  Indoor laser tag is a pretty common form of entertainment in the US where we studied, but a vast majority of companies in Singapore, with the exception of Combat Skirmish and Laser Quest, don't have their own premises that people can just walk into and play a game.  Instead, they usually cater to corporate functions or birthday parties, so they require booking and are quite expensive.

Here we pose with our weapons of choice!  

Pistols and Shotguns are available, and the backpack-esque straps carry sensors which detect when you've been shot.

The Bunker of Introductions.

The Maze of Ambush.

The Mission begins with a briefing in a little bunker, which introduces the maze, a.k.a. the fighting arena, and the mechanics of the game, such as how to reload your gun, and how to respawn yourself when you die.  Yes, RESPAWN, bwahahaha.

The game only lasts 15 minutes, though you can have the option of playing a 30-minute game.  However, for sedate computer-potatoes like us, 15 minutes left us all winded and soaking in sweat, despite the maze being air-conditioned...  Obviously, I was too busy shooting and getting killed (I have the honor of being the most-killed person in the game >_<") to take any pictures, but at the end we re-assembled and took a shot at with our friendly guide and explainer, Daniel!

On the way out, we walked through the set-up for Spooktacular Sentosa, a ghoulish extravaganza to scare and delight this Halloween!!  It was broad daylight so the props weren't exactly scary, in fact most were downright humorous, but it looks like it'll be quite a Halloween Bash at Sentosa this year, with Spooktacular, as well as the Universal Studios Halloween party =D.

Fort Siloso, soon to be a Haunted Trail.

Drinks, anyone?  Holy water for only $2.00!

Yuxian and Deanna pose with the skeletons 8-D.

I probably won't be going for the actual Spooktacular because I'll be making a trip to Kusu Island in 2 weeks' time, so stay tuned for some sun and sand!!  (Assuming it doesn't rain -.-")

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Budget!

Public rates:

Indoor Maze - 15-minute game: $18/pax; 30-minute game: $35/pax (max 12 pax)
Tunnel Battle - 30-minute game: $35/pax
Laser Clay Shooting - 30 minutes: $35/pax
Mad Rush (Laser Tag in the Fort setting) - 15-minute game: $18/pax

Corporate rates: (dependent on group size)

Corporate fun games: ~$70/pax
Team Building + Laser Tag: ~$90/pax