So this last Friday I decided that we needed a family night out. We had been cooped up inside for far too long due to weather or projects or just general laziness. I found an interesting little place just on the other side of Dulles called Panther Family Fun Center. They have Indoor mini golf, Laser Tag, and a slew of arcade games. This seemed perfect. It should be noted that when I mentioned the place to Andrew, his comment was “I will own you in both of those!!” There were four of us with Andrew’s friend Zach along to even teams out. We got there early and the place was pretty dead. Not surprising seeing as how it was out in the middle of no-where. We jumped into a game of “Cosmic Golf” which is Mini golf with black lights. For the most part it was ok. The course was a very very basic Mini golf course and the challenge level was low. It was still fun though. Final score here was 1st: Zach, 2nd by 1 point): Me, 3rd: Andrew, and 4th: Sarah.
We decided to hit up a local Kabob place for dinner and come back to the fun afterwards. When we did we went for some of the Arcade games first. Sarah is a big fan of Skee Ball and I love Air Hockey. As of right now I am still champ of the Table as I took on Sarah Twice and Andrew once, 3 for 3 Baby!!! We found that Sarah pwns at Skee Ball and that the Wheel of Fortune Coin drop machine gives a TON of tickets.
It was now time for some Laser Tag. Our first game was a free for all with about 8 total people. Now here is where I see a definite gap in age and tactics. When I was young and played Lazer Tag (yes, they had it back then, you just had much bigger guns and vests.) you would run and weave and hide. The goal of the game was to NOT GET HIT. I think some of these kids need to try out paint ball FIRST and then come back to Laser Tag. Most of them were just wandering through the maze and shooting at random, not trying to hide or anything. Me? I was in corners, covering my back, and keeping a sharp eye out. If I was tagged, I would use the 5 seconds of down time to run quickly to a new spot. Kids today. Second game. This time it was teams. Sadly it was the same tactics. They would wander around and not care, I would run from place to place, defend my position, call out to team mates, etc.
This leads me to the title of the post. I managed to get through two solid games. By the time the second was done I was beat. In this respect, (and only this) I admire what those kids were doing. By running around, ducking dodging and weaving, I managed to wipe myself out. Now I am paying the price for my winter break from exercise. My legs are killing me!!! Andrew and Zach went in for another 2 games while Sarah and I relaxed and played some Pinball. Then it was home to collapse on the couch. Overall it was a fun time for all, but wow, I am not young anymore!
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