Laser tag strategy post

If you haven't played laser tag in ~30 years, you'll need to make adjustments: the equipment is much different (and better) than you remember, and the rules are probably more complicated. Start by internalizing the idea that you don't need to get as close to your target as you used to.1 If you're playing a laser tag variant with "power ups" or limited special abilities, some are likely to be vastly better EV choices than others. So, for example, the ability to shoot more rapidly is probably much more valuable than a 50% point bonus. (Even ignoring many of the other benefits of rapid shooting, you're almost certainly going to get more than 1.5x as many hits!) If you are one of a handful of adults filling out the rosters at a birthday party, remember that the other adults are not random adults. They are adults who prefer playing laser tag both to conversing with other adults and to being on their phones. If nothing else, they're probably quite motivated. Eight- and nine-year-olds are…