12/12/13 - It wonât be featured at the Winter Olympics in Russia, but a burgeoning sport will make an appearance in Howell this weekend. The first-ever regional Laser-Blast professional laser tag tournament in Michigan will take place Saturday night at the Castaway Play Café. Up to 10 teams of professional laser tag players from across Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Canada will compete for the trophy. If youâre not familiar with laser tag, the activity involves players attempting to score points by tagging targets with a hand-held device that fires an infrared light beam. Teams will be constructed of 6 players who are drafted by designated captains right before the tournament begins. The teams will then compete in a double round robin bracket and the team with the best record at the end will be crowned the champions. Although participation in the tournament is limited to qualifying players, spectators will be allowed in free of charge. The qualifying rounds will begin around 10pm Saturday, with the actual tournament scheduled to begin at midnight and run until all of the games have been finished. (JK)
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