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| - As part of a bachelor party I was putting together for a good friend of mine, we decided to visit Archer's Arena as part of the festivities.
This is a great place to start if want to be live either your Hunger Games or The Walking Dead fantasies. Although I am not sure how far you would get with soft-like marshmallow tips instead of arrow heads... My guess? About 5 minutes in either fantasy.
Either way, it is definitely quite the workout and believe you me, if you really want to get into it, then you will be walking out as blob of sweat by the end, and you will be the happier for it. Not to mention, likely exhausted.
This is as close as you are going to get to to play William Tell, shooting people in the head with a bow and arrow without any legal repercussions, since you will find that few things are as satisfying in this sport as hearing the loud "thawp!" of an arrow hitting someone's helmet. Remember, the greatest prey of them all... is... MAN!!!!
DUN DUN DUUUUN!!!
Needless to say, archery tag really, truly, shines when you come in larger groups. We were seven and we mingled with other players as we ran, fought and hid through a few different game styles in order to keep the hour interesting.
When you get there, you get about half an hour for a quick training session, in which you get acquainted with the bow, and shooting targets before you move to the arena where you play for a full hour like kids aught to be playing and exercising today instead of playing Minecraft on their smartphones.
I cannot stress how much fun it is --specially with larger groups -- and I for one will be going back. They also have a special in which you can play for the whole night for $20 on weekends starting at 7:00pm, if I recall. Mind you, this is one of those *wink wink* white lies of a promotion since I doubt there is a human, outside someone who is at an athlete level, who could possibly last playing longer than 2-3 hours or die of dehydration, their pick. I guess it depends on how serious you want to get into the fun. Some people stay at the end of the arenas which gives you plenty of breathing room and time to aim, avoid and shoot arrows, while others (like me) will get closer which means you will have to be on the move or be seeking cover virtually at all times, specially if you want to maximise tagging your opponents while not getting tagged yourself. Follow this strategy if you think you need to work on your gastrocnemius and popliteus muscles says I, thinking, "Finall! That one anatomy class in grade 10 is finally paying off."
The staff is friendly and for what I could tell, knowledgeable. I can't give them five stars since this was my first archery battle location I have visited, therefore my perspective is somewhat limited.
However, the place is fairly low key, the battle arenas (there are 2) seem to be what I would call medium sized(?). Since I think that any larger, would lead to games being a tad slower which would impact the overall stakes and fun. Plus, generally, you will be too busy on the run, taking cover and picking up arrows to bother pondering about the arena's size and Feng Shui rating.
If not Archers Arena, at least give Archery Battle/Tag a try. If you like to be active, then this is something I am almost certain, you will enjoy.
Happy hunting. :)
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