Lazer Force Lazer Tag Zone

Adults going to this place to play should be aware of what they’re getting into.
The center’s located a short drive from Downtown STL, perhaps a mile at most off of I-​64. There’s not much around it; from the outside, it looks like a pre-​fab light industrial building. It’s comprised of a couple of amusement venues that spoke out from a central hub where the party rooms, bathrooms and cashier are. All of these will probably be filled with kids ranging in age and it can easily get more than a little noisy, but it’s appropriate.
Starting with the video games, all of them seemed to be in working order, even if there wasn’t anything particularly exciting. About 15 machines seemed to be running including a Dance Dance Revolution, air hockey table, Time Crisis 3, racing game and a few ticket-​dispensers. Everything was bathed in blacklight.
Off to the left from the main entrance is a room with a glow golf course. It’s pretty literal: hill-​less mini-​golf + blacklights.
The main attraction, laser tag, is as well executed as anywhere in the area. The hosts my group had for its two games were really good; rule explanations were quick and painless, and the games began quickly.
Players can be split into three teams and the games last 10 – 15 minutes (the venue claims 20, and it might be that the fast play makes the time seem shorter…). The arena, just as the business’ description below states, has two levels and is of a large size. There are plenty of holes, mini mazes, and a couple of special targets to find. There’s really not much of a theme, and that’s fine. Blacklight, some spray paint, a lot of black paint on the walls set a mood that’s distinctly ‘lazer tag’. Oddly enough, it didn’t feel very disorienting or overly dark which made getting around more exciting than frustrating. Camping (as in staying in one protected place and picking off people), though it could be done, isn’t easy (thankfully).
For those who like to joke about the game afterwards and/​or track their development as a digital killer, detailed score reports are presented after each match with breakdowns of team and individual hit rates and achievements.
Overall, it’s a lot like the EDGE, sans bar. The price per game isn’t too steep ($ 6– or 7-​ish) and groups can be accommodated fairly easily, even without a ton of notice, on the right night.

If I hadn’t already purchased the Groupon for this place, I would have walked out of this place so quickly. Upon presenting the Groupon (the day before it was to expire), the manager on duty, Dick (I’m assuming that’s his name because that’s how we were treated), informed us that we couldn’t use it after a certain time. I contested because nothing in the fine print said such things. He explained the time constraints on the package, which I can appreciate, but trying to screw people out of using their purchase without explanation is shady. I said we would participate in whatever we had time to do and he obliged, but not without huffing around and staring daggers at us the rest of the time we were there.
Needless to say, I’ll never be going to this place again, especially since there are bigger and nicer lazer tag establishments in the area.