An awesome alternative to paintball, I'd say just as painful haha.
It works much like paintball does, teams battle it out to become Victor. There are 4 teams each with its own coloured bows and masks to match with about 6 members per team.
The first half an hour runs over rules and target practice to get the feel for the bow and loading your arrow. The arrows have a rubber tip on the end which does not decrease accuracy.
You then get a debrief on how it works and what will happen for the next stage - team vs team!
You then play a series of mini games, which will probably vary on the day but we played a game where it was 2v2 firing squad - both teams stood against the wall and fired at the other team and you weren't allowed to dodge. So it was an elimination game where after each round each team took a step forward towards each other.
The next was a dodgeballesk game, 2v2 where you couldn't cross the halfway mark but had to eliminate the enemy team - if you were hit anywhere, including your bow you were out - the twist is if you hit targets you can revive your teammates and even better if you catch an arrow on the full your whole team is revived.
My favourite mode was zombies vs humans in a 1v3 match, one team is the zombies and can run the whole field while they try and convert the humans to zombies in a time attack mode. Each team has a go at starting as the zombies and trying to win in the best time - winning is accomplished by converting the whole zombie team.
They are starting a tournament that will run weekly on Thursdays.
It gets pretty intense when you are trying to keep an eye on the field for incoming arrows while you're trying to also load your next arrow and then aim but if you enjoy team sports that involve being target practice you will love this!! This definitely pointed out how unfit I am :)
Also shout out to the staff there, the refs are humorous and keep everyone safe :) read more
