This experience is "awesome!' I purchased a Skinny Party with Groupon (thank you, Groupon!) for my son's 10th birthday. Holy moley. This event was amazing. "Best birthday party ever!"
I made arrangements through the owner, Brian, who was friendly, responsive, and professional. He sent detailed documents via email almost immediately after our phone call outlining all the arrangements and then followed up with me before the day of the event to be sure everything was in place. Thankfully, I took him up on his offer to have a Battle Royale employee run our event. I'm thrilled that I spent the extra $75 (plus tip-- they're worth it). I would not recommend doing this without the staff there to help out (esp. if your event is with kids).
Two employees (Peter and Solomon) arrived right on time (45 mins before the party) to set up. My husband and I immediately felt comfortable with the guys, and the kids were in awe. They got to work setting up camouflage pop up tents all over the property. They also set up a long table in our garage with all the laser guns and the two 'spawn' stations. Traffic on the block started slowing almost immediately as people craned their necks to see what was going on, and random male neighbors aged 15-60 started coming outside to befriend us. The dads that were dropping their boys off for the party didn't seem to want to leave. Too cool.
We had 12 kids playing outside on our property (front yard, garage, back yard) in 25 degree weather on a sunny day in January. I had arranged for all the kids to arrive in snow pants, boots, hats, winter gear. (Peter and Solomon should have been dressed a bit warmer themselves, but some hot chocolate helped a bit). The BR guys were great with the group-- spoke to them like the little adults that they are, took questions, and got them all suited up to play laser tag. The kids, of course, were entranced and willing to comply with any detail (e.g., velcro headbands to attach the laser tag sensors, choosing between 'big' and 'little' guns). And then the games began.
What an awesome event! The kids played for about an hour and a half, even though the party time was for 2 hours-- they were too tuckered out even with water and hot chocolate breaks in between the games (highly recommended). The Battle Royale guys ran the games-- some lasted for 10 minutes, others about 15-- like capture the flag, team elimination, king of the hill, and death match (ask your kid and he will know). The guns worked really well despite the cold. The spawn stations were a little temperamental, but Peter and Solomon found a way to work around it by re-spawning the kids with their own gun to get them back into play.
Everything about this experience was just awesome. We took tons of pictures of the kids--each one with their gun-- and I seriously think this made a memory for my kid like no other. Battle Royale seems to have boosted my son's popularity at school with those who attended.
Hoping that this review will help them stick around for good. This company has the right idea AND the right people on board to run it.
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