rer@vaximile.UUCP (R.RICHARDSON) (10/11/85)
Eat me! Drink me! Three weeks ago, a 'Photon' franchise opened here in New Jersey. I understand that several already exist, and more are coming. Photon, for those who haven't yet heard about it, is a game played by two teams of 10 players. The playing field consists of a large building which has been constructed with hiding places on two levels. The entire room is darkened and filled with smoke. Each player wears a suit consisting of a belt of batteries, a chest plate filled with electronics, a helmet which has sound and lights, and a 'laser pistol'. The object of the game is to 'shoot' the opposing teams players with the laser pistol (worth 10 points), while avoiding being shot yourself (-10 points). Disrupting the opposing teams base is worth 200 points (and can be done once per player). Disrupting a player on your own team costs you 30 points. Both individual and team scores are accumulated by a central computer. After playing several games of Photon, it begins to bother me that I don't understand the technology being used. It is certain that both infrared and radio are being employed; the question is: are the laser pistols infrared sources or just receivers, and likewise are the helmets/chest electronics sources or receivers of infrared. I'd like to know. Anybody out there have the details? Rick Richardson. ..!vaximile!rer
fair@ucbarpa.BERKELEY.EDU (Erik E. &) (10/14/85)
SMOKE? They didn't have smoke at the Photon in Dallas! What I'd like to see is the list of extant franchises. Rumour (mongered by the manager of the Photon in Dallas last January) had it that a franchise was going to open in the SF Bay Area sometime in the next year... Erik E. Fair ucbvax!fair fair@ucbarpa.BERKELEY.EDU
srt@ucla-cs.UUCP (10/16/85)
In article <10645@ucbvax.ARPA> fair@ucbarpa.BERKELEY.EDU (Erik E. &) writes: >SMOKE? They didn't have smoke at the Photon in Dallas! Yes they do. I was going to post my original review of Photon again (for the fourth time), but I can't seem to find it. Oh well... -- Scott
beyer@fluke.UUCP (10/17/85)
Would anyone have a list of city's that have this game in them?
I'd be very interested in knowing the closes location to give this game
a try! Thanks in advance!
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Jeff Beyer; John Fluke Mfg. Co MS 223B;
PO Box C9090 Everett WA 98206
(206) 356-5986ewiles@netex.UUCP (Ed Wiles) (11/02/85)
I have heard of Photon, and even seen it on TV. I would be
very interested in knowing where ALL the locations are, especially if
there happens to be one within a day's driving distance of Washington D.C.!
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UUCP: {seismo,rlgvax}!hadron!netex!ewilestrudel@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU (Jonathan D.) (11/04/85)
Well, if you're willing to hoof it to NJ, There's one in Kenilworth.
Somehow, find a way to Kenilworth via Route 22 or the Garden State
Parkway. It is located about 2 miles east of the Garden State Parkway
on the eastbound side. It's near a Mc Donalds or Burger King (you'll
see one of these before the place). If you're coming up the Parkway, get
onto Route 22 west and travel about 2 miles. There will be stores and such
in the median, and you should be able to see it on the far side of the
eastbound lane.
As far as the game is concerned, I would suggest that you bring a
few friends with you. The two teams are composed of about 10 per side,
and it pays to have some sort of strategy. The initial cost is $10,
and this gets you a passport and a game. Further games cost $3.50.
The games themselves last six and a half minutes, which is enough time
to exhaust the best of us.
Enjoy!
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Jonathan D. Trudel
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