“Do you want to try this again?” asks Govind Ajayakumar — co-owner of Sector7 Games positioned in Kazhakuttam, Thiruvananthapuram— a couple of minutes after I sat all the way down to catch my breath, taking part in hyper grid — a recreation, which requires the gamers to maneuver on a 12*24 contact delicate rectangular course with illuminated tiles of evolving colors. As I started, I used to be chased by a wave of crimson tiles. I ran, leapt and dove onto the blue-and-white tiles, to earn factors, qualify and keep alive in the sport.
Hyper grid at Sector7 Games
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Nainu Oommen
I had 5 lives, which means I may step on the crimson tiles solely 5 occasions. The timer was additionally set at 5 minutes, regardless that I went via all my lives and power in lower than two minutes. “That was our easiest level,” says Govind smiling, earlier than he armed me with a plastic gun and armoured me with a black vest dotted with LED lights and censors.
Little did I do know, Govind was warming me up for a battle on the gaming centre’s laser tag enviornment, presumably the one one in town.
Laser tag, a worldwide leisure sport common as a “corporate team outing activity” in cities like Bengaluru, has gamers battling it out with plastic mannequin weapons which emit infrared laser rays focused at opponents. The goal is to hit the rays on the opponents’ vests.
Laser tag tools at Sector7 Games
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“I have always liked laser tag and saw a gap for it in Thiruvananthapuram. We started working on the idea in August 2024 and began functioning on March 15 this year,” says Govind who can be at present working at a personal firm in Bengaluru. “Even when we go for team outings, I always push for laser tags even though we have multiple options like escape rooms or go karting there,” provides the 31-year outdated who partnered along with his former schoolmate Ajesh Anil to open this enterprise.
The laser tag vary at Sector7 Games is a darkish room spanning round 1500 sq ft, with ramps and plywood partitions of various heights and fluorescent blue reflective tapes caught on their edges, appearing as hideouts. The gamers are armed with rechargeable tools imported from Russia. They have to be agile, alert and correct whereas operating via obstacles and taking down their opponents. “The games are physically taxing, and it can actually feel like a workout,” says Govind.
Inside the laser tag vary at Sector7 Games
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Four forms of laser tag battles may be performed right here. Best of greatest refers to a match with the gamers competing individually. Two to 10 gamers can play the sport concurrently and every can have 5 lives after they start. However, even when they run out of lives, the gamers will probably be revived in a couple of seconds and may battle once more. This goes on until they run out of time and finally, the scoreboard reveals the winner.
“Another mode, base station is played in teams. The players must attack their opponents and their enemy bases. For each hit on their opponent, they get two points and for each hit on the base, they get 10 points,” says Govind. In this mode, the bases are revived after a small interval and the gamers are revived at an space known as the energiser. Another group recreation known as management level consists of capturing the three bases in the sphere for so long as they’ll whereas attacking.
The laser tag classes are charged at ₹349 per particular person for 20 minutes. “Within this period, we give them a five-minute trial period to get used to equipment. We have given 20 minutes so that people can enjoy it thoroughly. However, with all the running and climbing, people are completely exhausted by that time.”
The hyper grid which has 10 ranges and three problem modes, is priced at ₹199 for quarter-hour. Players also can compete in groups and towards one another in this recreation. Sector7 Games additionally gives a couple of video games to be performed with a Virtual Reality headset. These value ₹99 for 10 minutes.
“Ideally, we want to open more such centres in Thiruvananthapuram as there aren’t many premium entertainment options for young adults in the city. We are aiming for corporate team outings while birthday celebrations are also common in these centres.”
Sector7 Games is positioned at first flooring, Soorya Enclave, Kazhakuttam. Laser tag: ₹349 per particular person for 20 minutes; hyper grid: ₹199 per particular person for quarter-hour; VR video games: ₹99 per particular person for 10 minutes. Contact: 8921426693
Published – April 17, 2025 10:01 am IST
