Good morning, Readers!
This weekend, I belatedly celebrated my birthday. The Amazing Flatmate was back briefly from her job out of town and I wanted to celebrate with her. So, rather than throw the do on my actual birthday, I waited a week.
Friday night, a gaggle of friends and I headed out to dinner and then, then, we went out for some crazy fun!
This weekend, I belatedly celebrated my birthday. The Amazing Flatmate was back briefly from her job out of town and I wanted to celebrate with her. So, rather than throw the do on my actual birthday, I waited a week.
Friday night, a gaggle of friends and I headed out to dinner and then, then, we went out for some crazy fun!
Two teams, waging archery war!
We all headed out to Ottawa's new archery tag join, Archery Games, and for roughly an hour, we battled with foam-tipped arrows.
It was so much fun, guys. SO. MUCH. FUN.
I cannot explain to you just how incredibly fun this is. You kind of have to experience it for yourself.
Our group was fairly sizeable, and we were enough to split into two teams - Team Shot in the Dark, and Team Sherwood. I'll let you guess which team I was on. Here's a clue:
It was so much fun, guys. SO. MUCH. FUN.
I cannot explain to you just how incredibly fun this is. You kind of have to experience it for yourself.
Our group was fairly sizeable, and we were enough to split into two teams - Team Shot in the Dark, and Team Sherwood. I'll let you guess which team I was on. Here's a clue:
Hey, it's still one of my favourite movies of all time, okay?
Anywho, the warm up round was merely a 'steal the other players' round. The goal was to shoot a person on the other team. This magical arrow would then make the player turn on their former team, cross the safety zone in the middle and fight for the opposition. Team Shot in the Dark won that one, but since it was only the warm up round, it didn't count for points.
We played six games after that, each a variation on the same theme - eliminate other players, or hit all five central targets, to win.
My favourite game had to be "Medic". In this game, instead of catching arrows or hitting a central target to return eliminated players to the field, we had a medic. With only a small, buckler-sized shield to ward off the arrows and no way to return fire, the medic ran the field "healing" injured archers so they can again join the fray. This was the final game of the night.
Tied at two all, Team Shot in the Dark pulled through by eliminating all five central targets... and quickly, too! In fact, that round was so fast, we played Medic again. This time, Team Sherwood won by eliminating the other team.
We ended the night three points a piece.
No friendships were lost, as my Kung Fu brother Jon noted.
Anywho, the warm up round was merely a 'steal the other players' round. The goal was to shoot a person on the other team. This magical arrow would then make the player turn on their former team, cross the safety zone in the middle and fight for the opposition. Team Shot in the Dark won that one, but since it was only the warm up round, it didn't count for points.
We played six games after that, each a variation on the same theme - eliminate other players, or hit all five central targets, to win.
My favourite game had to be "Medic". In this game, instead of catching arrows or hitting a central target to return eliminated players to the field, we had a medic. With only a small, buckler-sized shield to ward off the arrows and no way to return fire, the medic ran the field "healing" injured archers so they can again join the fray. This was the final game of the night.
Tied at two all, Team Shot in the Dark pulled through by eliminating all five central targets... and quickly, too! In fact, that round was so fast, we played Medic again. This time, Team Sherwood won by eliminating the other team.
We ended the night three points a piece.
No friendships were lost, as my Kung Fu brother Jon noted.
Me, mid battle. I wasn't even gaming for the camera. Not going to lie, this felt pretty badass!
MVP for Team Sherwood had to have been my Kung Fu brother Harrison, who was not only a great shot, but a real team player. I spied him providing covering fire for teammates, and was even the armed escort for our medic in the last game. I was continually congratulating him between games. Seriously impressive.
MVP Harrison. Legitimate badass!
It's tough figuring out who the MVP was for Team Shot in the Dark. I'm putting my money on my Kung Fu brother Jerry, though. His aim was impeccable, and he dodged like a pro. Anyone from Shot in the Dark want to nominate another? It was tough from where I was to pick it out.
Jerry, another legitimate badass!
I will never be an MVP, because I focus too much on my own tasks and not at all on the team. This is why I failed at all team sports I have ever tried. My gravestone will read, "Does not play well with others." Also a possibility; "Giggled too damned much."
This was such a great night. It was such a blast. I couldn't stop smiling after I went home. I grinned like an idiot as I watched some YouTube in the hopes that I could calm my blood a bit and sleep. I chuckled idiotically to myself in the shower. I smiled up at the ceiling for hours after all the lights were out, trying to sleep, too giddy and fully of adrenaline to nod off.
The games ended at midnight. It took two hours for me to stop smiling.
Archery Games is looking to start a league come January. I'm intensely interested in joining, though my already demanding schedule may make that impossible. Martial arts training four nights a week makes scheduling difficult. That said, I'm willing to give up one night a week to do this, and will make it work on the weekends.
In fact, I'm so enamoured with this, that I've decided I'll be going at least once a month (more if the league thing works out), starting in January (December is just too damned busy to schedule a game). I think I can spare roughly $30.00 once a month to play.
If you're in the Ottawa area, I highly, highly recommend giving this a go. Just do it. It was wonderful fun! Thanks to everyone who came out to play with me on Friday, and especially thanks to Archery Games for providing such an awesome, fun evening. I cannot think of a better way to celebrate surviving another year!
And now I must spend some time actually working.
Ciao!
This was such a great night. It was such a blast. I couldn't stop smiling after I went home. I grinned like an idiot as I watched some YouTube in the hopes that I could calm my blood a bit and sleep. I chuckled idiotically to myself in the shower. I smiled up at the ceiling for hours after all the lights were out, trying to sleep, too giddy and fully of adrenaline to nod off.
The games ended at midnight. It took two hours for me to stop smiling.
Archery Games is looking to start a league come January. I'm intensely interested in joining, though my already demanding schedule may make that impossible. Martial arts training four nights a week makes scheduling difficult. That said, I'm willing to give up one night a week to do this, and will make it work on the weekends.
In fact, I'm so enamoured with this, that I've decided I'll be going at least once a month (more if the league thing works out), starting in January (December is just too damned busy to schedule a game). I think I can spare roughly $30.00 once a month to play.
If you're in the Ottawa area, I highly, highly recommend giving this a go. Just do it. It was wonderful fun! Thanks to everyone who came out to play with me on Friday, and especially thanks to Archery Games for providing such an awesome, fun evening. I cannot think of a better way to celebrate surviving another year!
And now I must spend some time actually working.
Ciao!
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