Mission Combat, Fall River

Five computer systems. Five cryptic messages. Five seconds before another beam of infrared light threatens to take you down. That is, unless you can hack into the mainframe in time. Mission Combat's 15,000 square feet of indoor competition space hosts a spread of different laser-tag missions, including capture the flag, death match, and the aforementioned "decode"—in which teams must deliver "hacked" computer messages to referees in order to win the game and the respect of every actor who's ever starred in a heist movie.

Black lights and a glowing, futuristic atmosphere surround players as they weave through four separate arenas. In their hands are multiple types of laser guns, including pistols and rifles. This selection of infrared firearms reinforces the facility's tactical style of play, which mimics both paintball and first-person video games.