Though laser tag began as a government program to prepare the citizenry for a robotic takeover, it was recast as a recreational game after officials confirmed that Terminator was just a movie. Separate fun from fiction with today’s Groupon: for $15, you get a laser-tag-outing package, which includes four games of laser tag ($20), a hot dog ($2.50), a large soda ($3), and 20 arcade tokens ($5) at Long Island Laser Bounce in Levittown (a $30.50 value).

Long Island Laser Bounce's colorful facilities welcome recreationists of all ages with a variety of excitement-inducing diversions. Four rounds of laser tag take two teams through a glow-in-the-dark arena, testing eyes and camaraderie with black-light-illuminated carpets, glowing painted aliens, and insults from vanity mirrors. Cosmic combatants duck behind rows of neon-accented pillars, reaching for a winning score as they aim at opponent's target-bearing vests. Post-battle, arcade tokens enable investments in stuffed-animal stock at the sprawling arcade, which challenges guests to games ranging from interactive racing to reflex-based arcade classics that spout streams of redeemable tickets. Long Island Laser Bounce welcomes groups of friends or feuding families disguised as friends for walk-in laser tag games, entertaining thrill-seekers until midnight every night.