What to Expect on the Day: How a Mobile Laser Tag Session Works
If you've never booked mobile laser tag before, it's natural to have questions. What exactly happens? How does the equipment work? What do you need to prepare? How does it run for a big group?
Here's a complete walkthrough of a typical Mobile Laser Quest session — from our arrival to our departure.
Before the Day
Once you've booked, we'll confirm the date, time, location, and approximate number of players. We'll sort out any lour battlefield specific to your venue — whether that's a backyard, a local park, a school oval, or an OSHC centre.
You will need to contact your local Council if using a Park or other Council Facility. Let us know when that is done.
You don't need to organise anything for the equipment. We bring everything. All you need to provide is the outdoor space.
If you're running a birthday party, this is a good time to plan where the cake and food will happen so it fits naturally around the game rotations.
Arrival and Setup (About 1 Hour Before Play)
Our camo Land Rover arrives roughly an hour before your session starts. We unload and set up:
- Pop Up bunkers positioned across the playing field to create cover and structure
- Camouflage netting strung between trees or stands to add atmosphere and tactical complexity if it is required.
- Medic Boxes and Domination Boxes — mission objectives that make the games far more interesting than a simple shoot-out
- 12 laser taggers — charged, tested, and ready to go
By the time the kids arrive, the battlefield looks the part.
The Briefing
Before play begins, Phil runs a player briefing. This covers:
- How the laser taggers work (hit sensors, reload, health indicators)
- The rules
- The game mode for the first round
- Team assignments
The briefing is kept short and energetic — kids are keen to get started, and we respect that.
The Games
Each game runs for 5 minutes. We typically cycle through several different game modes during a session:
- Team Deathmatch — classic team elimination
- Capture the Flag / Capture the Base — objective-based gameplay using the Domination Boxes
- VIP Escort — one player is the VIP; their team must get them to safety
For larger groups, we run rotations — one team plays while the next is briefing up.
Between Games
Game breaks are short — typically 2–3 minutes for a team debrief and water break. For birthday parties, we'll time a longer break around the food and cake so the schedule flows naturally.
Pack-Down
Once the session wraps up, we pack the entire battlefield away. This usually takes around an hour. The kids can eat, socialise, or start heading home — the pack-down happens quietly in the background and requires nothing from you.
We leave the space exactly as we found it.
What You Need to Prepare
Honestly, very little:
- A flat outdoor space of roughly 15m x 15m
- Water access for players (we recommend kids bring their own drink bottles)
- If it's a party: your food, cake, and decorations sorted separately
That's it. We handle the rest.
Ready to Book?
Mobile Laser Quest operates across all of Perth — from Joondalup to Fremantle, Mandurah, the Swan Valley, and everywhere in between. We also specialise in OSHC and vacation care incursions.
To check availability and make an enquiry, visit our Prices & Bookings page
Mobile Laser Quest — you worry about the fun. We'll handle everything else. ⚔️
Laser Tag for OSHC: What Coordinators Need to Know
If you're running an outside school hours care centre or a vacation care program in Perth, you already know the challenge: you need activities that are safe, engaging, scalable, and easy to organise — and ideally something the kids haven't done a hundred times already.
Mobile laser tag ticks all of those boxes. Here's what you need to know before you book.
We're Set Up for Large Groups
This is the big one. We're not just a birthday party operator who can squeeze in a group of 30. We've specifically designed our operation for OSHC and vacation care programs — running back-to-back rotations that keep every child engaged throughout the session, regardless of group size.
We've managed programs with 100+ children in a single booking. While one team plays a 15–20 minute game, the next group is being briefed and ready to go. No dead time, no bored kids waiting around.
The Equipment Is Safe and Robust
Our laser taggers use infrared technology — no projectiles, no impact, no pain. The equipment is designed for high-volume use, is regularly serviced, and meets all requirements for use with children. There is nothing flying through the air and nothing that causes injury or distress.
Age recommendation is 6 and up, which aligns with most OSHC enrolment ages perfectly.
We Handle Everything On-Site
We arrive, set up the battlefield (inflatable bunkers, camo netting, Medic Boxes, Domination Boxes), run every game rotation, manage the children throughout the session, and pack everything away before we leave. Your educators are free to supervise rather than run the activity.
Standard setup is around an hour before the session starts. We need a flat outdoor area of roughly 15m x 15m — most school ovals and OSHC outdoor spaces easily accommodate this.
We Cover All of Perth
We travel across the metro area and beyond. We regularly run OSHC incursions across Perth's northern suburbs including Joondalup and surrounds, Fremantle and South Perth, Mandurah and the Peel region, and the Swan Valley and eastern corridor. If you're unsure whether we travel to your centre, just call and ask.
What Coordinators and Kids Have Said
"Mobile Laser Quest all had an amazing morning on the mobile laser quest battlefield! Excellent organisation by Phil from the time of booking through to the gaming on the day. Would highly recommend for a birthday party or for larger groups like our vacation care program." — Mindarie Keys OSHC
"We had the Mobile Laser Quest team in for our recent vacation care program. They were fantastic — well organised, friendly and accommodating. We had over a hundred children and they all got through in the two hours, had an awesome time and can't wait for us to do it again." — Jellybeans OSHC
How to Book
We recommend booking at least 3–4 weeks ahead for school holiday periods, as these dates fill quickly. For term-time bookings, 2 weeks is usually sufficient.
For more details on our OSHC incursion offering, visit our dedicated OSHC page. To check availability and submit an enquiry, head to our bookings page.
Mobile Laser Quest — Perth's go-to laser tag incursion for OSHC and vacation care since 2013. 🎯
10 Reasons Laser Tag Makes the Best Kids Birthday Party in Perth
So the birthday is coming up and you're staring down the usual options. Another ten-pin bowling session. A trampoline park with a hundred other kids. A party at a venue where the food is average and you spend the afternoon trying to keep the group together.
Or — laser tag.
Here's why more Perth families are choosing mobile laser tag for their child's birthday, and why the kids are already asking for it again before the session is even over.
1. It Comes to You
No loading kids into cars and driving across town. Mobile Laser Quest packs the entire battlefield into a genuine ex Army camo Land Rover and brings it to your backyard, a local park, or a school oval. You pick the location. We do everything else.
2. Setup and Pack-Down Is Completely Handled
We arrive an hour early, set up the bunkers, string the camo nets, test all the gear, and brief the players. When it's done, we pack it all away while the kids are eating cake. You don't lift a finger.
3. Kids of All Ages Can Play
Laser tag works brilliantly for ages 6 and up. There's no upper limit — we've run sessions with adults who had just as much fun as the 8-year-olds. Mixed age groups, boys and girls, sporty kids and not-so-sporty kids — it works for everyone.
4. No Pain, No Mess, No Projectiles
The guns use infrared — same technology as your TV remote. There's nothing flying through the air, nothing that stings, and nothing that ends in tears. Parents breathe easy. Kids play hard.
5. It's Genuinely Active and Outdoors
In a world of screens and sitting down, laser tag gets kids running, crouching, sprinting, and strategising in the fresh air. For at least an hour, everyone is completely off their phone and fully in the game.
6. Multiple Game Modes Keep It Fresh
We don't just run "shoot each other until someone wins." We run structured game modes — Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, VIP Escort, Medic missions — so kids are constantly thinking, adapting, and having new experiences throughout the session.
7. It Scales Up Easily
Got a big group? No problem. We handle up to 12 players on the field at once, with rotations for larger groups. We've managed events with 40+ kids and kept every single one engaged and happy.
8. It Works Across Perth
Whether you're in Joondalup, Fremantle, Mandurah, the Swan Valley, or anywhere in between — we travel to you. Perth's parks, ovals, and backyards are our battlefield.
9. The Kids Talk About It for Weeks
We've had parents tell us their child is still replaying the game three weeks later. There's something about real-life, physical gameplay with their mates that sticks with kids in a way that a passive activity just doesn't.
10. It's Surprisingly Easy to Book
Message us on Facebook, or check availability on our bookings page. Tell us your date, your suburb, and roughly how many kids — we'll take it from there.
Mobile Laser Quest — bringing Perth's best birthday experience to your backyard since 2013. 🎯
School Holiday Activities Perth: Why Kids Love Laser Tag
Perth school holidays mean six weeks of summer, two weeks at Easter, and a couple more sprinkled through the year. And every time they roll around, the same question comes up: what do we actually do with them?
The usual suspects — the movies, the beach, the trampoline park — are fine. But if you're looking for something that gets kids genuinely excited, burns off real energy, and gives them something to talk about at the start of next term, mobile laser tag is hard to beat.
It's Outdoor and Active
Everything we do happens outside. No queues, no artificial lighting, no passive entertainment. Kids are running, ducking, working as a team, and completely absorbed in the game from the first countdown to the last. On a clear Perth morning or afternoon, it's hard to imagine a better way to spend two hours.
It Works for a Range of Ages
Laser tag is ideal for ages 6 to 16 — and honestly, the older teens are often the most competitive. Mixed age groups work fine because the game naturally balances itself out (speed vs. experience vs. strategy). Siblings, neighbours, and mates from school all work.
We Come to You — or a Local Park
You don't need to organise transport or book a venue. Mobile Laser Quest rolls up to your backyard, a local oval, or a park near you. We need a flat outdoor space of around 15m x 15m — most Perth parks easily handle that.
If you're in the northern suburbs, we regularly run sessions around Joondalup and the northern corridor. Down south? We cover Fremantle and South Perth and travel to Mandurah and the Peel region regularly. Our home base is the Swan Valley, where we run regular sessions at Henley Brook.
Running an OSHC or Vacation Care Program?
If you're coordinating a school holiday program, we're set up specifically for it. We run back-to-back rotations for groups of 20 to 100+ kids, keep every rotation engaged, and handle all the logistics on our end. Find out more about our OSHC incursions here.
What the Kids Actually Say
"Can we do it again tomorrow?"
Genuinely — that's the most common response we get. The combination of physical action, team strategy, and the sheer novelty of running around a real battlefield with real equipment hits differently to a screen or a passive activity.
How to Book for School Holidays
School holidays book up faster than you'd expect — especially January and the summer break. We recommend getting in touch at least 3–4 weeks ahead to lock in your preferred date.
Message us on Facebook Messenger, or check availability here.
Mobile Laser Quest — Perth's original mobile battlefield. Active, outdoor, unforgettable. ⚔️