Laser tag bow

A gaming device for use in a laser tag game comprising

• a) a bow shaped body having a first arm and a second arm;
• b) a string having a first end coupled to said first arm and a second end coupled to said second arm;
• c) an infrared emitter coupled to said bow shaped body;
• d) a means for generating an infrared beam from said infrared emitter when said string is pulled away from said bow shaped body and returned to its original static position;
• and
• e) a quiver communicatively coupled to said gaming device, said quiver comprising one or more reload levers and a means for generating and sending a reload signal to said gaming device when pulled.

A method for playing a laser tag game comprising

• a) holding a hand-held gaming device
• i) wherein said hand-held gaming device comprises a bow shaped body having a first arm and a second arm, a string having a first end coupled to said first arm and a second end coupled to said second arm, an infrared emitter coupled to said bow shaped body, and a means for generating an infrared beam from said infrared emitter when said string is pulled away from said bow shaped body and returned to its original static position, and a quiver communicatively coupled to said gaming device, said quiver comprising one or more reload levers and a means for generating and sending a reload signal to said gaming device when pulled;
• b) grasping said string in a first static position where said string is disposed adjacent to said bow shaped body;
• c) pulling a portion of said string away from said first static position to a second position where said portion of said string is disposed further away from said bow shaped body than when in said first static position;
• d) returning said string to said first static position;
• and
• e) generating and emitting an infrared beam from said infrared emitter.