SPY
GAMES
Danny P dusted off his best suit and Sean
Connery accent and headed off to check out
Buckinghamshire-based company Spy Games
S
py Games is an events
company based in the
Buckinghamshire countryside,
near Milton Keynes. Spy
Games offers many different
types of events, ranging from half-day
experiences (for the likes of Stag and Hen
dos), through to full-blown, international,
themed spy events. It even offers a Spy
Academy for kids!
I had been invited to participate in one of
its weekend experience events and, having
arrived at its bespoke training facility, was
directed to sign in along with the other
participants. Once done we were split into
three groups, assigned a different colour
and sent off to different areas of the facility
to be instructed in different skills.
The first area I went to was the
pistol draw, where we were all issued
a leg holster and training pistol. First an
instructor demonstrated the skills needed
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to be able to draw a pistol from a holster in
a quick, fluid movement, while still being
able to hit the target. We were then put
through our paces to see how good we
were, with some interesting results – one
person even managed the throw their
pistol across the field! As the instructor
informed us, although this was funny, in a
real situation this would be very dangerous.
Practice makes perfect and after a little bit
of time, people started to get the hang of
this skill.
After the pistol draw my group moved
over to the laser combat arena where we
were given a helmet and laser combat rifle
and split into two teams. The basic idea
of this is to have some fun – the mission
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