Dart Tag is a sub-line of Hasbro

Hasbro

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's Nerf

Nerf

Nerf is a toy brand created by Parker Brothers and currently owned by Hasbro. The acronym NERF stands for "Non-Expanding Recreational Foam". Most of the toys are a variety of foam-based weaponry, but there are also several different types of Nerf toys, such as balls for sports like football,...

 Blasters

Nerf Blasters

Nerf Blasters are toy weapons made by Hasbro that fire foam darts, discs, or, in some cases, foam balls. The term "Nerf gun", however, is often used as a blanket term for any foam dart blaster, regardless of whether or not it has the brand name. Nerf guns are manufactured in multiple forms,...

. It differentiates itself from the main N-Strike

N-Strike

N-Strike is the main line of Hasbro's Nerf Blasters toy series. This line consists of toy guns that fire rubber-tipped foam darts. While the blasters have been offered in several different colors, the N-Strike's main colors are yellow and orange, despite some models being offered mainly in blue.In...

 line by being more competition-oriented. The line consists mainly of blasters that fire Velcro

Velcro

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-tipped foam darts. Players wear Dart Tag vests or jerseys lined with patches of Velcro, and scoring is determined by where the opponents are hit with the darts. Over the years, Dart Tag blasters have been sold in different colors and mostly in pairs - either red and blue or orange and green. From 2011 onwards, the main color of the blasters is yellow, while the jerseys and eyewear are offered in different colors.

In 2009, Hasbro started the Nerf Dart Tag League an official Nerf sport held annually in the United States

United States

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. The most recent event in 2011 was held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida

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Sharp Shot

The Sharp Shot is the entry-level blaster in the Dart Tag line. It is a single-shot pistol with a slide cocking mechanism, similar to the N-Strike Scout IX-3. The blaster has an ammo holder that stores three extra darts and a detachable carabiner

Carabiner

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 for quick-release action when stored on the user's belt loop. The Sharp Shot is sold individually or in a pair as part of the Dart Tag 2-Player Starter Pack, which also includes two training jerseys and two pairs of Vision Gear eyewear.

Speedload 6

The Speedload 6 is a large pistol with a slide cocking mechanism similar to the Maverick REV-6, Recon CS-6 and Vortex Vigilon. It has a built-in storage clip that holds up to six darts, with the loading chamber located on the upper left of the blaster.

Quick 16

The Quick 16 is a shotgun-type blaster with a slam-fire cocking mechanism similar to the Raider CS-35, resulting in a maximum firing rate of two darts per second. The blaster comes with an integrated banana clip that holds up to 16 darts, with the loading chamber located on the upper left of the blaster.

Speedswarm

The Speedswarm is an upcoming pistol that is essentially a sized-down Swarmfire. Like the Swarmfire, it is a front-loading blaster, but it holds up to 10 darts and runs on six AA batteries. Its firing rate is two to three darts per second.

Swarmfire

The Swarmfire is Dart Tag's flagship blaster. It is a front-loading assault rifle that requires six C-size batteries for its fully automatic motor that fires three darts per second. The blaster comes with a detachable stock and holds up to 20 darts in its rotating barrel.

Past models

• Eliminator - A single-shot Dart Tag Pistol which is almost similar to the Reflex IX-1 in appearance.
• Firestrike - Re-released in the N-Strike line as the Nite Finder EX-3.
• Furyfire: A Dart Tag blaster which has similar traits to the Maverick REV-6, but with a 10-dart capacity (including a hidden dart at the bottom of the blaster's handle), and a priming method similar to a pump action shotgun.
• Hyperfire - A revolver-type Dart Tag blaster with a 10-dart capacity. Its mechanism is also used on the Transformers: Dark of the Moon Optimus Prime Cyber Blaster.
• Magstrike - Re-released in the N-Strike line as the Magstrike AS-10.
• Stormfire - A Dart Tag Blaster which almost resembles a Desert Eagle
  Desert Eagle
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   in appearance, but is capable of storing up to four darts (one in the hole below the barrel, two darts below the aforementioned hole, and the bottom of the handle). Its arming method is similar to the Maverick REV-6.
• Strikefire - A small Dart Tag blaster which shares a dart storage trait similar to its N-Strike cousins such as the Nite Finder EX-3 and the Element EX-6. It can carry up to five darts in its storage area and has a rail which can make it attachable to any blaster with a tactical rail.

See also

• Nerf war
• N-Strike
  N-Strike
  N-Strike is the main line of Hasbro's Nerf Blasters toy series. This line consists of toy guns that fire rubber-tipped foam darts. While the blasters have been offered in several different colors, the N-Strike's main colors are yellow and orange, despite some models being offered mainly in blue.In...
  
   - Nerf's main blaster line.
• Nerf Vortex
  Nerf Vortex
  Nerf Vortex is a sub-line of Hasbro's Nerf Blasters. Unlike the N-Strike and Dart Tag lines, which use foam darts, Vortex uses XLR discs - green-colored plastic discs wrapped in foam. These discs are capable of traveling at greater distances than foam darts and also ricocheting off of walls...
  
   - A sub-line that uses foam/plastic disc ammunition.
• Super Soaker
  Super Soaker
  Super Soaker is a brand of recreational water gun, first sold in 1990 by Larami and now produced by Hasbro under the Nerf brand. Invented by Lonnie Johnson on November 13, 1989, the first Super Soaker, the Super Soaker 50, was originally called the Power Drencher...
  
   - Water guns currently sold under the Nerf brand.
• Lazer Tag
  Lazer Tag
  Lazer Tag is a brand name for the infrared pursuit game generically known as "laser tag," "lasertag," or "lazertag."The brand name was created by the toy company Worlds Of Wonder in 1986, appearing at approximately the same time as the home version of the Photon brand.The Lazer Tag brand name was...
  
   - Laser tag
  Laser tag
  Laser tag is a team or individual sport or recreational activity where players attempt to score points by tagging targets, typically with a hand-held infrared-emitting targeting device. Infrared-sensitive targets are commonly worn by each player and are sometimes integrated within the arena in...
  
  guns currently sold under the Nerf brand.