The Pharaoh’s Revenge escape rooms in Eastern Shore Lanes in South Alabama.

Jack Guarnieri meets up with Avout, owner of Shorty’s in Seattle. Route operators looking to “push the envelope” might take a lesson from what Avout has accomplished adding pinballs and classic games to the mix. There are ways for the route operator to “operate” pinballs without having to invest in the games themselves or deal with maintenance. Read on to learn how.

Retro floor design: A surprise combination of colors in the square flooring tiles we got a big bargain on set us spinning for a time. Creatively, we turned that into an artistic advantage by laying out a design puting the colored squares into patterns reminiscent of classic video games’ old 8-bit graphics. Pretty cool!

Retro floor design: A surprise combination of colors in the square flooring tiles we got a big bargain on set us spinning for a time. Creatively, we turned that into an artistic advantage by laying out a design puting the colored squares into patterns reminiscent of classic video games’ old 8-bit graphics. Pretty cool!

Hold ups include getting the electrician in, finishing the party room and having the mall management get the storefront finalized. Hopefully, by the time readers are holding this magazine in their hands, the new Game Grid Arcade will be up and running!

“String Bowling” gives players real-feel bowling, but in less space and with less cost than traditional lanes. In these promotional shots from Brunswick, you can see how their StringPin system suspends the bowling pins on strings, a less complicated method than traditional setters.

Creative Works has installed its newest escape room, Infinite Escapes in two locations; below, a look at Adventure Quest’s Pharaoh’s Revenge escape room.