Worth it! *** BUT PLEASE ADD A COLOR-BLIND ACCESSIBLE OPTION.***…read more Activate is definitely worth the drive! It's a great date place. One thing I will suggest is that I wish the Grid game and the pattern matching games were more colorblind accessible. For example, in level 6, green is VERY close to yellow. Red and orange are also too similar. A person with Deuteranomy cannot distinguish those colors easily. Deuteranomy is the most common form of color blindness, affecting approximately 5% of males and ~0.4% of females. There should be an option to choose "avoid green/yellow" or "color blind accessible"/"Deuteranomaly or Deuteranopia Accessible". It is very nice that there are free lockers to use!

If you're looking for a highly stimulating, technology-driven experience, this may be a great fit…read morefor you. For our family, it felt like almost everything revolved around digital screens, flashing lights, and dark rooms with interactive displays. We found ourselves wishing there were more hands-on, tangible activities that encouraged creativity, problem-solving, or real-world sensory experiences. Personally, it felt less engaging in a meaningful way and more focused on pressing buttons and interacting with screens. While I know everyone has different preferences, our family of five left with headaches and feeling mentally drained rather than inspired. It just wasn't the type of experience we were hoping for.

Cheap fun drinks, amazing pink starburst shot. Great mocktails with gushers. Fun names of the…read moredrinks too, nice employees. Lots of gaming options and some of them are free! Super cool pinball area and a few claw machines. A pizza spot in the back of the bar that is really popular. Had an amazing time here, even as a non arcade or gamer type person!

Came by last night. Super packed but had a great time. Games are a kinda banged up and a little…read moredingy

We popped in here to enjoy a few drinks and play some games. It wasn't overly crowded. Huge beer…read moreselection. Staff were friendly and welcoming to us new people. All the games are free except pinball and skee ball. They even gave a Nintendo 64 set up with Mario cart, a sega, and a PlayStation. We ended up playing buck hunter the most. So much fun. Most of the arcade games have a little cup holder mounted on the side also so you can keep your drink close.

5-Stars across the globe!! First time in and I have to say everything was perfect. Food delicious…read moreservice top notch ambiance well all ima say is when we goin back?! Go go go! Eat drink rock out with the games and enjoy everyone's company!.

Pros: Large arena great for watching volleyball…read moreConcession line runs quickly and smoothly Clean facility Cons: Parking can be a challenge Bathrooms are only located at the end Pro tip: Stay for the indoor light show. So much fun!

Staff there are awesome, so welcoming! Went there for the NCAA VB tourney. Class act! Clean. Loved…read moreit!

I took my 8 year old daughters to the Claw Arcade. They had a blast. The staff was really helpful…read moreand the prizes in the games were exactly what they wanted.

Super clean, the kids had lots of fun. Mandy was really sweet and helped out when we had a…read moredisappointed kid that hadn't won anything.

This is a really cool quirky store in the Easton Mall on the second floor overlooking the eatery…read morearea below. A lot of great gift ideas in here. I would spend a lot of money on mindless items here if I won the lottery. A few board games that I would really like is Scooby Doo Monopoly and Scooby Doo Clue Games. There are a lot of specialty games here like Monopoly Dead Man Walking, Monopoly SpongeBob, etc. This is a perfect gift giving store with lots of fun games and ideas. There is even floor model old school video games for sale and funny outlandish and even peculiar games. Adam, my daughter's boyfriend who was in my shopping posse today really enjoyed this store and some of the unorthodox game titles. Definitely going here again on a payday weekend and recommend to others, even if it is just to browse!!!

They have a nice selection of games here. What I didn't like is the guy that was working kept…read morehovering and every time I touched one of the arcade games he would walk over and look at what I was doing. I think support local is great but not when game prices are almost 2x the price as Amazon. Example Cities of Splendor was $40 and Amazons price is $24

CABS is a go-to hang-out spot for our family. Come celebrate your love of traditional gaming with…read morehundreds of folks who have that same love. The board game library is extensive and a great way to try new games before buying them. Sometimes you'll even run into folks onsite who are playtesting games that aren't even available yet. Or maybe you are a fledgling designer yourself and want to try out your own game on folks. There is a regular sub-meeting just for designers like you where you can do that and get advice from some experienced, published designers who are CABS members. A recently added feature has been the support from the Columbus food truck community. Nearly every week you have the opportunity to eat from one of the growing number of mobile food vendors in Columbus with pickup right outside the doors. You support local business and you don't need to spend much of your precious gaming time worrying about it. Check the facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/cabs.boardgaming/) for details on which truck is coming each meeting. Additionally, snacks and drinks are provided onsite for minimal fee (generally $0.50 each). Part of the snack income helps defer membership costs, so outside food and drink is discouraged. No alcohol permitted at any meeting. Meetings alternate most weeks between Friday and Saturday. Hours vary a bit, but generally run from 3:00pm - 3:00am Friday and 10:00am-3:00am on Saturday. Check the calendar at http://buckeyeboardgamers.org/calendar for the complete schedule. Meetings are free-form with some scheduled events mixed in throughout the year, but generally CABS is just a space to play a game with new or old friends. It can be a bit daunting, the first time, but please know that folks are generally very friendly. If you aren't sure what to do, ask for a member of the board of directors to show you around. There is always at least one onsite. They will show you the ropes and most likely help you get involved in a game right away. Or you can always grab a game off the shelf and try it out. Orange traffic cones are provided to let others know you are interested in meeting new people and having them join you. Kids are welcome at all meetings except for the first Friday meeting every month which is dedicated to adults-only (18+). It is expected that you are onsite and monitoring your kids as necessary. If you have any concerns about how that works, contact a board member. You can always send an email via cabs.board@gmail.com.

When you think of "things to do on a Friday or Saturday Night" you don't hear a lot of people…read moresaying "Lets go to a board gaming club!" At least that is what I thought back in 2009 when I first discovered this place. Now - at the time I was a novice to board gaming. Sure I played Monopoly or Battleship, but this was something more. Its not just a place for people to play games, is a community. The first time I walked into this place, I was nervous. Not sure what to expect or how many people would be there. I was very pleased and reassured. Not only was I greeted at the Door by a board member for the club, I was given the tour and immediately asked to join in the fun. I didn't know then... but this opened my world to a whole new form on entertainment. Being a gamer , as in board gaming, was something new to me. So I didn't know where to start or learn games. Here they have people who are more then happy to teach a game to you. They will let you play the game at your learning pace -despite being able to breeze through the game on memory of playing. There is food trucks that come to the meetings and it varies each time. There are snacks available for purchase to munch on through out the day. Lets talk about the games they have... with well over 750+ games in their library they have everything from kids games , to card games, to euro and war games. This is a place for all gamers. They even have a Designer's group where people create and play test games. Its great to be involved in such a community of gaming, and as years have past the gaming community has just grown. Your first visit is totally free, and if you return again and again its only $5.00 a visit. You can chose to join, and become a full member with CABS. Honestly the prices have changed several times over the years. I do know that the 2015 rate will be $80 for returning members and $49.00 for new members (not having been apart of CABS in the last 3 years) The Membership includes: Access to the ever growing Library (currently 750+ games) Free admittance to Buckeye Game Fest. (locally ran by CABS) 4 day gaming event Ability to 'check out' games from the library An All General Meeting in December (with holiday potluck) After Turkey Day - 36+ hour gaming event Discounts at local gaming stores 41+ meetings in a year (Friday/Saturday alternating usually) CABS has become a place where I love going. I have made several friends and been involved with chances to meet people creating games, publishing games, and playing games.

A little late on my review but eh, my husband took us here for a Mother's Day paint n sip and it…read morewas so much fun! The space is pretty big, they have plenty of people on staff, it was just a great experience all around. I think we wound up doing a 2 hour painting, the instructor made it easy, even for the kids to follow along. They also have non alcoholic beverages so they were able to "sip" and paint as well. We will certainly be going back soon :)