SPEEDERS Edmonton

Duckpin with a digital twist

Speeders Edmonton, in a unit on 170 Street NW, is an indoor activity centre first and a bowling venue second. Its lanes are for duckpin, a scaled-down game played with compact pins and light balls on a shortened lane, and here it comes with immersive augmented-reality game modes layered on top. The main draw is a track for high-performance electric go-karts with several speed classes.

Around the karts and lanes there is a nine-hole mini golf course under black light with a racing theme, an arcade that mixes older favourites, virtual reality and prize redemption, and axe throwing and darts on wooden targets enhanced with interactive projections. A quick-service menu covers food and drinks, and private party rooms host birthdays and corporate outings. Hours start at 11 AM on weekdays and 10 AM at the weekend, with closing at 10 PM except on Friday and Saturday, which run to midnight. Google reviewers give it 4.2 from about 2,100 reviews, and the entrance, parking and restroom are listed as wheelchair accessible.