Chateau Lanes, Winnipeg

Ten-pin on Nairn Avenue

Ten-pin is the only game at Chateau Lanes, a 30-lane centre at 1145 Nairn Avenue in Winnipeg. In a city where several centres lean on five-pin, that makes it a straightforward ten-pin address. The house runs leagues for adults, youth and seniors, publishes high scores, and puts on glow and rock-and-roll bowling sessions.

Corporate events, fundraisers, socials, team wind-ups, birthday parties and school events are all on the booking list. A restaurant, a lounge and a snack bar keep groups fed, and a pro shop handles equipment. The centre posts a winter schedule with 11 AM openings every day and 1 AM finishes on Fridays and Saturdays, and it closes on several statutory holidays, including Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, with shorter hours on others.