With its state-of-the-art bowling lanes, top-shelf bar, plasma-screen TVs, wireless Internet service and sprawling video-game room, Acme is 51,000 square feet of family-friendly entertainment extravaganza.

Its partly hidden, half-underground entrance gives this upscale billiard hall and Italian bistro an exclusive feel that sticks with you until you actually walk inside and find the joint positively teeming with nightlife.

Dad Watson's, part of the McMenamins chain, has pretty good grub, a fun selection of board games and an outdoor area that fills up quickly in nice weather.

This University District sports bar is just slightly off-the-beaten-path enough for us. It has lots of games, including shuffleboard, pool, video games and darts.

So this place kinda reeks of yesterday's geekdom, but it does have some cool games. The best reason to go there is to try out Dance Dance Revolution.

On the edge of the two hills (Capitol and Pill), this garage-turned-posh-pool-hall (and now a bowling alley, too) is pretty rad.

Looking for some late-night golfing? Interbay's minigolf course is open until 11 p.m., as is the driving range. It's a time-honored way to relieve stress while working on your swing!

As much as we'd like to resist, we can't help but like a place where you can drink bourbon and play ping-pong at the same time.

You don't go to Lucky Strike solely for the sake of bowling. But the chain has grown rapidly in less than four years, because it offers the experience of bowling to people who would never set foot in a neighborhood bowling alley.

Want to play pool, video games or darts with your buddies while downing a tasty brew? This low-key spot's the place.

This high-end Eastside pool hall features a total of 43 shadow-free pool tables, a pro shop, a 42-foot bar with frosted rails to keep drinks cool and much more.

The circus-midway-slash-dive-bar vibe is identical to Las Vegas' Circus Circus, Shorty's hot dogs every bit as tasty, the "Hangover Special" cheap and the carnival décor witty.

This affordable bowling alley in south Seattle boasts 24 bowling lanes, a casino and Asian cuisine at Wok 52 Bistro.

Stix isn't open for lunch, but their happy hour is exceptional: From 4 to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, they serve $4 well drinks and $3 pints of their excellent house-brewed beer and rent their pool tables for a mere four bucks an hour.

Rough-and-tumble bowling is the specialty at this Seattle open-all-night institution, which won't be around much longer. Take advantage of its old-school charms while you still can, Lebowski.

This slightly surreal and multilevel pool hall is pretty great, especially when it's not too crowded. Eleven pool tables are spread throughout its rustic interior.

The owners of West Seattle Bowl are meticulously restoring this vintage bowling palace to full retro splendor, and the results speak for themselves: comfortable couches on the lanes, state-of-the-art scoring and an all-around classy vibe. It's one of few old-school bowling places left in town.