City Editor Stephanie here. For my 31st birthday, a group a friends and I tried The Game Show Challenge at Hampton Station. You might remember us writing about it. I’m here to let you in on the fun so you can try it for yourself.
Pre show
We highly recommend booking your experience in advance to ensure you get the time slot you want. You show up with your group in the lobby, make some fun game show-esque name tags, and separate into two groups. Each group decides on a team name (the hardest part, honestly).
Show time
Once you step through the doors of the game space, you’re transported. There are podiums with your team name on it, a giant wheel, a plinko-style board, a control booth, and a huge screen.
For our game, the person who helped us in the lobby (and was dressed to the nines) was in the control booth as the producer. He announced our host (also dressed to the nines) who came out and explained how the game would work, complete with his own microphone and game show host voice.
The games
Every experience is different, and the number of games you play depends on the amount of time each one takes. My group spun the “Wheel of Fortune-" style wheel, partook in a “Family Feud-" style game, got physical with some “Amazing Race-" style activities, and dropped our chips in the Plinko-style board. My team did not win, but we still got a big (fake) check.
The vibes
I truthfully could not recommend this experience enough. Everything was incredibly well done, and we all felt like we were really on a game show. Our host and producer were super fun and really wanted us to have a good time.
If you’re convinced, book your spot and tell them we said “hi.”
