A group celebrating a birthday at Escape Smash Play Geelong
Birthdays · South Geelong

Better than
another bowling alley.

Lock them in a room, hand them an axe, or let them break a crate of plates. From $40 a head, and we clean up.

★ 4.7 · 104 Google reviewsFrom $40 per headBYO cake, or we caterThu to Sun
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How it works

One activity is $50 a head. Add a second and every activity drops to $45 a head. Add the third and they all come down to $40.

That drop is an off-peak deal. Peak is Friday from 5pm and all day Saturday, and at peak every activity stays $50. Most birthdays land on a Saturday, so work off the peak price unless you're coming Thursday, Friday afternoon, or any time Sunday.

One activity

About an hour. Enough for a younger group, and it leaves time for cake.

$50

per head, any time

Two activities

About two hours, at $45 each. Most parties do an escape room then axes.

$90

per head, off-peak

$100 peak

All three

About three hours, at $40 each. Nobody's still got energy at the end.

$120

per head, off-peak

$150 peak

Ten or more people? There are set packages with a coordinator. Have a look at those instead.

What to book

Escape Rooms

Ages 8+

Bank Heist, Prison Break or Haunted House. 60 minutes, up to 6 per room. Book more than one room and the teams race each other.

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Axe Throwing

Ages 12+

Three lanes, up to 6 per lane, coaching included. Nobody has thrown before and everybody hits something eventually.

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Smash Room

Ages 12+

Geelong's only one. A crate of crockery, a bat, full safety gear. One person in the room at a time, so it moves through a group quickly.

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Read this before you book a 10-year-old's party

The smash room and axe throwing start at 12. If the birthday kid is under 12, the escape rooms are your only option here, and Prison Break is the one to start with.

Escape rooms take 8 and up. Under 12 needs an adult in the venue, and under 14 for axes and smash.

Cake, food, the rest of it

Bring your own cake and nibbles, that's completely fine. If you'd rather not, we can sort it.

Cakes

Baked cheesecake, mud cake, gluten free chocolate and beetroot, gluten free almond and berry.

$40 each

Catering

Sandwiches and hot food, or pizza and pasta. Dietary requirements are fine, just say when you book.

$25 per head

We're alcohol-free, so BYO drinks need to be non-alcoholic. Soft drinks and water are here if you'd rather not carry them.

Good to know

How many can play at once?

Up to 6 per escape room, and there are three rooms. Up to 6 per axe lane, and there are three lanes. The smash room takes one person in the room at a time, though a booking can cover up to 6 and they take turns. For bigger groups we run rooms and lanes side by side.

Can parents stay?

Yes, and for players under 12 in an escape room, or under 14 for axes and smash, an adult has to be in the venue anyway. There's seating out the front. Let us know numbers when you book so we've got room.

What if someone doesn't want to do it?

Happens more than you'd think, usually with the smash room. Nobody has to. You only pay for the people playing, so if one of them decides to sit and watch, that's fine.

What should they wear?

Closed-toe shoes for the smash room and axe throwing. Everything else you need, we provide: overalls, gloves, face shield, knee pads.

When are you open?

Thursday 2:30pm to 8pm, Friday 12pm to 10pm, Saturday 10am to 10pm, Sunday 10am to 7pm. Closed Monday to Wednesday, though bigger group bookings can sometimes be arranged on those days.

Let's sort a date.

Tell Madi how many kids, roughly when, and how old the birthday one is. She'll come back with what fits and hold the time.

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Or call 0416 162 226. Free on-site parking, and we clean up whatever gets broken.