The game zone is a special zone of the city in Mumbai where you can buy or play games. It is located near the city center.
Many shops sell video games, consoles, and accessories to use with them. There are also some cafes there that have game units installed for people to play free of charge. You can sit on one of several large couches or play games at tables.
It is also possible to buy game decks there for playing board games like Monopoly, Uno, Munchkin… There are many cards and board games available. To play card games you need to make an appointment in advance because the location has only one table for this purpose.
It is located close to the city center, but not quite in it. You need to take a bus to the famous Mumbai local transport system called ‘Mumbai Local’. It is near Malad subway station which is served by Line 1 of this train.
Many shops sell video games, consoles, and accessories to use with them. There are also some cafes there that have game units installed for people to play free of charge. You can sit on one of several large couches or play games at tables.
These game zones started out as re-creations of the experience of a battlefield, but they then evolved into jungle gyms for adults. In the game zone in Mumbai, adults can fight each other or play games in which they have to dodge paintballs fired at them from high-powered guns.
In 2001, when playing computer games became popular along with broadband connections being introduced across the world, a breakthrough in the gaming industry was made. Gamers were no longer required to remain indoors with expensive consoles and computers to play online games. The era of mobile gaming had begun. However, although gamers can now enjoy their favorite games from anywhere, they often feel that playing against a device defeats the whole purpose of enjoying a game. Controls and buttons on a device were not designed to be operated by human fingers and palms. Hence, the solution was to build massive structures which mimicked the experience of playing games on consoles or PCs. The game zone in Mumbai consists of, foam-covered platforms, steel structures with different obstacles for dodging, and high buildings from where players can shoot each other with paintballs.
Game zones have been a hit, but they have also been the source of quite a few accidents. Injuries to the neck and legs are very common because gamers run around these massive structures which can be as high as five-story buildings while dodging obstacles and trying to shoot their opponents with paintballs. Some say that even though these game zones are supposed to simulate the experience of playing computer games, they actually bring out the wild instinct in gamers. Thus, these game zones have proved to be both beneficial and hazardous.
For a good game zone in Mumbai, you need good equipment. There are three things required to play paintball. The marker, which is the gun that shoots the paintballs; the hopper, which holds and feeds balls into the marker; and a mask or goggles to protect your eyes from running spray paint.
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