# Let's say you wanted to open up a bar **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 19, 2010, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-wanted-to-open-up-a-bar/550722 "2010-08-19T06:56:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-wanted-to-open-up-a-bar/550722/21 "2010-08-19T23:11:57Z")
Drunkey Kong ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-wanted-to-open-up-a-bar/550722/22 "2010-08-19T23:19:50Z")
Club 8-4 Overclock Club LAN However, I don’t think a bar for gamers would make ANY money. Other than the fact that there wouldn’t be any women there (relatively speaking), you’re not going to sell any alcohol - they all drink Mountain Dew or energy drinks. A bar in Indy called The Spot is geared towards games, but not gamers. Not only does it have the standard fare (pool, darts, bartop games), it has a skeeball machine, an old school NES, cornhole, basketball arcades, golden tee, and a few old school standup arcades. It makes an absolute fortune. They also let you set up beer pong on the pool tables (they put a slab of plywood on top). ---
**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-wanted-to-open-up-a-bar/550722/23 "2010-08-19T23:24:04Z")
Afterbattle.pub would get the blizzgeeks in line. The Mana Bar would get your D&D crowd. Seventh Heaven would pull the Final Fantasy fans. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-wanted-to-open-up-a-bar/550722/24 "2010-08-19T23:28:36Z")
> [@Gukumatz](#): > > Seventh Heaven would pull the Final Fantasy fans. And Jessica Biel fans. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-wanted-to-open-up-a-bar/550722/25 "2010-08-19T23:35:07Z")
Minus World. If I was opening a club, I would name it “Up, Up, Down, Down.” ---
**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-wanted-to-open-up-a-bar/550722/26 "2010-08-20T02:33:07Z")
> [@Doctor\_Who](#): > > Minus World. > > If I was opening a club, I would name it “Up, Up, Down, Down.” 10% discount on the first drink if you immediately look the bartender in the eye and go “left-right-left-right-B-A.” ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-wanted-to-open-up-a-bar/550722/27 "2010-08-20T03:46:39Z")
WOW Bars Milleys (bonus points for anyone that can name the reference) VanCleef’s Naxx PUG & Chug The Guild Hall PVP ---
**Author:** ![Brainiac4](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brainiac4/32/3534_2.png) [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-wanted-to-open-up-a-bar/550722/28 "2010-08-20T04:13:19Z")
1UP ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-wanted-to-open-up-a-bar/550722/29 "2010-08-20T04:15:19Z")
What kind of nerds? Team Edward’s Hideout Mos Eisley Big Gay Al’s Big Straight Bar All Your Booze Are Belong to Us Lizard’s Lounge The Handsome Grue ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-wanted-to-open-up-a-bar/550722/30 "2010-08-20T04:19:42Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > Freeman’s Crow Bar I love this one ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-wanted-to-open-up-a-bar/550722/31 "2010-08-20T05:02:39Z")
Kill Screen for the gamers and either The Green Dragon or The Prancing Pony for the LOTR crowd. Prancing Pony would make an excellent gay geek bar. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![HoboStew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f17d59/32.png) [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-wanted-to-open-up-a-bar/550722/32 "2010-08-20T05:31:27Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > However, I don’t think a bar for gamers would make ANY money. I don’t know about that. Dave & Busters does well, obviously offering way more than just a standard bar but any kind of bar appealing strictly to gamers would have to offer just that. I could see something where all the tables were connected to a network and you could game while you drink and chat up people while you played, that could make for a good icebreaker. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-wanted-to-open-up-a-bar/550722/33 "2010-08-20T09:39:19Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > > [@madmonk28](#): > > > > Freeman’s Crow Bar > > I love this one Thank you! I was waiting for my genius to be recognized. ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-wanted-to-open-up-a-bar/550722/34 "2010-08-20T12:03:41Z")
Bottlezone? For an older crowd, obviously. ---
**Author:** ![Brainiac4](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brainiac4/32/3534_2.png) [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-wanted-to-open-up-a-bar/550722/35 "2010-08-20T13:00:42Z")
> [@Ximenean](#): > > Bottlezone? For an older crowd, obviously. Nice one. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-wanted-to-open-up-a-bar/550722/36 "2010-08-20T13:18:16Z")
If it were a pub near the symphony you could call it Bar Oak. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-wanted-to-open-up-a-bar/550722/37 "2010-08-20T14:02:48Z")
> [@Superhal](#): > > All Your Booze Are Belong to Us Somebody Set Up Us The Bar ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-wanted-to-open-up-a-bar/550722/38 "2010-08-20T15:00:31Z")
Pwned! ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-wanted-to-open-up-a-bar/550722/39 "2010-08-20T15:11:47Z")
King Kuppa Klub? Wait a minute. That might not be good. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-wanted-to-open-up-a-bar/550722/40 "2010-08-20T15:43:48Z")
Decorate it in a medieval theme and call it The Drunken Dragon. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-wanted-to-open-up-a-bar/550722.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-wanted-to-open-up-a-bar/550722.md?page=3)