Bowling in Kolkata: a beginner’s guide to Super Bowl

Super Bowl is Kolkata’s bowling alley, inside Nicco Park. Four lanes, four pool tables, two air hockey tables and coin games, with DJ music and food. Here is what a first-timer needs to know.

What it costs

• Entry: ₹100
• Bowling, one game: ₹250
• Pool table, 20 minutes for two: ₹150
• Air hockey, one game: ₹60, or two for ₹150
• Coin-operated games: ₹80 per coin

When to go

Super Bowl opens at 1 PM. It runs till 9 PM on weekdays and till 10 PM on weekends and holidays, when the DJ nights make it a party.

Bowling basics

• Each game is ten frames, and you get two rolls per frame.
• Knock all ten pins down with your first roll for a strike.
• Knock the rest down with your second roll for a spare.
• Pick a lighter ball than you think. Control beats power.
• Aim for the arrows on the lane, not the pins.

Book your lane

Pick a start time online and skip the wait at the counter. You can add a lane to any Nicco Park ticket in the same booking.