Bowling is like taking a road test: the only way to win is to knock over more obstacles than everyone else. Cruise to victory with today's Groupon: for $15, you get $30 worth of bowling and laser tag at Premiere Bowling and Entertainment in Pleasant Hill.

Premiere Bowling thrills pin smashers and beam blasters of all ages with a variety of family-friendly games and activities. Each bowling lane is equipped with its own seating area and 32-inch LCD TV for computerized tallying, and optional automatic bumpers keep pint-size alley sharks from gutter-ball unglory ($1–$3.50 per game; shoe rental $2–$3.50 per player). During Friday and Saturday evenings the lights are dimmed to make way for lazer bowl ($5 per game), featuring black lights, fog, and futuristic lasers, as the latest popular tunes and Benedictine hymns are pumped through the alley's sound system. Next door to the house of pin punishment, Extreme Lazer Tag houses more than 2,200 square feet of playing area shrouded in foggy darkness, perfect for living out video-game-hero dreams, working out tensions with your roommate, or living out your fantasy of starting a ragtag militia of space marines with Mark from accounting ($6 per person for a 7.5-minute bout).

Though today's Groupon is not valid towards food or drink, weary parents can escape for some rest and relaxation at adjacent Striker's Sports Bar, featuring a full bar, food, and distractions such as a pool table, big-screen TVs, and one piano-playing monkey. Premiere Bowling is open seven days a week, and stays open until 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and till midnight Sunday–Thursday.