<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2llO8l_1Ed32NMX00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2llO8l_1Ed32NMX00" width="1200" height="600" >TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — A new arcade opened this month with the goal of bringing a fun space to the community.Rack N Play Arcade opened its doors on Aug. 1. Owner Mike Selner said he grew up in the area and the idea for the arcade stemmed from a conversation with a friend.“I’m friends with the lady that owns Treasure Claw. And we were talking one day and she was bringing up this place called Treasure Cove. I had no idea what Treasure Cove was, but the more I brought it up to people that were a little older than me, they were like, oh, that place was awesome, and this, that, and the other. And I’m like, well, so I started doing some research and kind of out came this,” Selner said.Selner said the arcade is also tied to his own childhood.“This is kind of like a childhood thing, you know, I grew up in the area and with Laser Mania and all that, and you know, it kind of was like a late night idea that kind of just turned into ordering a bunch of equipment. So that kind of, you know, generated this and thinking that, hey, you know, there’s a ton of stuff that kids could do if there was a place to do it,” Selner said.The arcade offers games for all ages.“Right now we have pool, air hockey, you know, ping pong. Coin pushers have seemed to be the most popular, crazy enough. I thought it was going to be, you know, the claw machines or pinball or retro cabinets. We try to have a lot of prize-winning games, so it keeps people, you know, excited to come in and play. And we’re actually going to be adding two new games every couple months. We’ve noticed a lot of adults like to come in that don’t like, love going to the bars. They’ll come in and they’ll play some pool,” Selner said.Selner said the arcade is designed to be accessible to all guests.“We try to be more convenient to our guests than anything. But we just try to be a relaxed, fun experience for three-year-olds all the way up to 80-year-olds,” Selner said.Selner said the community response has been positive.“The community response has been great. I’ve had, you know, all age ranges in here. I had a gentleman in here the other day that had a whole quarter full of jars and was playing pinball for like three hours. And then the same thing with, you know, the arcade cabinets. Obviously, the little kids love the claw machines. So, I mean, it’s just been a great response across the board from all ages. We’ve noticed a lot of adults like to come in that don’t like, love going to the bars. They’ll come in and they’ll play some pool. So we offer stuff that’s, you know, you know, a little bit more expensive, all the way down to you can play ping pong for eight hours for a dollar,” Selner said.Selner said he offers several prize options that his customers will enjoy.“Let’s say four tokens equals a dumpling. Well, you can get a dumpling for less if you play the games than if you were to go and find one and buy one. And that’s kind of the trend as you go across all of my toys, as far as like speakers, dumplings, squishies. I have a ton of Pokemon. I have tablets coming in. So I have all sorts of stuff,” Selner said.Selner said the arcade donates a portion of its profits to children’s hospitals.“Right now we’re a super strong supporter of, like, St. Jude’s and, like, other kid-related hospitals. There’s three that we donate to. So every year we donate up to 20% of my previous businesses. We donate up to 20% of our profits every year, and I want to keep that going with this one. So when people come in and play games, they aren’t just, you know, it’s not just going to, you know, like my pocket or, you know, employees or anything like that. It actually goes to, you know, a good cause,” Selner said.Selner said the arcade’s name trace back to his family.“It kind of came from like an old military ad, like back from like the 20s. So and my dad did something with that when I was younger. And so ever since I’ve grown up, that’s kind of always been like my family’s like thing was like the deer. Right. So Rack N Play came from the deer,” Selner said.Selner said newcomers can expect a positive experience.“I’d say just, you know, come in, you know, it’s going to be a great time, whether you have, you know, five dollars, two dollars, or if you want to come in and blow a bunch more than that. Like it’s going to be a great time. You’re going to win cool stuff and not regret it,” Selner said.Rack N Play Arcade is open five days a week and located on Blue Lakes Boulevard in Twin Falls.</div></body>

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TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — A new arcade opened this month with the goal of bringing a fun space to the community. Rack N Play Arcade opened its doors on Aug. 1. Owner Mike Selner said he grew up in the area and the idea for the arcade stemmed from a conversation with a friend.

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TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — A new arcade opened this month with the goal of bringing a fun space to the community. Rack N Play Arcade opened its doors 

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