Bowling

Bowling was a sport played before the Great War.

Background
The objective of the game was to roll a ball down a long lane, aiming to knock over pins placed at the end. Bumpers were optional, preventing the ball from falling into the gutters on each side of the lane. Special shoes were worn during games. Bowlers could be subject to a handicap, impacting their scores.

The Bar Harbor Bowling League played at Beaver Creek Lanes, with individual teams named Who Gives a Split?, Neanderballs, Holy Rollers, King Pins, Alley Cats, Unbowleavable, Scared Splitless, Time to Spare, Pushpins, and the Gutter Dusters. The management was close-knit, and organized a going away party for employee Thomas Davis when he learned of his imminent deployment during the Resource Wars.

Davis' ship sank and he suffered a spinal injury, unable to walk or bowl again. His friends invented The Striker, a modified variant of the Fat Man, built out of the ball return and a strong motor attached to a board, so that Thomas could bowl again. The schematic for the modified bowling ball ammunition is found at the bowling alley.

Bowling is advertised on billboards in the Capital Wasteland, featuring family night specials on Wednesdays as well as leagues available. The Back Alley Bowling location in the Commonwealth is advertised on billboards as offering kingpin and candlepin lanes as well as coffee, burgers, and popcorn for sale at the concession stand. Billboards also advertise kids leagues and open lane availability on Sundays.

The Mister Handy robots at Back Alley Bowling are named after various aspects of the sport, including Kingpin, Lane, Strike, Tenpin, and Split. Tenpin will ask the Sole Survivor if they wish to bowl at the cost of five thousand dollars per game.

Comments
At Back Alley Bowling, companions make comments when approaching the lanes.

Equipment

 * Bowling ball
 * Bowling pin
 * Bowling shoes

Appearances
Bowling is mentioned in Fallout 3, Fallout 4, Fallout Shelter, Fallout 76, and is depicted in Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel concept art.

Behind the scenes
The bowling ball launcher is referred to as "turkey gun" in the game files (turkeygun/MiniNukeBowlingBallBarrel.nif).