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Game On

An esports venue bought out for the afternoon. A seeded tournament across four titles, live casting, and a trophy — for the half of the workforce that will never sign up for a sports day.

A team mid-programme on Game On — Dubai, esports and VR venue, private buyout.
Illustrative
Duration
4 hrs
Ideal start time
14:00 — a weekday afternoon buyout is when the venue is empty
Departure window
12:00–17:00
Group size
20 min — 60 max
Emirate / venue
Dubai — esports and VR venue, private buyout
Season
Year-round. Fully indoor — a core summer package.
Booking lead time
10 days

Why this is not the retail version

A walk-in hour at a Dubai esports lounge is AED 60–90. Sixty people could book one for AED 5,000 and play whatever they liked.

They would also be in a public venue on somebody else's schedule, playing four separate things with no shared result, and the twenty people who do not game would stand at the back for two hours. That last group is the entire design problem.

The rotation is what solves it. Four stations, teams score at every one, and the titles are chosen so that being good at games helps at two of them and not at the other two. A VR co-op puzzle and a racing sim reward completely different people, which is what keeps a mixed room in the tournament at 16:30 rather than watching it.

Live casting the final to the room is the other half. Two teams play, everybody else watches on a screen with a host commentating, and for ten minutes the whole company is in one room caring about the same thing. That is what a buyout and a host buy that a walk-in booking cannot.

Where it fits in the catalog: this is the summer package for a younger or technical workforce. G-03 Snow Day is the novelty, H-01 is the easy one, D-05 is the one for a senior team. This is the one that reaches the people who quietly opt out of F-01 Corporate Games — and every company has a lot of them.

The day, minute by minute

Timeline

  1. 14:00 Transfer from client office. Arrival, branded welcome, teams and draw published
  2. 14:20 Station briefing. Four titles explained — one racing, one football, one shooter-free team title, one VR co-op
  3. 14:40 Round one. Teams rotate through all four stations, scoring points at each
  4. 15:40 Sliders and pizza station opens. Standings called
  5. 16:10 Round two — reverse rotation, double points
  6. 17:00 Grand final on the main stage, cast live to the room screen
  7. 17:30 Trophy presentation and group photograph
  8. 18:00 Transfer back

Included

  • Return transfer from client office
  • Private venue buyout — all stations, no members of the public
  • Four titles across rotating stations, including VR
  • Tournament host and live casting setup — the final is cast to the room
  • Seeded draw, live scoreboard, points across all four stations
  • Sliders, pizza and soft-drink station
  • Trophies and individual awards
  • Branded welcome setup and station signage
  • Photographer, half day — 40+ retouched stills within 5 working days
  • Same-day 60-second social edit
  • Event coordinator on site

Not included

Stated up front so there is nothing to argue about at invoice time.

  • Alcohol
  • Titles rated 18+ or with combat themes — deliberately excluded, see below
  • Individual headsets to keep
  • 5% VAT

Weather & backup plan

Trigger
None — indoor venue, short transfer.
Fallback
Venue failure moves to a contracted alternate esports venue at 48 hours' notice. Hardware failure on the day is the more realistic risk and is covered by the venue's spare stations, which must be confirmed as a contracted term rather than assumed.
You are told by
Immediate if the venue moves.

Customisation options

Extend to 6 hrs with a league format AED 150/person
Professional caster and full production AED 3,800/event
VR-only format for smaller groups Priced on request
Custom in-game team branding and skins AED 2,400/event
Branded team jerseys AED 55/person
Retro arcade zone added to the rotation AED 2,800/event
Post-tournament dinner AED 65–90/person
Videographer + edited reel AED 1,200

Questions about Game On

How much does Game On cost per person?
AED 690 per person for 20–29 people; AED 620 per person for 30–49 people; AED 560 per person for 50+ people. All figures exclude 5% VAT. Smaller groups are welcome and are billed at the band's minimum chargeable persons (25 for the 20–29 band).
How long does Game On take, and when does it start?
4 hrs. 14:00 — a weekday afternoon buyout is when the venue is empty Departure window: 12:00–17:00. The published timeline is door-to-door and already includes the transfer.
What is not included in Game On?
Alcohol; Titles rated 18+ or with combat themes — deliberately excluded, see below; Individual headsets to keep; 5% VAT. These are stated before enquiry rather than raised at invoice time.
What happens to Game On if the weather turns?
None — indoor venue, short transfer. The documented fallback is: Venue failure moves to a contracted alternate esports venue at 48 hours' notice. Hardware failure on the day is the more realistic risk and is covered by the venue's spare stations, which must be confirmed as a contracted term rather than assumed.. Immediate if the venue moves.
How far in advance do we need to book Game On?
10 days. Ramadan and December dates book out first.

Who you are actually booking with

Written terms
Inclusions and exclusions on every package
Settled before signature, not at invoice
Contingency
Named fallback on every outdoor programme
Weather trigger and notification deadline on record

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