Thanks to the popularity of video games, 2010 boasted the lowest rates of death by gorilla-tossed barrel and freeway-log crossing in almost three decades. Warp zone into twenty-first-century video gaming with today's Groupon: for $149, you get a two-hour video-game-theater van party driven to your door from Games2U (a $322.59 value).

Drop kicking good times to doorsteps across Rio Grand Valley, Games2U rolls out a multisensory mobile-gaming experience to adults, kids, or kid-like adults complete with laser lights, fog machines, and booming audio. Each truck contains 5 game consoles, where itchy thumbs can challenge neighbors to ping-pong battles on Wii Sports or attempt to climb "Stairway to Heaven" for the 18th time via Guitar Hero. Birthday parties of up to 20 kids can train for the day they'll get to drive the nation's banana-peel-strewn roadways with Mario Kart Wii, and corporate-retreat participants bored with typical team-building exercises can pwn their supervisors at Call of Duty. Though not covered by this Groupon, booked parties may choose to add on outdoor laser tag or giant hamster balls.

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Entrepreneur magazine named Games2U one of the top 500 franchises in the country in 2011. Its Rio Grande Valley branch and owner Rey Puente have been featured on Young Money.