Like joggers crossing a highway, bowlers should avoid nearby bumpers and resist the temptation to chase wayward balls into neighboring lanes. Roll carefully with today’s Groupon: for $25, you get a bowling outing for four people at Kingston Bowl (up to a $55 total value). The outing includes the following:

• Two hours of bowling (up to a $40 value)
• Shoe rental for up to four (a $3.75/pair value)
  
  

Kingston Bowl entertains players with pub-style eats and hours of amusing indoor pin toppling. After buckling feet into rental shoes, parties of four blast through as many rounds of tenpins as they can cram into two hours of Father Time’s time, exercising flabby thumbs and plowing through pins in search of the fabled turkey. Sunday afternoon’s Bop and Bowl ($20/hour; shoes included) rolls out the bumper lanes and lightweight balls for kids, and the pub rolls out a full menu and free WiFi every day of the week. Because each lane is designed to accommodate up to eight bowlers, groups of four can invite four more friends to drop $3.75 on shoes and join in the fun; when the clock strikes 120 minutes, Grouponers can head over to the billiards parlor to buy into games of pool, darts, Wii sports, or toss-the-caber.

Though Kingstown Bowl offers various daily specials during specific times, this Groupon still represents the most flexible deal available.