I’ve known about Round One since I attended San Jose State University. Thursday afternoons were spent with friends; bowling for hours, eating good food and winning as many stuffed animals as we could. Then I graduated, and San Jose was a drive, but every now and then it was fun to visit. One existed out in Concord as well that my mom, boyfriend and I would visit when going to the Disney Store.

Then one opened in Hayward, which became our go-to spot. It was one of the places we’d frequent before Covid happened. We’d go look around for any new stuffed animals in the claw machines and see if there were new prizes we could redeem our points for in the victory zone. We’d even go bowling occasionally.