Usdan Game Room
As a service of the Student Service Bureau (SSB), all games in the Usdan Game Room are free to play!
Just drop-off your Brandeis ID with the SSB Customer Service Representative at the front desk and let them know what you'd like to play. The team member will provide you with video games, controllers, ping pong paddles and balls, Foosball ball, and pool cues, racks, balls and chalk. It's a great place to hang out, relax, play games, and watch TV--now with Roku Streaming! Remember to pick-up your ID after you clean and return the equipment.
What's Inside
- Five Flat Screen TVs
- Four Pool Tables
- Two Ping Pong Tables
- Foosball
- Video Games: X-Box One, Playstation 4, Wii
- Giant Connect Four Game
- Retro Movie Corner: DVD Player, DVDs, and Roku Streaming
- Classic Board Games and Playing Cards
Games must be used in the Game Room; they cannot be reserved or removed from the room.
What's Happening at the Game Room
The Game Room is closed for the summer and will reopen on Thursday, August 25.
Schedule of Events
Check out who is hosting events in the Game Room and when!
Reserving the Game Room
Undergraduate Student Union accredited clubs, graduate student organizations, and Brandeis University departments and programs may reserve the Game Room for 90-minutes of game time or for longer small-scale events.
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University departments, clubs, and organizations can sign-up to host 90-minutes of free game time. To reserve your free 90-Minutes of Game Time, please use this Google Appointment calendar. Just find a date and time that works for your club, click on the appointment time, and change the What to your organization's name. Then, add a description, and click Save! After that, you must also register your event in Presence. Presence will prompt you to sign-up for an Event Support Meeting (ESM). However, instead of attending an ESM, please email leighhi@brandeis.edu to discuss and confirm your Club Game Night.
Do NOT use the appointment calendar for club events. If your club or organization would like to host an event at the Game Room, please see the section for Reserving the Game Room for Events.
University departments, clubs, and organizations may reserve the Usdan Game Room for small-scale events by submitting a Usdan Game Room Space Request Form at least three week's in advance.
SSB charges rental fees in two hour increments for the services and equipment provided by SSB, including set-up, assistance with equipment, event monitoring, and clean-up. Clubs and organizations must pay the rental fee in advance. SSB will email an invoice to clubs to be submitted for payment through Presence. University departments and programs should arrange payment by emailing Leigh Hilderbrandt. Payment is due one week prior to the event.
RENTAL FEES:
Up to 2 hours*: $50
2 - 4 hours*: $100
4 - 6 hours*: $150
* Renters will be given up to 30-minutes of grace time at the end of the rental period. Extension beyond the grace period will incur a $15 fee per each 30 minutes beyond the reservation's grace period. Time extension will only be permitted if within normal business hours or if proper staffing is available to remain onsite for the duration of time if outside regular business hours.
Event organizers may not charge admission for events; however, donations may be collected.
Fill Out the Game Room Space Request Form
Reserving BINGO and Outdoor Games for Events
Clubs and departments may reserve BINGO supplies and Outdoor Games through the Student Service Bureau (SSB) at the Usdan Game Room. Please note that regular sized board games cannot be reserved or leave the Game Room, however, clubs and departments may reserve the Game Room to host events there.
Equipment reservations are on a first come, first serve basis. Reservations are free of cost, however, there is a $50 fee if equipment is returned broken or missing parts.
*Please note that these are the games that used to be reserved through the Department of Student Activities. SSB will be handling all big games instead of the department.
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- BINGO Supplies
- Giant Board Games
- Bananagrams
- Pick-up Sticks
- Outdoor Games
- Bocce
- Disc Slam
- Lawn Darts
- Horseshoes
- Washer Toss
*Please note that these are the games that used to be reserved through the Department of Student Activities.
If you have any questions, please email the Student Service Bureau at ssb@brandeis.edu.
Game ReServations Form
What Happened at the Game Room (Past Events)
Bejing 2022 Winter Olympics
Daily through February 18
Looking for a place to watch some of the Winter Olympics? Come to the Usdan Game Room!
Watch the Super Bowl at the Game Room
Super Bowl LVI: Los Angeles Rams (NFC) VS Cincinnati
Sunday, February 13, 6 p.m. (Game starts at 6:30 p.m.)
Shoot pool, play ping pong, and watch the Super Bowl at the Game Room Sunday, February 13! Seating is limited.
