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
- Movie Corner with 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.
Schedule of Events
Check out who is hosting events in the Game Room and when!
Reserving the Game Room
The Usdan Game Room is a great place to host game nights! Undergraduate Student Union accredited clubs, graduate student organizations, and Brandeis University departments and programs may reserve the Game Room for 90-minutes of free game time or rent the room for longer small-scale events.
Please submit your Usdan Game Room Space Request Form at least three weeks in advance.
Free 90-Minute Game Nights must be held during regular business hours and use the standard room set-up. Longer events cost $50 for every 2.5-hour block of time.
RENTAL FEES*:
Up to 90 Minutes with Standard Room Setup: FREE
2.5 hours: $50
2.5 - 5 hours: $100
5 - 7 hours: $150
7 - 9 hours: $200
*Rental fees are for services and equipment provided by SSB, including set-up, event monitoring, and clean-up, from the club's arrival through departure. Renters will be given up to 15-minutes of grace time at the end of the rental period.
Event organizers may not charge admission for events; however, donations may be collected. The Game Room is not available for personal use or outside events.
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.