Pricing
The deposit is never a surprise.
Every price on this page is shown with its deposit attached. Nothing appears for the first time at checkout, and the whole fee schedule is at the bottom of this page — before you have typed a card number, not after.
Free InviteRSVP only
No hardware · no deposit
A free invitation site for the party. Twelve games in the browser, for the three days around it.
- Invitation site with countdown and RSVPs
- Twelve games, the day before through the day after
- No ads, ever
Bashcade Lite
No hardware · no deposit
All 38 games, in the browser. Nothing to ship, nothing to send back.
- All 38 games
- Runs in a browser on your own laptop
- 30 days of access
Bashcade Box
+ $200 refundable deposit
Four arcade stations, shipped to your door or collected from us. The standard home party.
- 4 wired arcade stations
- All 38 games
- Party highlights on the invitation
- 3-day window around the party
- Free shipping both ways, or collect it from us
The most common question
How many stations does a party need?
| Kids at the party | What to book | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 8 | Box (4 stations) | Two heats and everyone has had a go. |
| 9–20 | Box (4 stations) | Rounds run 30–45 seconds. Four stations rotate twenty kids with almost no queue. |
| Mixed ages 3–11 | Box (4 stations) | Switch the console to the Little Kids profile for the younger ones: slower, bigger targets, no way to lose. |
Four stations is almost always the right answer. We would rather tell you that than sell you six.
Add-ons
Everything you can add, and what it costs
Prices are per party.
| Add-on | Per party |
|---|---|
| Damage waiverCovers up to $150 of damage. No questions, no photos, no argument. | $14.99 |
| Extra access dayOne more day on your Party Pass. | $12 |
| Theme packA full art and palette reskin of the whole catalog. | $9 |
| Expedited shippingTwo-day delivery. | $29 |
The hygiene kit — sealed wipes — is in every box and costs nothing. It is not an add-on, which is why it is not in the table.
Bundles
Three combinations most parties land on
These are shortcuts, not secret prices. Each total is simply the parts added up — the checkout re-quotes it live, including any date discount you qualify for.
Just the Box
$149.99
+ $200 refundable deposit
- Bashcade Box
You have a laptop, an HDMI cable and no interest in extras.
Start with thisParty Ready
$173.98
+ $200 refundable deposit
- Bashcade Box
- Damage waiver
- Every premium theme, yours to change until the party
You want nothing to think about: breakages are covered, and every premium theme is unlocked — pick one, change your mind, change it again, right up to the party.
Start with thisTwins, or two parties the same weekend? Two boxes on one date is something we book by hand so we can be sure the fleet covers it — email us and we will sort it out.
What moves the price
The date changes what you pay, and we show it before you commit
Weekdays cost less
Saturday is the scarce thing here, not the box. A Monday-to-Thursday party is meaningfully cheaper, and moving off Saturday is the easiest discount on the site.
Booking early costs less
A month of notice lets us plan the fleet instead of guessing, and that saving goes back to you.
Last minute costs more
Under a week means expedited shipping and a box pulled forward from another slot. That is a real cost, so we charge it rather than hiding it.
January and February cost less
Nobody throws parties in the trough. If your birthday lands there, you benefit.
Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico cost more
Transit days, honestly priced. Sometimes the right answer there is Lite, and we will say so.
Every one of these is a live rule, not a coupon. Pick a date in the checkout and the itemised quote shows exactly which ones applied and by how much, before you pay.
Before you book
The whole fee schedule, on a public page
Not linked in a PDF, not revealed at the end. This is the same component the checkout renders, filled from the same live config.
What you could be charged, and when
Schedule 2026-09-29- Equipment deposit
- $200, charged the day the box ships. Refunded to the same card within 3 business days of us receiving it back.
- Return window
- 7 days after your party. The label is already on the box; a return scan ends your responsibility for the kit.
- Late return
- $10 per day after the window closes, capped at $50 in total. It comes out of your deposit when the box is back, or is billed to you if we hold no deposit.
- Not returned by day 21
- We charge the replacement value of what is still out — $200 for the kit, plus $400 for a Party Brain if one was sent — plus the late fees above, less your deposit. We email you twice before this happens, and sending the box back stops it.
- Normal wear
- Free. Scuffs, fingerprints, a scratched decal, one sticky button — buttons are meant to be hit, and we do not charge for that.
- Disputing a charge
- 7 days to contest anything, with photos on both sides. No photos from us, no charge.
Damage rate card
The most we would charge for each broken or missing part. If the whole box doesn't come back, the kit price below is the most it costs. The damage waiver covers these outright.
| Part | Most you'd pay |
|---|---|
| Per part, each | |
| Arcade button | $4 |
| Joystick | $12 |
| USB encoder board | $15 |
| Station enclosure | $25 |
| USB hub | $14 |
| Cable | $5 |
| Shipping case | $16 |
| Whole items | |
| The whole kitAll four stations, the hub, the cables and the case — the most we'd charge for the kit, however much of it is missing. | $200 |
| Party BrainOnly if one was sent with your box. | $400 |
If you cancel
- 7+ days before the party: 100% refunded.
- 3+ days before the party: 100% refunded, less the shipping we already paid.
- After the box has shipped: 50% refunded. Shipping and restocking retained.
The honest answers
Six things parents ask before they book
Is it clean?
Every station is sanitised, tested and sealed after the last party. The foil seal is unbroken when it reaches you, and there is a pack of wipes in the box at no charge.
What if my Wi-Fi dies?
The games download before the party. They run with the internet off — no login, no update, no server.
Is the deposit a real charge?
Yes. $200, charged the day the box ships, back on your card within three business days of us receiving it. We email you when the refund is sent.
What if it arrives late?
We add days to your access for free. If it misses the party entirely, you get your money back and keep the digital version for another day.
What if a kid breaks a button?
Buttons are meant to be hit. Normal wear costs you nothing, and we do not charge for scratches. The $14.99 damage waiver covers the rest, no photos and no argument.
How do I send it back?
The label is already on the box. Reseal it and hand it to your mail carrier at the door, any time in the 7 days after the party. One tap in your account books a porch pickup.