Maple Lanes


 * For the bowling alley in the first Torn, see Shell Lanes.

 is one of 30 Landmarks in Torn: Origins. It contains Landmark Book #30. The player can enter this location and go bowling.

In-game description
"The last good bowling alley left in the city, Maple Lanes is an iconic Evan experience. Vin, the owner, will always go out of his way to ensure his bowlers have the ultimate experience. Grab a ball and bowl your heart out, and if you knock down the 7-10 split, you’ll get free admission and food for life! But cheat, and Vin will ban you for life. Oof."

Location
The building is located in the Demenhurst neighborhood of Evan. It is bordered by Burgermeister Avenue to the north, Kingland Avenue to the south, Derettas Avenue to the east, and Poltrona Street to the west.

Appearance
Shell Lanes is a one-story building that has a blue, gray and white color scheme. A large bowling pin appears above the entrance, reflecting its bowling nature. There is also a bowling pin on the opposite side of the building. Inside, there is a lobby area where Vin the Bowler's desk is, and where he always stays. There is also a rack for bowling shoes, where the player may buy 5 bowling balls for $20 and bowl, as well as four lanes.

Function
As stated, the player may enter this location at any time and "go bowling". When they enter the bowling alley, the player can buy 5 bowling balls (a renamed and re-textured snowball) for $20 that they may use to bowl with. The player bowls by running towards the lane and Dropping (Q) the ball so it glides over the lane and lands in the hole at the end of the lane (there is ice underneath the lane that allows the item to travel). Once the ball lands in the hole, a bowling sound effect will be played and the amount of "pins" they "knock down" will be displayed in the chat. The player can bowl until they run out of balls, and then go buy more. When the player leaves the bowling alley, the balls will be removed from their inventory.

Achievement
Upon entering the bowling alley for the first time, the player will earn the 7-10 Split Achievement. The achievement will be gained when the player leaves the bowling alley for the first time. It can only be gained once.

Landmark Book
The Landmark Book for Maple Lanes is located inside a chest underneath a trapdoor in the floor inside the building, underneath Vin's desk.

Trivia

 * The name Maple Lanes is a reference to the bowling alley Chris6d always went to as a kid, Maple Lanes.

Other Landmarks
For the other 29 Landmarks, see Landmark Books in Torn: Origins.