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MGSC Gaming Zone

Located across the 1st and 2nd floors of the Mary Graydon Student Center, the Game Zone is AU’s on-campus place to be! Welcome and open to all AU students! Whether you want to compete, relax, or relive arcade classics, the Game Zone is a perfect spot to play, socialize, and have fun.

The MGSC Game Zone has a pool table, where you can play in pairs or teams, classic arcade style games like Pac-Man, and even TVs with game consoles (PlayStation 5) with a variety of games to choose from. Hours of operation are during staffed building hours on the respective floors.

Pool table and arcade machine, located on the 1st floor of MGSC, are open from 9am to midnight, Monday through Sunday when the Information desk on this staffed. The PlayStation is available when the desk on the MGSC 2nd floor is open.  Monday – Thursday 9am to 8pm, Friday 9 am to 10pm, Saturday 5pm to 10pm, and Sunday 12pm to 8pm.

Follow mgsc_au on Instagram for updates, closures, and new offerings!

Current Offerings

  • Pool table Accessories
    • Pool balls
    • Pool cues
    • Chalk
    • Triangle Rack
  • Arcade Machine Games
    • Pac-Man
    • Pac & Pal
    • Pac-Land
    • PacMania
    • Pac-Man Plus
    • Rolling Thunder
    • Mappy
    • Galaga
    • Galaga ‘88
    • Galaxian
    • DigDug
    • DigDug 2
  • PlayStation 5 Games
    • Madden 26
    • UFC 5
    • FC 26
    • Elden Ring
    • NBA 2k
    • Gang Beasts

Have suggestions about what other things we could use to outfit the game zone? Want to report an issue? Or incident? Did something break?  

Email mgsc@american.edu for questions, comments, and suggestions.

A photo of the game zone on the first floor of Mary Graydon Student Center. A couch and chairs in the foreground are surrounded by a pool table and a Pac-Man arcade cabinet.
A student plays Super Smash Bros on the Nintendo Switch in the gaming zone of the second floor of Mary Graydon Student Center.
Students sit on couches holding Nintendo Switch controllers as they play a game in the gaming zone on the second floor of Mary Graydon Student Center.
Lounge with several couches and windows on the far wall.