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Specsavers-branded Whack a Mole on an exhibition stand with a "test your vision and reaction" header and a leader board sign

Whack a Mole

Hire from £445.

Digital Whack a Mole

This is the arcade Whac-A-Mole brought up to date. Two players stand at the cabinet, LED targets light up at random across the deck, and you race your opponent to hit them with a foam hammer before they go dark. Every hit registers on the digital scoreboard, a round runs about thirty seconds, and the winner shows at the end. There are no mechanical moles on a motor to jam or wear out, so it holds up well through a long day on a busy stand.

The unit is made in the UK by Game Works Creative and runs on their IPS (Interactive Play System) - the same target technology as our IPS Podium Challenge. It's a compact freestanding cabinet, around 1.22m wide and 0.69m deep, with built-in speakers, a colour-changing LED strip round the rim and a battery that tops up in the background so it isn't tied to the wall all day. It runs from a single 13A socket.

You'll see it called digital whack a mole, electronic whack a mole, or just a 1v1 reaction game - it's the same thing.

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Standard green Whack a Mole cabinet with cartoon moles, digital scoreboard and two foam hammers
Players head-to-head
2
Standard round
30s
Public liability cover
£5M
Years hiring exhibition games
25+

Branding it for your stand

The cabinet panels lift off and go back on with your own artwork, so the whole thing can be wrapped in a campaign rather than left in the standard mole livery. The front, sides and back all take a printed wrap.

We've run it as Specsavers' Bright Stars Scholarship and Careers in Optometry game at schools and university careers fairs, with a "test your vision and reaction" header and a QR code on the front. We've dressed it in Collect+ orange for a parcels activation that toured shopping centres and campuses, and built it into a Perfectly Clear flavoured-water stand. All the panels are printed and fitted by our in-house team before delivery and taken off again afterwards. There's more on our branding service.

Lime-green Specsavers Bright Stars Scholarship Whack a Mole at a large careers exhibition

Where it works

  • Exhibition stands and brand activations

  • Careers fairs and freshers fairs

  • Corporate fun days and team building

  • Product launches and roadshows

  • Christmas and Halloween events

  • Charity and community events

A queue-grabber at careers fairs

The reaction format does a particular job on a careers or freshers stand. It pulls a student in for a thirty-second go, and that half a minute is long enough for one of your team to start a conversation while they play. We've been the game on the Specsavers careers stand for a run of their schools events, branded up as the Bright Stars Scholarship challenge.

The DB team have been absolutely fantastic at our recent schools careers events. Katie, Dean and Becky have been efficient, friendly and very helpful. I thoroughly recommend them.

That was Lucy from Specsavers, after a season of those events.

  • Players

    2 (or solo)

  • Targets

    LED (IPS)

  • Round

    ~30 seconds

  • Cabinet

    1.22m x 0.69m

  • Power

    Single 13A socket

  • Insurance

    £5M PLI

Size
Cabinet (W x D) 1.22m x 0.69m
Power Single 13A socket (240V, 500W)

The cabinet sets up by one person and, at 0.69m deep, goes through a standard doorway without any trouble.

What's included

  • Delivery, setup and collection by our own team
  • The cabinet with two foam hammers
  • A quick run-through for your stand staff
  • 24hr telephone support throughout your event
  • £5M public liability insurance as standard
  • Risk assessments and method statements emailed to you or your venue before the event
  • Optional trained attendant to run scores and keep the queue moving, so your own team can stay on conversations

Delivery charges and minimum order values may apply depending on hire duration and location. Discounts available for multiple items on the same delivery - contact us for a quote.

Suitability

  • Indoors on Artificial Grass
  • Indoors on Hard Surface
  • Outdoors on Grass
  • Outdoors on Hard Surface

Suitable for adults and children.

Seasonal versions

The same cabinet comes as Whack a Zombie for Halloween and Whack a Snowman, also called Smash a Snowman, for Christmas. It's the identical game with themed graphics on the panels.

Common Questions

How is this different from a traditional fairground Whack a Mole?

There are no mechanical moles. The targets are LED pads that light up at random, and you hit them with a foam hammer while an electronic scoreboard keeps count. Nothing pops up on a motor, so there's far less to jam or wear out over a long event, and the round length and sound can both be set to suit the venue.

Can we brand the whole cabinet for our campaign?

Yes. The panels lift off and take a full printed wrap from your artwork - front, sides and back - produced and fitted in-house. We've run it as Specsavers' Bright Stars Scholarship game, in Collect+ orange for a parcels activation, and as a Perfectly Clear flavoured-water unit, among others. Send us your logo or brand guidelines and we'll come back with options.

Is it the same game as Whack a Zombie and Smash a Snowman?

Yes - the same cabinet and the same game, with Halloween or Christmas graphics on the panels. If you're booking around a seasonal event, we'll send it out in the matching theme.

Does it need much power?

No. It runs off a single 13A socket and draws only 500W, and the built-in battery keeps it going while it charges. If there's no mains near your spot on the floor, we can add a generator to the quote.

Gallery

  • Standard green DB cabinet with cartoon moles and two foam hammers

  • Perfectly Clear branded unit with "WINNER" scoreboard display

  • Perfectly Clear unit showing the colour-changing LED rim

  • Angled view of the Perfectly Clear flavoured-water cabinet

  • Jungle-themed standard cabinet set up in a sports hall

  • Specsavers stand with "test your vision and reaction" header and leader board sign

  • Specsavers careers stand with Bright Stars scholarship banners

  • Collect+ orange unit on a shopping-centre parcels activation

  • Collect+ activation set up at a university campus

  • Specsavers unit at a careers fair against a stage curtain

  • Two Collect+ units in a marquee at a Cambridge campus event

  • Specsavers Bright Stars Scholarship cabinet at a large careers exhibition

  • Overhead view of the Bright Stars unit, targets and foam hammers

  • Close-up of the LED target pads and foam mallets

  • Specsavers Careers in Optometry unit in a heritage station venue

  • Specsavers leaflet stand beside the branded cabinet

  • Bright Stars unit front-on at a trade show, on floor protection

  • Bright Stars cabinet with Specsavers social handles on the front panel

  • Perfectly Clear unit on a drinks stand beside the brand banners

  • Standard green cabinet with lit dome targets in the warehouse

Venues we deliver to

From our warehouse in Rotherham we're five minutes from the A1, M1 and M18, which puts the big exhibition halls within easy reach. We deliver regularly to NEC Birmingham, ExCeL London, Manchester Central, Coventry Arena and Leeds First Direct Arena, along with careers and freshers events at schools, colleges and universities across the country. Europe-wide delivery is available for larger packages.

Whack a Mole sits well next to the other reaction games on a stand. It works alongside the Batak, Strike a Light and Beat the Buzzer for a competitive corner, and a magnetic leaderboard keeps the scores up where players can see them. For a full exhibition games or interactive games package we can quote delivery, staffing and branding together, and the lot goes out on one delivery with one invoice. You can also browse the full range.

Related Products

Whack a Mole is one of our quick-round reaction games - short goes, a lot of players through in a session. The seasonal Whack a Zombie and Smash a Snowman are the same cabinet with themed graphics, and the other reaction and skill games below pair with it for a competitive stand. Want a hand putting a set together? Get in touch and we'll suggest a mix.

Hire Whack a Mole

Send your dates, venue and rough numbers and we'll come back with a quote. If you want it branded for a campaign, or a few reaction games together for a tournament, mention it in your message and we'll work up the details.

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