10 Electric Scooter Games to Play With Friends

Electric scooters aren't only useful for commuting. With a few friends, some cones, and a safe open space, they can become part of a genuinely fun outdoor game day.

The best electric scooter games don't need complicated equipment. A parking lot closed to traffic, private paved area, or other permitted riding space is usually enough. The key is to keep speeds low, wear helmets, establish clear boundaries, and keep pedestrians and vehicles out of the playing area.

Below are 10 fun offline electric scooter games to play with friends, starting with the games that tend to create the most competition and laughs.

1. Electric Scooter Obstacle Course

Best for: Overall fun

An obstacle course is probably the easiest electric scooter game to turn into a serious competition.

Use cones, chalk, cardboard markers, or other soft objects to build a course containing several different challenges. Riders complete the same course one at a time while someone records their times.

Your course might include:

• A cone slalom
• A narrow straight-line section
• A large figure-eight
• A designated stop box
• A slow-riding zone
• Several wide turns
• A short bumpy section if the riding area safely allows it

Add a 3- or 5-second penalty whenever someone hits a cone, misses a checkpoint, or fails to stop completely inside the designated box.

The winner isn't necessarily the fastest scooter. Smooth acceleration, braking, balance, and accurate steering can make a bigger difference.

For riders who want to build a course with mixed paved and rougher surfaces, an all-terrain model such as the Varla Eagle One PRO All Terrains Electric Scooter is particularly well suited to this type of recreational riding. Its larger tires and suspension-oriented design make it more versatile when your permitted riding area isn't perfectly smooth.

Keep the competition at controlled speeds rather than trying to test the scooter's maximum performance.

2. Scooter Treasure Hunt

Best for: Groups and longer game sessions

Turn your riding area into a giant treasure hunt.

Before starting, one person hides clues at different checkpoints. Divide everyone into teams of two or three and give each team the first clue.

For example:

Clue 1: Find the place where three red cones form a triangle.

At that location, riders discover another clue directing them somewhere else.

You can make the hunt more interesting by including small challenges at individual stations:

• Take a team photo
• Solve a riddle
• Find a hidden number
• Complete a figure-eight
• Identify an object from a clue
• Collect a colored token

The first team to find the final treasure wins.

This game works especially well because it combines scooter riding with teamwork rather than making everything about speed.

3. Slow Race

Best for: Balance and hilarious finishes

Normal races reward the fastest rider. A slow race does exactly the opposite.

Create a straight course about 50 to 100 feet long. Everyone starts together and tries to reach the finish line last.

There is one important rule: riders must keep moving forward.

Depending on the scooters and riders involved, you can also establish rules such as:

• No putting a foot on the ground
• No moving backward
• Stay inside your lane
• No blocking another rider
• No stopping completely

Anyone who touches the ground or leaves the lane receives a penalty or is eliminated.

Maintaining balance while moving extremely slowly is surprisingly difficult, which is exactly what makes the game entertaining.

4. Scooter Bowling

Best for: Easy setup

You don't need a bowling alley for this version.

Arrange lightweight plastic bottles or soft bowling pins at the end of a marked lane. Instead of crashing the scooter into them, riders stop behind a clearly marked line and roll a soft ball toward the pins.

Each rider gets two attempts per frame, just like traditional bowling.

To make it an actual scooter challenge, place a few cones before the throwing area. Riders must navigate the cones, stop completely inside a marked box, step off, and then bowl.

You can score 10 frames traditionally or simply give one point for every pin knocked over.

It combines riding accuracy with a completely different skill at the finish.

5. Scooter Relay Race

Best for: Team competition

Divide your friends into two or more teams and create a short course.

The first rider completes the route, returns to the exchange area, stops, and hands a relay object to the next teammate. The process continues until everyone has completed the course.

Use something simple and safe as the relay object, such as a small foam baton.

The course can include:

Start → Slalom → Turnaround Point → Slalom → Exchange Zone

The first team whose final rider crosses the finish line wins.

For additional rounds, change the course rather than encouraging higher speeds. Add tighter skill sections, stopping challenges, or longer routes.

6. Scooter Soccer Skills Challenge

Best for: Friends who love soccer

Trying to play normal soccer while riding scooters creates unnecessary collision risks. A soccer skills challenge, however, can be both competitive and much easier to control.

Create several stations around your riding area.

At each station, riders stop and complete a soccer challenge:

1. Ride through five cones.
2. Stop inside the designated box.
3. Step off the scooter.
4. Take a shot at the goal.
5. Get back on and continue to the next station.

Different targets can have different point values.

For example:

Large target = 1 point
Medium target = 3 points
Small target = 5 points

After several rounds, the rider with the most points wins.

7. Red Light, Green Light: Scooter Edition

Best for: Large groups

This childhood game becomes much more challenging on electric scooters.

Choose one person to be the caller while everyone else lines up at the starting point.

When the caller says "Green light!", riders can move toward the finish.

When the caller says "Red light!", everyone must stop.

Anyone who crosses the designated stop marker after the allowed stopping period receives a penalty or returns to the previous checkpoint.

You can also add:

Yellow light: Ride at walking speed.

Blue light: Stop at the next cone.

Purple light: Complete a wide circle around the nearest marker.

The first rider to reach the finish wins and becomes the next caller.

8. Scooter Precision Challenge

Best for: Testing riding skills

This game rewards control rather than speed.

Build five or six individual challenges and assign points to each one.

Each rider gets one or two attempts.

At the end, add everyone's scores. The person with the highest total becomes the day's scooter precision champion.

This is also a good format when friends have different scooter models because outright acceleration and top speed matter much less.

9. Scooter Photo Scavenger Hunt

Best for: Exploring with friends

Create a list of things everyone has to find and photograph during the game.

For example:

• Something shaped like a triangle
• A red bicycle
• A funny sign
• A mural
• A fountain
• Three scooters parked together
• Something beginning with the letter "S"
• A specific landmark
• A dog wearing something
• Your entire team at the final checkpoint

Split into teams and establish a clearly defined permitted riding area.

Each team rides around looking for the items and takes photos after safely stopping and stepping off the scooter. Don't use a phone while riding.

Give teams 30 or 60 minutes. Each completed photo earns one point, while difficult bonus items can earn additional points.

The team returning on time with the most valid photos wins.

10. Electric Scooter Mini Olympics

Best for: A full afternoon with friends

If one game isn't enough, combine several of them into your own Scooter Olympics.

Choose five events, such as:

Event 1: Slow Race
Event 2: Slalom
Event 3: Precision Stop
Event 4: Scooter Bowling
Event 5: Obstacle Course

Award points after each event:

1st place = 5 points
2nd place = 3 points
3rd place = 2 points
Everyone else who finishes = 1 point

Add the scores after the final event to determine the overall results.

The format works particularly well if your group has different types of scooters. Someone riding a powerful all-terrain machine like the Varla Eagle One PRO may have an advantage in one challenge, while a friend with a lighter scooter could perform better in slow-speed maneuvering or precision events.

What You Need for an Electric Scooter Game Day

You don't need much equipment. A basic setup can include cones, sidewalk chalk, plastic bottles, a stopwatch, a foam ball, and a simple score sheet.

The riding location matters more than the equipment. Choose a flat, open area where scooter riding is permitted and where you can separate the game from cars, pedestrians, cyclists, stairs, and other hazards.

Everyone should wear a properly fitted helmet and closed-toe shoes. Establish speed limits before beginning, allow only one rider through higher-risk obstacles at a time, and avoid games involving deliberate contact, grabbing another rider, racing through traffic, or knocking people off balance.

Make Your Next Scooter Ride a Game

A group electric scooter ride doesn't have to be another trip from point A to point B. An obstacle course turns it into a skills competition, a treasure hunt creates a team adventure, and a slow race can make even a tiny riding area surprisingly entertaining.

For friends who regularly explore a mixture of paved roads and permitted rougher terrain, a capable all-terrain scooter such as the Varla Eagle One PRO All Terrains Electric Scooter can also make recreational rides more versatile. The important part isn't riding as fast as possible—it's creating games where control, strategy, teamwork, and a little friendly competition determine who wins.