Leaps and Bounds was a chain of indoor play-places that was started by

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in 1991. The main attraction was a tube maze complex with

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. They hosted children's birthday parties where

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and

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were served. There were arcade-style games that awarded tickets for cheap prizes. Leaps and Bounds of two tubes with a block and circle in the middle on the front of the building to resemble the tube maze the play-place had featured. "Play with Purpose" was their slogan. It merged with competitor

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in 1995.

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