An axe-throwing club has been approved by planning bosses in Aberdeen - as long as punters pass a breathalyser test first.
The over-18s-only Beach Battle Bar will have a zero-tolerance policy on booze.
Police and council safety experts backed the plans for breath tests and no alcohol sales.
Guests will pay £60-plus per half hour session to hurl tomahawks at a wooden bullseye target under strict and constant supervision.
Instructors will assess participants for safety before they launch the weapons at the Boardwalk on the Esplanade.
Worries over the dangers of mixing an alcohol licence with the tomahawk-hurling alleys were put to rest after - on the promise all customers would face a breath test before being allowed to take part.
Aberdeen Licensing Board was brought round to the idea through painstaking planning by the owners, who had called officers, environmental health and licensing staff in to give input on the premises ahead of the licensing board meeting.
The over-18s-only Beach Battle Bar will occupy the space upstairs from the inflatable theme park at Queen's Links Leisure Park, Innoflate, and will be run by the same firm.
In preparation for their hearing, they submitted around 20 documents outlining policies on everything from how they would control admissions, throw people out and assess participants' mental health to dealing with accidents, first aid, and complaints.
Licensing solicitor Stephen McGowan took 30 minutes to reassure councillors of the venue's "zero tolerance" approach to mixing alcohol with the potentially dangerous attraction.
He said: "My clients have instructed specialist health and safety advisers - not just in relation to the axe-throwing but all activities have been subject to a full risk assessment.
"We have tried to go about this the right way. It is something we have hopefully painstakingly tried to do because of the novelty and uniqueness of the application.
"In order to take part (in the axe-throwing), participants will have to pass a breathalyser test as well as human common sense assessment of people's behaviour."
No walk-ins will be allowed for the flagship activity and staff will be trained to assess people for intoxication - though all customers will be subjected to a breathalyser test before being handed the haft.
Axes will be kept under lock and key when not in use as part of the licensing agreement, with the proprietors volunteering to shut up shop by 10pm.
Mr McGowan added: "My clients took the unit on about three years ago, they were not quite sure what to do with it and since the pandemic it has been a dead space.
"The Beach Battle Bar is what is known in the industry as a competitive socialisation venue, which are becoming more and more popular across the UK.
"This is bespoke entertainment focused on interactive activities.
"I think in the last few years, the market has moved towards people wanting to have an experience when they go out - rather than just going out for going out's sake."
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