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GameTruck

OtherFranchising since 2008Website
Investment
$164K – $312K
55th pct Other
Avg revenue
50th pct Other
Royalty
Units
50
65th pct Other
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $164K – $312K including a $50K franchise fee.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 64/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 9 loans (below the industry average).
  • System contracting at -9.6% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
GameTruck Licensing, LLC
Incorporated in
Delaware
HQ
315 W. Elliot Rd. #107-619, Tempe, AZ 85284
Auditor
REESE CPA, LLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$1.8M
vs $2.5M prior year

Yale framework · single-unit ROIC

Returns Analysis

Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.

The model · Yale framework

What would one GameTruck unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $164K–$312K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $20K–$20K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

46%

In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$120K
EBITDA margin
16.0%
Total invested
$258K
Payback
26 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

GameTruck franchisees operate mobile video game entertainment trucks that travel to birthday parties, corporate events, and community venues. Daily operations include vehicle maintenance, route scheduling, customer acquisition, event setup/breakdown, and managing 2-4 gaming consoles/screens on-site. Revenue depends heavily on local event booking volume and seasonal demand fluctuations.

CEO
Scott Novis
Founded
2008
FDD year
2024
States available
19

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$164K – $312K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$20K – $20K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$50K
Royalty
The greater of 7% of Gross Sales or $600 per month
Ad fund
1.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
8.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
50
Opened
2
Last reporting year
Closed
1
Turnover rate
2.0%
Company-owned
3
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
94%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+0.0%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
-9.6%
Compounded over last 3 years
2022
47+1
Franchised units
2023
47
Franchised units
2024
52
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 18 states with active franchisees

The Territory Map

Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 18 states
Not registered

States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.

Government records

SBA Loan Data

Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.

Total loans
9
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

64
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE64 / 100

Undisclosed financial performance, stagnant unit count, aggressive royalty floor, and unclear franchisor viability create substantial investment risk despite protected territory.

Score breakdown · what drove the 64 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDNo Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — cannot validate revenue or profitability claims
  2. 02MINOROnly 50 units system-wide with unknown growth trajectory suggests stagnant or declining network
  3. 03MINORHigh initial investment ($164k-$312k) paired with aggressive minimum royalty ($600/month = $7,200/year floor) creates breakeven pressure
  4. 04MINORRoyalty structure (7% or $600 minimum) penalizes low-revenue operators; unclear if franchisees typically exceed $8,571 monthly sales threshold
  5. 05HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — requires immediate clarification on franchisor financial health
  6. 06MINORMobile/event business model has high operational complexity (vehicle maintenance, scheduling, liability) with unknown unit economics

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Zip codes
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Optional
Governing law
Delaware

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
35 hrs
On-the-job training
50 hrs
POS system
GameTruck Web Tools
Operating tech stack

Item 20

Franchisee Contacts

Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.

Franchisee contacts

40 numbers

Locked
(415) 972-••••
One Sansome Street, Ste
CA
(830) 708-••••
TX
(909) 295-••••
CA

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

GameTruck · FDD (2024) PDF

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