Bumping this thread with another solution idea to help make a working community lot Bowling Alley spawn Child & Teen Sims and accommodate more family gameplay.
IDEA Lot Trait: Family Friendly
Since the Bowling Lane works as designed on only Adult-themed Community Lot Types (Bar, Lounge, Nightclub), where Townie Sims will autonomously bowl without being prompted, I'd like to suggest creating a new Base Game lot trait: Family Friendly.
Lots with the Family Friendly trait will
However this solution doesn't address the weirdness of Child-aged Sims spawning at a Bar or Nightclub, but it does offer a quick-fix solution that works with existing Lots without the need to create a brand new Lot Type.
Either solution offered in this thread may help achieve the primary goal: Spawning Child & Teen Sims on a Community Lot where they will autonomously bowl on the Bowling Lane object.
