Saunatainment · The Game
The room keeps score.
Wellmax is the only gay sauna in Bangkok with a game running inside it. Sign up on your phone, check in with five digits, and the whole floor sees where you stand.
Rebuilt from nothing.
The first version of this game asked you to sign up at the counter, on someone else's tablet, with a queue behind you. Almost nobody did.
So it's gone. This one starts on your own phone before you arrive, the counter only reads five digits back to you, and the reward is something you actually want — fifteen points is a free entry.
Three positions. Pick one.
Your position colours the ring around your photo, everywhere you appear — your phone, the vote grid, the big screen. The room reads it before a word is said.
Top
Green ring. You take the lead.
Bottom
Red ring. Happy to follow.
Vers
Gold ring. Both — why choose.
How to play
Six steps, and one of them is just walking in.
- 01
Sign up on your phone
Username, email, phone, password, and the position you play. Thirty seconds, wherever you are — you don't have to be in the building. You get a permanent five-digit member code.
- 02
Give the code at the counter
Read out your five digits. Staff say your name back to you and check you in on the tablet. That's the only part that isn't self-service, and it's deliberate.
- 03
Confirm it's really you
Your phone asks whether you're at Wellmax. Tap yes and the night switches on. Until you do, nothing counts — no points, no vote, no place on the screen.
- 04
You're on the board
Your card joins Who's Here, and the 55-inch screen in the venue. Avatar by default. A real photo if you'd rather, once it clears moderation.
- 05
One vote. Per visit.
Tap the man who made your night. You can only vote for someone whose visit overlapped yours, and it's final once cast — no take-backs, no vote trading.
- 06
Check out when you leave
Still holding your vote? The app stops you and asks before it lets you go. Forget to check out and the round closes itself at 3 AM.
Fifteen points and you're in free.
Points come from turning up and from being voted for. Nothing else — no streaks, no bonuses, no way to buy them. Redeem fifteen at the counter for one free entry, and keep collecting.
Quiet nights pay double. That's on purpose.
- Monday to Thursday
- 2 points
- Friday to Sunday
- 1 point
- Each vote you receive
- 1 point
- Fifteen points
- One free entry
Lifetime tiers
Tiers are lifetime. Once you've reached one, it never drops.
See the room before you leave the house.
Members can open the app from anywhere and see exactly who's checked in right now, broken down by position, plus where everyone sits on the monthly and yearly boards.
No arrival times, no departure times, no history. Just who is in the building while they're in it.
Meetups.
Post that you'll be around at a certain hour and what you're up for. Other members tap interested, and you both know before you arrive. Posts clear themselves overnight.
The board is moderated and its rules sit at the top of it. Announce a meetup and no-show and you get a warning; three warnings pause your game for thirty days.
And then there's the wall.
Fifty-five inches by the lockers, cycling between who's in the building, the yearly board, and the rules. Your card is on it the moment you confirm you've arrived.
Questions.
How does the Wellmax game work?
You sign up on your own phone and get a permanent five-digit member code. Give that code at the counter and staff check you in; confirm on your phone that you're in the building and you go live. You then get one vote for the night, and you earn points for visiting and for votes other men give you.
What do points get me?
Fifteen points is one free entry. You earn two points a visit Monday to Thursday, one point Friday to Sunday, and one more every time someone votes for you. Points also build a lifetime tier — Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond — which never drops once you reach it.
Do I have to sign up at the counter?
No. Sign-up is on your phone and takes about thirty seconds, before you ever arrive. The counter only reads your five-digit code and checks you in.
Can I see who is inside before I come?
Yes. Members can see who is currently checked in from anywhere, along with the monthly and yearly rankings. No arrival or departure times are shown.
How many times can I vote?
Once per visit, and only for a man whose visit overlapped with yours. A vote is final once you cast it. If you check out without voting, the app warns you first.
Is my real name shown?
Never. You appear as the username you chose plus your member code — Somchai88(48906) — on your phone and on the venue screen. Your real name stays with staff.
What languages does the app support?
Thai, English and Simplified Chinese. It follows your phone's language by default and you can switch it any time.
Is the game free?
Yes. Playing costs nothing beyond the ฿400 entry, and points earn free entries rather than money.
Thirty seconds now. Free entry later.
Sign up before you get here. Give five digits at the counter and you're playing.