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                                                                    Exhibit 3.11

                              ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
                                     OF THE
                            ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                           AMF BOWLING CENTERS, INC.

Pursuant to Section 13.1-710 of the Virginia Stock Corporation Act. AMF Bowling
Centers, Inc. (the "Corporation"), a Virginia corporation, files the following
Articles of Amendment with the Virginia State Corporation Commission:

1.   NAME. The name of the corporation is AMF Bowling Centers, Inc.

2.   THE AMENDMENT. The amendment adds the following new paragraph F to the
     Corporation's Articles of Incorporation:

          F.   Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Corporation
               shall not be authorized to issue non-voting equity securities of
               any class, series or other designation to the extent prohibited
               by Section 1123(a)(6) of title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy
               Code (the "Bankruptcy Code"); provided, however, that the
               foregoing restriction shall (i) have no further force and effect
               beyond that required under Section 1123(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy
               Code, (ii) only have such force and effect so long as such
               Section 1123(a)(6) is in effect and applies to the Corporation
               and (iii) be deemed void or eliminated if required under
               applicable law.

3.   BOARD ACTION. The sole director of the Corporation adopted the amendment on
     December 13, 2001.

4.   SHAREHOLDER ACTION. The sole shareholder of the Corporation adopted the
     amendment on December 13, 2001.

Dated: February [ILLEGIBLE], 2002.

                                            AMF BOWLING CENTERS, INC.


                                            By:  /s/ Christopher F. Caesar
                                                 -----------------------------
                                                 Name:  Christopher F. Caesar
                                                 Title: President

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                                 MLB CORPORATION

                          ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT TO THE
                           ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

     1.   NAME. The name of the corporation is MLB Corporation.

     2.   THE AMENDMENT. The amendment deletes paragraph A of the Articles of
Incorporation and substitutes in lieu thereof the following:

          "A.  CORPORATE NAME The name of the Corporation is: AMF Bowling
     Centers, Inc."

     3.   BOARD ACTION. The board of directors approved the amendment by
unanimous consent dated as of September 9, 1987.

     4.   SHAREHOLDER ACTION. The shareholders approved the amendment by written
consent dated as of September 9, 1987.


Dated: September 9, 1987


                                            MLB CORPORATION


                                            By: /s/ Beverley W. Armstrong
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Beverley W. Armstrong, President

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                              ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
                       OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
                                    GFP, INC.

     1.   NAME. The name of the corporation of GFP, Inc.

     2.   AMENDMENT. The proposed amendment is the deletion of Paragraph A of
the Articles of Incorporation of the corporation in its entirety and the
substitution therefor of the following Paragraph A:

                               "A. CORPORATE NAME
                         The name of the Corporation is:
                                MLB Corporation"

     3.   ACTION BY DIRECTORS.  At a meeting held on November 12, 1986, all of
the directors of the corporation found that the proposed amendment was in the
best interest of the corporation and directed that it be submitted to the
stockholders of the corporation with the request that they approve and adopt the
same by signing a consent in writing.

     4.   ACTION BY STOCKHOLDERS. On November 13, 1986, following the action of
the directors, the stockholders of the corporation, by signing a consent in
writing that set forth the proposed amendment, unanimously approved and adopted
the same. The number of shares outstanding and entitled to vote on the proposed
was 10,000.

     5.   STATED CAPITAL. The proposed amendment does not effect a change in
the amount of state capital of the corporation.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned President and Secretary of GFP, Inc.
have executed these articles of amendment this 13th day of November, 1986.


                                            GFP, INC.


                                           By: /s/ E. Bryson Powell
                                               ----------------------
                                               E. Bryson Powell
                                               Vice President

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                            ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

                                       OF

                                    GFP, INC.

     I hereby form a stock corporation under the provisions of Chapter 1 of
Title 13.1 of the Code of Virginia, and to that end, set forth the following:

     A.   CORPORATE NAME

          The name of the Corporation is:  GFP, Inc.

     B.   PURPOSES

          The Corporation shall have all of the corporate powers of any
character not prohibited by law or required to be stated in the Articles of
Incorporation.

     C.   AUTHORIZED STOCK

          The aggregate number of shares which the Corporation shall have
authority to issue and the par value per share are as follows:

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CLASS                      NUMBER                  PAR VALUE PER
AND SERIES                OF SHARES                    SHARE
- ----------                ---------                -------------
                                                
Common                     15,000                     $ 1.00
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          Each share of Common Stock shall have full voting rights.

     D.   REGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT

          The address of the initial registered office is 629 East Main Street,
Richmond, Virginia 23219. The name of the city in which the initial registered
office is located is the City of Richmond. The name of its initial registered
agent is Daniel M. McCormack who is a resident of the State of Virginia, a
member of the Virginia State Bar, and whose business office is the same as the
registered office of the Corporation.

     E.   DIRECTORS

          The number of Directors constituting the initial Board of Directors is
three and the names and addresses of the persons who are to serve as the initial
Directors are:

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Name                                        Address
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William F. Goodwin, Jr.                     707 East Main Street
                                            Richmond, Virginia 23219

E. Bryson Powell                            707 East Main Street
                                            Richmond, Virginia 23219

James B. Farinholt                          9 South 12th Street
                                            Richmond, Virginia 23219
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DATED:


                                            /s/ Daniel M. McCormack
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Incorporator

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