A&G Ohio Feb 8-10 2008

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A&G Ohio Feb 8-10 2008

Postby FAPNaruto » Wed Jul 04, 2007 2:55 am

This is is 24/7! no stopping from 12noon friday-sunday at 4am! (can you make it this far?) There will be exclusive main events after the stroke of midnight that is bound to keep you entertained.
Being held at the hilton hotel in Akron/Fairlawn, OH.
February 8-10, 2008.
This is a Gaming and Animation convention. (not just anime or a few games)

So far A&G Ohio is bring to the Convention : GHOUL: guitar hero underground league sponsored by RED OCTANE, Micheal McConnohie,Melodee Spevack, Mike McFarland, the Spoony Bards, Random Battle Group (RBG) and the Protomen, oh and did I mention Alienware is sponsoring us. This is just the beginning! There will be another Major Announcement in the next few weeks.

-RBG,video game rooms, lan party room, dealers, amv contest, cosplay, skits, props contest, who's line, foam fighting exibition tournament, king of NES tourney, and tons, tons, more!!
Not to mention after hours Blitzball Games in the Hilton's Indoor pool!!
(yes we have permission and is in the contract!)

This is convention is being run by myself in association with the Random Battle Group.

Pre-Reg right now is $30 bucks and at the door it will be $40. BUT... if you bring the registration table your reciept for you hotel room at the Hilton. You and a Friend will recieve a $20 badge rate!! (or if you foward a reservation email to Ops@aandgohio.com.

www.aandgohio.com
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Postby dokool » Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:19 am

This is like the 40th convention in your state, which makes me really, really skeptical of its ability to survive.

I mean, I wish you luck, but seriously, the Ohio fandom scene has some major issues if y'all need a new event every year.
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Postby FAPNaruto » Wed Jul 04, 2007 3:32 pm

Lol this con will survive lol. We're a bunch of con vets that is sick of seeing the same con over and over. We've already have a crap load of pre-regs. We're the con that is made after the same con is done over and over. We have so many cons cause some one doesn’t like something about a con changes one things not changing much else cause they hire almost all people from other cons. Well We're changing almost every detail of Ohio cons. We're the nerds sick of seeing all the Carbon Copy cons and we're changing things to show con goers that you don't have to goto the same con over and over only thing is different is the date and con's name.
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Ohio based cons

Postby sixpod » Wed Jul 04, 2007 4:31 pm

Well I totally agree with you dokool! There are totally too many freaking cons in Ohio. The problem is what FAP said "they all are the same!" Every once in a while there's a convention that comes around that does something different, but usually they follow the same mold, same staff, etc.

I am really looking foward to A&G Ohio though. They are going to have soooo many more Crowd participated events and Original and Exclusive Events, which is always good. Not including they are trying to take every bit of con advise from fans and not from from other cons. They are technically NOT an Anime convention though. Animation & Gaming Convention. But yes there will definently be some anime influence.

Hope to join up with people there
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Postby BasharOfTheAges » Wed Jul 04, 2007 7:39 pm

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Re: Ohio based cons

Postby dokool » Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:19 pm

sixpod wrote:They are going to have soooo many more Crowd participated events and Original and Exclusive Events, which is always good. Not including they are trying to take every bit of con advise from fans and not from from other cons.


I'm reminded of Anime <s>Banzai</s> Punch (mybad!) and from what I've heard that con has been an unmitigated disaster.

Ah well, suppose I'll hear the postmortem one way or another.
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Postby FAPNaruto » Thu Jul 05, 2007 2:26 am

Eh AP dose well numbers wise. No we're not like AP thou! We are doing allot to avoid the messes they seem to attract. Plus they are strictly anime. We are all animation and gaming. We have countless events other cons have never had. All of our staff is full of new ideas and ways to avoid the stupid things that anger people. We're not a last minute con like con I’d rather not mention. But seriously if you ideas to better us we're all ears. We are seiriously trying to be the best around any input is fantastic!
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that or..

Postby sixpod » Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:59 am

well actually you might hear that or.. You'll hear there was a few things that could have been better but the con was Freaking Awesome!! and then spend the whole year saying to yourselves...... why did I have to down a con just because there was so many in that state.
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Re: that or..

Postby dokool » Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:00 am

sixpod wrote: why did I have to down a con just because there was so many in that state.


I'm not necessarily downing you guys, just expressing my doubts. As an outsider to your scene, the sheer number of events that take place in Ohio (and their associated drama, and I have plenty of friends involved in the Ohio otaku scene so it's not like I'm totally ignorant of the situation) is troubling. 'Tis all :P
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Postby FAPNaruto » Thu Jul 05, 2007 1:02 pm

Well thats one of the reasons A&G exists to advoid the drama eveyone on the staff is good friends. I think once A&G is over it's gonna be like "Wow thats how a con should be" I've see too many cons try and miss.
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A&G

Postby sixpod » Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:46 am

all I can say is that the con will definently have it's own style points!

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