San Francisco Anime, Cartoon, and Video Game Convention! February 18-19, 2012, Hotel Kabuki, Japantown, San Francisco, CA

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Gaming at AOD

Since the dawn of time, humanity has absolutely filled its spare time with games of all sorts. Continue this honorable tradition at AOD, with video games, board games, card games, trivia games, and more. If you think all ingenuity in gaming is gone, come shake that fear experiencing the vast variety of gaming concepts explored at AOD.

Apples to Apples

starting on Sat at Noon in Board Gaming

Apples to Apples is a great party game! New-comers are welcome to come and learn and experience this excellent game in our special instructional session.

Board Gaming

Kill the Monsters, Steal the Treasure, Karate Chop Your Buddy! Come join us for Munchkin Fu, eight other Munchkin variations, and all the rest of the Board Games we have for you to play in the Board Game Room. We'll teach you to play Apples to Apples and see who associates what words with which (often very wrong but funny) ideas; join us for some Killer Bunnies or Zombies mayhem; lose yourself in Betrayal At House On The Hill; let us show you the new variations of Risk; and even play great out of print games like Star Trek NG. A valid photo ID is required to check out games and borrowed games must remain in the room at all times. We also welcome people bringing their own games and decks of Magic the Gathering or other card games to play.

Small sample of our board games available for play

Bringing Vanguard Princess to the United States

With Austin Osueke of eigoMANGA

starting on Sat at 6 pm in Live Events 3

Join eigoMANGA discussing the opportunities and challenges of bringing the popular doujin video game, Vanguard Princess to the U.S. market. Afterwards, play in a Vanguard Princess game tournament!

Catherine Tournament

starting on Sat at 9 pm in Video Gaming

Catherine Tournament PS3

Fluxx

starting on Sat at 3 pm in Board Gaming

Learn the awesome and hilarious ways of Fluxx at this special instructional session of the hit card game!

Game Design: The Ups And Downs (And Lefts and Rights)

With Cliff Hicks

starting on Sat at 6 pm in Live Events 2

Learn from the experts what it takes to get a game from concept to execution, some common pitfalls, and ways to get your idea off the ground.

Game Show

starting on Sun at 11 am in Main Stage

Join us for the AOD Game Show! Lots of trivia and lots of prizes available for those who want to get on stage. All of the contestants come straight from the audience, so just show up and get ready to play, and you just might get picked!

Questions can be about anime series, manga, video games, and other general knowledge. We'll cover some old, some new, some classic, and plenty of awesome series. If you've got a broad knowledge of things, you've got a great chance.

The main show runs on Sunday afternoon, and we have three separate game shows during this time slot, so it's okay to come at any time and join the fun!

Gamer's Gauntlet

starting on Sun at 1 pm in Video Gaming

Think your video gaming skills are up to snuff? Prove it against other gamers in the Gamer's Gauntlet! The tournament is split into five rounds, in which you will face a different challenge. Our advice: Prepare for ANYTHING!

Halo: Anniversary Edition Tournament

starting on Sat at 3 pm in Video Gaming

Halo: Anniversary Edition (XBox360)

Intro to Shoot 'em Ups

With Raymond Ancheta

starting on Sat at 8 pm in Live Events 2

Get an introduction to the sh(oot-e)m(-)up game genre, including basic shmup strategies and a chance to complete on stage!

Munchkin

starting on Sun at 3 pm in Board Gaming

Munchkin is a world-famous card game with dozens of editions and millions of fans. Come and learn the ins and outs of this hit game!

Open Video Gaming

The Video Gaming room at AOD features consoles from nearly all eras of video gaming. Come and relax with a wide variety of games from old favorites or try something brand new. Tournaments announced for AOD 2012: Saturday: Super Street Fighter AE 2012, Halo: Anniversary Editon, Catherine Sunday: Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Gamer's Gauntlet, Super Smash Bros. Brawl

PC Gaming And You

With Richard Cabling & Robert Wall

starting on Sun at Noon in Live Events 3

Ever wanted to get into PC gaming but don't know where to start? Come to the PC Gaming and You panel! We're explaining the ins and outs of PC Gaming, including how to build your own gaming PC, LAN parties, and other fun stuff!

Random Encounters Video Game Musicals

With AJ Pinkerton & Peter

starting on Sun at 4 pm in Live Events 1

What if 'Zelda' were a musical? 'Sonic' an opera? 'Assassin's Creed' a showtune? Random Encounters presents a series of off-the-wall video game musical numbers with their signature high-energy style and flare that Sega deemed "Fantastic," Namco called "Awesome," and Electronic Arts claimed "blew them away."