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Dude I just had an idea! (PAX Crane games for Child's Play)
Haikufrenzy
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Okay so I'm a fan of the crane games, you know them. The games where you operate a crane in the hopes of grabbing some stuffed toy, or better yet some weird random thing. Well why not bring them to PAX?
Just set up three machines, have the companies who are attending fill them with swag, and all the money they make (50 cents a game) goes to the Child's Play foundation.
It's simple, fun (unless you suck at crane machines), and goes to a good cause. A triple threat yo.
Just set up three machines, have the companies who are attending fill them with swag, and all the money they make (50 cents a game) goes to the Child's Play foundation.
It's simple, fun (unless you suck at crane machines), and goes to a good cause. A triple threat yo.
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Seriously though, great idea. :^:
ROFLAMO... wow... just wow.
EA, you reading that? I think you have a license to print money there.
-Would need enough stuff to last the whole of the event. Or have a set amount of stuff set aside for each day.
-Might run into prize providing companies wanting branding on the machines and if not, they won't participate. Maybe along with whatever sign will be there stating the charity, there can be something listing the providers all together.
-PAX branded stuff would probably be the easiest to get but they're selling merch in the expo so what would they want to contribute that wouldn't take away from those sales?
Just some logistical things to think about. Can't think of anything else right now. Tis a good idea.
and also, i think since everyone that's replyed on the thread so far have been supportive, you should take this directly to the PAX guys. they can probably get in contact with donar-like complanies much more easily that a regular joe like you and me.
One area distributor is Mountain Coin Machine Distributors
>> cranes
Don't know if they do rentals or not
Dude this is the second time I've been shoehorned into doing something like this... it's starting to get a little ri-goddamn-diculous. Not that I'm complaining... I like getting my hands dirty on stuff like this.
A very cool idea.
LOL!!! I'd totally spend all of my money trying this one!
You would need 3-4 machines to really get things moving and all the toys to put inside of it. I do endorse this idea but the convention center might get fussy and want their cut. I hope they don't charge us tax for coin-op stuff like this.
again, i say, take it to the Official PAX guys. They already know what can and can't happen in the convention center, and they have the resources to get in contact with the distributors companies for prizes and get things in the door.
haha he's probably busy reading the supplementary hotel conest thread
someone want to PM him?
edit: what Khoo said :P
Haven't gotten a response yet. And since he has to go though about 32 pages of sign submissions (And hopefully pick one of mine...) it's not really all that surprising.
Edit: Oh well, se-la-vi. Hopfully it'll be in PAX 09.
C'est la vie
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So does anyone remember last years PAX banners? What were the chosen phrases?
As cool as it would be to have this in support of Child's Play, PRD has already stated in the PAX Charity Poker thread that PAX and CP have to be kept as separate as possible. I'm not sure of the exact technicalities, but I think this would probably fall into the same category, despite being as awesome an idea as it is. I had the idea that Prize Redemption should be able to take point=cash donations for things on Sunday once all the tournaments are over, but this idea was also not approved.
I'm just throwing this out there.
Ya, this is all for next year really.