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Welcome to GOhio! Adventures Around Columbus. We do fun, interesting, or off-the-beaten-path activities throughout greater Columbus and central Ohio.
GOhio! is free and will remain so as long as I'm the organizer. You will never have to pay any sort of fee to be a member of this group.
All of our events will always be open to everyone. We never segregate events by age, sex, race, sexual orientation, religious belief, or class.
The ages of GOhio! members range from college age to late 70s. Anyone can join GOhio! and everyone is welcome to.
Thanks for stopping by, and send me a DM if you have any questions.
--Eric
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Summary
We will play TV-style game shows at Game Show Battle Rooms ("GSBR"). These will include Family Feud, Wheel of Fortune, and The Price is Right, and we will play them over the course of an hour.
We ran this event back in February, and it was a big hit. GSBR has nearly 7,000 reviews on Google and a 5-star rating. (That's up from the 4.9 they had then.) If there were any event where you were just about guaranteed to have a good time, it's this one.
GSBR changes their questions and answers every month, so if you attended in February (or even if you went with another group as recently as August), you will not see any of the same questions you saw before.
The Date and Time of This Event
Saturday, October 25, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. However, if someone books the 3:00 p.m. time before I do (meaning before I have enough paid attendees), well, that's the way the cookie crumbles and we'll have to move to Plan B.
That might involve trying for either one of GSBR's 1:30 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. slots, or just cancelling the Meetup altogether. We'll cross that bridge if we get to it, but be aware of these possibilities.
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to whatever our actual showtime ends up being. (Hence, this meetup's 2:45 p.m. start time.)
Cost
The cost to play, per person, is $34.95 plus 8% sales tax of $2.80, for a total cost of $37.75 per person.
Mandatory Gratuity (If 20+ Participants)
If we have 20 or more participants in this event, GSBR will assess a mandatory gratuity of 8%, or $2.80 per person.
I will say more below on the actual exchange of money for this event. But please keep in mind that the possibility exists that I will need to come back to you later and ask for an additional $2.80 should we get enough late sign-ups.
Also, if we have 20 or more attendees, GSBR will give our group an extra 15 minutes of playing time.
Drinks
GSBR does allow beverages into the game room, and they also sell some on-site. These include bottled water, soft drinks, and some alcoholic beverages. You can bring your own bottled water, too, if you want.
Cancellations and Refunds
Per GSBR's website: If you cancel your show 5 or more days in advance of your booking time, you will receive a full refund.
You may reduce the number of tickets and receive a refund if you provide at least 5-days’ notice.
More on this in a moment.
Number of Participants
GSBR does not run events for fewer than 6 people. I will not purchase tickets for this event with fewer than 10 paid, and I will not send out a solicitation for money without at least 12 signed up for this Meetup.
The Actual Exchange of Money
Tickets for GSBR events are not purchased piecemeal. I will need to book our GSBR event as a bloc. This means that everyone will need to send me his or her entrance fee via either Venmo or Paypal prior to me booking our time. Anyone failing to send me his or her money will be removed by me from this event.
Once 12+ people are signed up here for this Meetup, I will send out a DM through the Meetup messaging system to those 12+ participants with my Venmo/Paypal information. You will then have 72 hours to wire me your share of the money. After 72 hours, if I don't have money from you, I'll remove you from event.
If I don't have money from at least 10 people, I'll refund everyone's money, and we'll either re-start the process or I'll just cancel the event. I'm not going to book any event with GSBR unless I'm reasonably certain we're going to be able to run it.
Assuming I have money from 10+ people, then I will book the event through GSBR's website.
If you decide to cancel and you want a refund, you must give me time to contact GSBR with at least 5 days notice. Since the date of this event is Saturday, October 25, you have to let me know not later than Sunday, October 19, to allow me time to call GSBR not later than Monday, October 20, in order to get a refund for your share.
Once I have confirmation from GSBR for the refund, I will Venmo/Paypal the money back to you immediately from my account. (There will probably be a 3-5 day delay before GSBR actually processes the refund, but I will absorb the cost of the float and get your money back to you right away.)
"Hey, Eric! I just saw this event! Can I sign up late?"
Yes, but you still need to Venmo/Paypal your share of the booking fee to me, which will be $37.75 (assuming no mandatory gratuity). If I don't get it within 72 hours after you sign up (or time permitting for me to book you in with GSBR if you sign up last-minute), then I'll remove you from the event.
Mandatory GSBR Waiver Requirement
GSBR policies require that each attendee signs a liability waiver prior to the event. You can find the waiver here (on the right-hand side toward the bottom of the page under the section "Do I Need To Sign A Waiver Form?"), and you should also be able to skip directly to the form here.
You must fill out this waver in order to participate in the event. The form is short and this really shouldn't take you more than 2 minutes, but please send me a DM if you have any issues filling out the document.
Denouement
Afterward, for those who are interested, we'll drown our sorrows or celebrate our exultations at Crooked Can Brewing in Hilliard. They also have extensive food options. The actual address of the brewery is 5354 Center St, 43026.
Bevorstehende Events (4+)
Alles ansehen- Sunday at Highbanks Metro ParkHighbanks Metro Parks, Lewis Center, OH
We will meet next to the restrooms at the Big Meadows Picnic Area. They're all the way at the back of the park, and they can be found at coordinates 40°09'06.6"N 83°02'30.2"W (near the playground and the zip line).
We'll hike about 5 miles at Highbanks Metro Park on the Dripping Rock and Overlook Trails. Afterward, we'll head over to Olentangy River Brewing for drinks, coffee, or food (their Sunday food truck is Venezuelan and always gets good reviews).
The actual address of the brewery is 303 Green Meadows Dr S, 43035. If you can't make the hike, we should be there by noon.
How to find our starting point in Big Meadows:
If you are new to Highbanks, the Big Meadows picnic area is 1.5 miles into the park just after you turn into the park off of U.S. Route 23. That is, after you enter the park, drive a mile and a half into the park. You will come to a crosswalk with a yield sign in the middle of it (this is not to be confused with the first such crosswalk you come to just in front of the Nature Center, which you arrive at maybe a quarter of a mile into the park).
Just after this second crosswalk, make a left. Then make another almost immediate left into the parking lot on your left. There you will see the jungle gym and the kiddie zip line to your left. I will be just in front of the restrooms just a bit further down from the jungle gym and picnic shelter; the restroom building will also be on your left.
- Trails & Ales Redux! Deer Creek State Park / Harding's LoungeDeer Creek Lodge & Conference Center, Mount Sterling, OH
Summary
For this meetup, we will hike my favorite Ohio state park: Deer Creek. Afterward, we'll have drinks and food at/from Harding's Lounge.
About the Hike
Deer Creek is a severely underrated park, with much better hiking than people realize. As a result, you stand a very good chance of getting the trails to yourself when you go. The strenuousness of the hike will be on a par with Highbanks, but much of the trails are narrower and more easily given to being muddy when conditions are wet.
We will hike the Van Horn, Rolling Hills, and (Hawkview) Meadow Trails. This will be around 5-6 miles. Here is a simple map of the hiking trails, and here is a more detailed map of the park (which includes more detail about the trails).
Alternately, however, we may find, as we get close to the Meadow Trail, that there's a particular stream that is impassable due to Spring rains. In this case, we'll instead hike some combination of the Ridge, Adena Ridge, and Lakeview/Waterloo Trails that are near the cabins by the Lodge.
Please give consideration to bringing waterproof or water-resistant hiking shoes if you have them. I wear these. An extra pair of socks isn't a bad idea either, just in case.
Where We'll Meet
We will meet at the Deer Creek Lodge at 2:30 p.m. The actual address of the lodge is 22300 State Pk Rd 20, 43143. You can drive directly to the Lodge for this event.
However, for those who either wish to carpool, or simply follow me so they don't have to worry about getting lost, I will meet you in the parking lot of the Walmart Supercenter in Grove City, where we will head out not later than 1:45 p.m. The actual address of this Walmart is 1693 Stringtown Rd, 43123.
The caveat is that you must let me know in advance if you want to do this! If I don't hear from anyone, I'll just assuming we're all meeting at the Lodge and I'll head there directly myself. Please note that my car is too small and full of bric-a-brac to accommodate passengers in any case.
After the Hike
Harding's Lounge is a separate lounge facility within the Lodge that officially opens at 5 p.m. However, at this time of year, it's likely the Lounge will be open well before this.
This is because the Lodge has a tiki bar at their outdoor pool which sells drinks and food provided by the Lounge. So if their occupancy is high enough -- which it usually is at this time of year -- it is likely the Lounge will be open even before we arrive at the Lodge for the hike. They just don't carve any of this in stone, though.
Harding's food menu includes burgers, subs, and pizza that I find comparable to Marco's. In addition to seating inside the Lounge, the Lodge has a large common seating area just outside Harding's, with large comfy seats, big tables, a fireplace, and a nice view of the lake.
The Lodge also has an outdoor patio which overlooks the lake, dam, and beach area. This patio is an amazing place to sit when the weather is nice. I find few things relax me more than sitting here and looking out over the water.
In addition, as Deer Creek is my favorite state park, I'll buy up to two large pizzas for the group, as long as neither of these pizzas has sausage, because sausage on pizza is gross.
