LAN party 2009
I'm pleased to announce the particulars of this years "annual"
LAN party.
(1) schedule
- feel free to come for as much or as little as you want. some
people come for a few hours, others for a few days. the event
is highly flexible!
- setup evening of Friday 1 January for "testing" (which roughly
translates into: playing late into the evening)
- play all day Saturday 2 January (gaming late into the evening)
- play all day Sunday 3 January (and clean up)
Saturday is usually the busiest day, with people coming and
going.
and yes, technically this will be LAN party 2010, as both days
fall *after* New Years.
(2) games
I know that many of you are firmly addicted to "World of Warcrack".
For those who don't know what that is, there exists a 10 day trial,
if you want to give it a try. For those who play it every day,
I am hoping that perhaps we can play some of the other multiplayer
games that work well with lots of people, since not everyone will
have level 80 (85?) characters. Don't get me wrong, WoW is a cool
game, but it does not lend itself particularly well to adding new
comers on a casual basis.
I still really like Natural Selection, so maybe some of this.
It's great with lots of people, and a *time limit*. On a similar
vein, Team Fortress Classic TWO is awesome.
Many have told me they would like to play some Left 4 Dead,
which would be great, but later in the evening after a certain
someone has been put to bed. Speaking of which, Roger and I have
been playing Halo - Combat Evolved, which has cool vehicles, and
more importantly, only costs $20 at Staples.
For those interested, maybe some team vs. team StarCraft/Broodwar,
or the individual play grouped by skill level. That seemed to work
quite well.
perhaps some Far Cry and Serious Sam too. And Homeworld 2, just to
get the house nice and toasty using our video cards.
other suggestions?
If you know a game that plays well in multiplayer mode, and hopefully
doesn't cost a bundle, now is the time to make your voice heard by
adding a comment, below.
(3) food
Saturday dinner
I'm thinking maybe the "build your own pizza" thing.
For the uninitiated, I supply individual 8" pizza "blanks", with
various topping so that people build their own pizza(s). The
assortment last time included: mozza, cheddar, monterie-jack,
feta cheese, parmesian cheese, mushrooms, olives, green, red, yellow,
orange bell peppers, onion, tomato, pine apple, cooked bacon,
chicken, salami, pepperoni, summer sausage with a choice of home
made tomato sauce or the experimental peanut thai sauce (yum),
or the decadent alfredo sauce. and extra chili and red peppers
and garlic cloves for those who need them.
your welcome to suggest anything I might have missed ;-).
and help in the kitchen doing the last minute chopping up is always
appreciated! I do alot of the prep the day before, but there are
still some things that need to be done at the last minute.
Sunday:
TBD. maybe order out for Chinese food or something like that.
Breakfast:
For Saturday/Sunday breakfast, taters, pancakes/waffles, bacon, eggs,
to get the day off to a good start, for those who show up early.
Lunches: there's a number of fast food/sandwich places around,
like subway, McDs, BPs, sobeys, etc. within 10 minutes drive.
Snacks: feel free to bring either personal and/or communal
munchies. Coke will be plentiful in the fridge. My religion
forbids me to say the P word, so if you need it, you'll have
to supply your own. I'll probably have some A&W Rootbeer too.
As for coffee, please refer to the lines from Pulp Fiction.
Again, please bring whatever you'd like. Which brings us to:
CH3CH2OH: if you need it, or just want it, you'll have to supply
your own. there's a "liquor barn" or something like that near by.
I might be convinced to make another napalm grasshopper pie.
Or convinced not to, depending on what side of the fence you
come from.
(4) computer check list
the most important things to bring to a LAN party. I do have
spares for those who don't print off the checklist....
(the capitalised items are the most frequently forgotten).
system unit + power cord, LCD monitor + power cord, video cable,
DVI to VGA adapter, keyboard, mouse, MOUSE PAD, HEADPHONES + MIC,
speakers + power adapter, POWER BAR, NETWORK CABLE, PLAY DISKS.
hint: backup before you come. just in case.
I will have gigabit switch hardware and tables setup already.
and power bars into which you may plug your power bar if you are
not near a convenient outlet. this avoids the "power bar chain"
that always seems to happen when someone wants to leave, and
their powerbar is the "root hub" for 4 others....
MOUSE PAD, MOUSE PAD, MOUSE PAD!
that's worth repeating, since it seems the most forgotten item
of all, and my tables seem to be very unfriendly to optical mice!
(5) friends
If you know anyone I may have missed, please let them/me know!
Given sufficient warning (see #6 below), there is always room
for a few more! We all benefit from a target rich environment.
(6) rsvp
It would be nice to know roughly how many to expect, so I
can judge how much pizza stuff to acquire.
It's going ahead Saturday and Sunday no matter what, but an
rsvp will reserve you a nicer spot. kidding, there's lots of
room.
(7) address
the Internet is by no means secure, so please contact me for these details.
also ask for directions if you need them.
if you have not been to my place before,
then know that this means you! ;-)
LAN party.
(1) schedule
- feel free to come for as much or as little as you want. some
people come for a few hours, others for a few days. the event
is highly flexible!
- setup evening of Friday 1 January for "testing" (which roughly
translates into: playing late into the evening)
- play all day Saturday 2 January (gaming late into the evening)
- play all day Sunday 3 January (and clean up)
Saturday is usually the busiest day, with people coming and
going.
and yes, technically this will be LAN party 2010, as both days
fall *after* New Years.
(2) games
I know that many of you are firmly addicted to "World of Warcrack".
For those who don't know what that is, there exists a 10 day trial,
if you want to give it a try. For those who play it every day,
I am hoping that perhaps we can play some of the other multiplayer
games that work well with lots of people, since not everyone will
have level 80 (85?) characters. Don't get me wrong, WoW is a cool
game, but it does not lend itself particularly well to adding new
comers on a casual basis.
I still really like Natural Selection, so maybe some of this.
It's great with lots of people, and a *time limit*. On a similar
vein, Team Fortress Classic TWO is awesome.
Many have told me they would like to play some Left 4 Dead,
which would be great, but later in the evening after a certain
someone has been put to bed. Speaking of which, Roger and I have
been playing Halo - Combat Evolved, which has cool vehicles, and
more importantly, only costs $20 at Staples.
For those interested, maybe some team vs. team StarCraft/Broodwar,
or the individual play grouped by skill level. That seemed to work
quite well.
perhaps some Far Cry and Serious Sam too. And Homeworld 2, just to
get the house nice and toasty using our video cards.
other suggestions?
If you know a game that plays well in multiplayer mode, and hopefully
doesn't cost a bundle, now is the time to make your voice heard by
adding a comment, below.
(3) food
Saturday dinner
I'm thinking maybe the "build your own pizza" thing.
For the uninitiated, I supply individual 8" pizza "blanks", with
various topping so that people build their own pizza(s). The
assortment last time included: mozza, cheddar, monterie-jack,
feta cheese, parmesian cheese, mushrooms, olives, green, red, yellow,
orange bell peppers, onion, tomato, pine apple, cooked bacon,
chicken, salami, pepperoni, summer sausage with a choice of home
made tomato sauce or the experimental peanut thai sauce (yum),
or the decadent alfredo sauce. and extra chili and red peppers
and garlic cloves for those who need them.
your welcome to suggest anything I might have missed ;-).
and help in the kitchen doing the last minute chopping up is always
appreciated! I do alot of the prep the day before, but there are
still some things that need to be done at the last minute.
Sunday:
TBD. maybe order out for Chinese food or something like that.
Breakfast:
For Saturday/Sunday breakfast, taters, pancakes/waffles, bacon, eggs,
to get the day off to a good start, for those who show up early.
Lunches: there's a number of fast food/sandwich places around,
like subway, McDs, BPs, sobeys, etc. within 10 minutes drive.
Snacks: feel free to bring either personal and/or communal
munchies. Coke will be plentiful in the fridge. My religion
forbids me to say the P word, so if you need it, you'll have
to supply your own. I'll probably have some A&W Rootbeer too.
As for coffee, please refer to the lines from Pulp Fiction.
Again, please bring whatever you'd like. Which brings us to:
CH3CH2OH: if you need it, or just want it, you'll have to supply
your own. there's a "liquor barn" or something like that near by.
I might be convinced to make another napalm grasshopper pie.
Or convinced not to, depending on what side of the fence you
come from.
(4) computer check list
the most important things to bring to a LAN party. I do have
spares for those who don't print off the checklist....
(the capitalised items are the most frequently forgotten).
system unit + power cord, LCD monitor + power cord, video cable,
DVI to VGA adapter, keyboard, mouse, MOUSE PAD, HEADPHONES + MIC,
speakers + power adapter, POWER BAR, NETWORK CABLE, PLAY DISKS.
hint: backup before you come. just in case.
I will have gigabit switch hardware and tables setup already.
and power bars into which you may plug your power bar if you are
not near a convenient outlet. this avoids the "power bar chain"
that always seems to happen when someone wants to leave, and
their powerbar is the "root hub" for 4 others....
MOUSE PAD, MOUSE PAD, MOUSE PAD!
that's worth repeating, since it seems the most forgotten item
of all, and my tables seem to be very unfriendly to optical mice!
(5) friends
If you know anyone I may have missed, please let them/me know!
Given sufficient warning (see #6 below), there is always room
for a few more! We all benefit from a target rich environment.
(6) rsvp
It would be nice to know roughly how many to expect, so I
can judge how much pizza stuff to acquire.
It's going ahead Saturday and Sunday no matter what, but an
rsvp will reserve you a nicer spot. kidding, there's lots of
room.
(7) address
the Internet is by no means secure, so please contact me for these details.
also ask for directions if you need them.
if you have not been to my place before,
then know that this means you! ;-)