Christmas LAN party 2010
I'm pleased to announce the particulars of this year's
"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 Sunday 26 December for "setup" and "testing"
(which roughly translates into: help move furniture, setup tables,
and playing late into the evening)
- play all day Monday 27 December (gaming late into the evening)
- play all day Tuesday 28 December (and clean up)
Monday will likely be the busiest day, and should provide a
"target rich environment", for those playing FPS.
(2) games
Suffice it to say we'll be playing a wide variety of LAN/internet
multiplayer games. Sometimes we will all be playing the same game,
and at other times, there'll be a few enclaves playing something
else. What and When depends really on Who. There's no schedule;
the group(s) play what appeals at the time.
that said, there are some favourites:
StarCrack, in its many forms, is popular. In the past, we've done the
multiplayer in terms of 2 player teams, pairing up a n00b with a pro.
HalfLife, also figures prominently, with CounterStrike, Left4Dead,
and NaturalSelection (my favourite).
I'm sure there'll be some players in WoW, or some other MMO. For those
interested in MMOs, it's often a fun time to see the higher-level
content of MMO that you wouldn't see with a trial.
Halo, Homeworld, Farcry, Serious Sam, and others.
If you know a game that plays well in multiplayer mode, and hopefully
doesn't cost a bundle, now is the time to reply. Post a comment
on this LJ page.
(3) food
Monday dinner
I'm doing the "build your own pizza" thing. But this time,
it's gonna be home made pizza dough. We've got the bread maker,
gonna borrow another (or 2), and it's going to happen.
Roll your own 8"-ish pizza, thick or thin. I'll have lots of
different toppings.
The toppings 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.
Tuesday:
TBD. maybe order out for Chinese food or something like that.
Breakfast:
For those who show up early, I make breakfast: taters, pancakes/waffles,
bacon, eggs, to get the day off to a good start.
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).
those of you with laptops have a shorter list, but in general:
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....
(5) friends
With a little planning, the house holds a surprising large number
of gamers. So if I've missed anyone that I should have notified,
or you want to invite a friend, please just contact me as per (6)
below.
(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 Monday and Tuesday no matter what, but an
rsvp will reserve you a nicer spot. kidding, there's lots of
room.
"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 Sunday 26 December for "setup" and "testing"
(which roughly translates into: help move furniture, setup tables,
and playing late into the evening)
- play all day Monday 27 December (gaming late into the evening)
- play all day Tuesday 28 December (and clean up)
Monday will likely be the busiest day, and should provide a
"target rich environment", for those playing FPS.
(2) games
Suffice it to say we'll be playing a wide variety of LAN/internet
multiplayer games. Sometimes we will all be playing the same game,
and at other times, there'll be a few enclaves playing something
else. What and When depends really on Who. There's no schedule;
the group(s) play what appeals at the time.
that said, there are some favourites:
StarCrack, in its many forms, is popular. In the past, we've done the
multiplayer in terms of 2 player teams, pairing up a n00b with a pro.
HalfLife, also figures prominently, with CounterStrike, Left4Dead,
and NaturalSelection (my favourite).
I'm sure there'll be some players in WoW, or some other MMO. For those
interested in MMOs, it's often a fun time to see the higher-level
content of MMO that you wouldn't see with a trial.
Halo, Homeworld, Farcry, Serious Sam, and others.
If you know a game that plays well in multiplayer mode, and hopefully
doesn't cost a bundle, now is the time to reply. Post a comment
on this LJ page.
(3) food
Monday dinner
I'm doing the "build your own pizza" thing. But this time,
it's gonna be home made pizza dough. We've got the bread maker,
gonna borrow another (or 2), and it's going to happen.
Roll your own 8"-ish pizza, thick or thin. I'll have lots of
different toppings.
The toppings 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.
Tuesday:
TBD. maybe order out for Chinese food or something like that.
Breakfast:
For those who show up early, I make breakfast: taters, pancakes/waffles,
bacon, eggs, to get the day off to a good start.
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).
those of you with laptops have a shorter list, but in general:
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....
(5) friends
With a little planning, the house holds a surprising large number
of gamers. So if I've missed anyone that I should have notified,
or you want to invite a friend, please just contact me as per (6)
below.
(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 Monday and Tuesday no matter what, but an
rsvp will reserve you a nicer spot. kidding, there's lots of
room.