Blackpool LAN 26th-28th June

[YompeR]

OK, so i'm finally in a position to confirm the next -G4F- Clan LAN

The main body of the event will take place on Friday 26th, Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th of JUNE 2009
That's nearly TEN weeks away, so i hope i've given you all enough time to book holidays from work / think of an excuse for the missus / save up

I'm currently negotiating with three venues that are willing and capable of hosting the party - and will confirm the exact hotel shortly, once the best value deal for us all has been struck.

In the meantime here's a couple of links to whet your appetite for a visit to the Las Vegas of the North.

Blackpool Tourism

Blackpool Pleasure Beach

In terms of gaming, FarCry (original and best) and Call of Duty 4 will be most heavily featured. Other games will be subject to demand.

On the social side, each of the hotels i'm in talks with has a bar, though you're never short of a choice of watering holes in Blackie!!

[YompeR]

I've been scouting round various hotels in Blackpool and have come up with the one which I think is most suitable. The owners have been very accommodating and as luck would have it, they've hosted a couple of football management LANs before.

THE BROADWAY HOTEL is comfortable, clean and looking forward to catering for our needs
Its within spitting distance of Blackpool Pleasure Beach - if you haven't clicked through on the link above yet, take a look at the Pepsi-Max Big One!!
All gaming equipment will be SECURE in our own dedicated games room.
The cost will be £22.50 Bed and Breakfast per person per night.
If you're bringing the missus, a week's stay may be even less per night.
Ian, the owner, has also offered to prepare a buffet lunch on Saturday and Sunday.

Contact Ian directly via the link to pay a deposit, with the balance payable on the weekend. Quote the booking reference "WARGAMES" to get the LAN price

There will almost certainly be a few spare PC's knocking about for anyone who has to travel without one. I have at least one and my clanmates can normally lay their hands on a couple too.
All the networking equipment is already taken care of, as are the servers.
I'm planning on us playing various mods and patches over the weekend - so don't worry whether you prefer ProMod or PAM4, 1.33 or 1.4 - this will be a social weekend first and foremost (FUN, if you will!) so no-one will be left out ............I fancy playing Obsidian Edge for the first time, for instance.

There will also be a spectator station set up in the bar with a 40 inch monitor.

I'm serious about you bringing your missus - if you tire of the sights and sounds of Blackpool itself, it makes a great value base from which to see other attractions in the North-West. Manchester, Liverpool, the Lake District and loads of other interesting places are within an hour's drive. Just make sure she understands that you'll be doing some gaming first!!


As i say, accommodation should be booked with Ian through the link above.
Any queries that i can take care of should go to yomper@g4fclan or x-fire unit1971

[YompeR]

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[LuMbErJaCk]

I won't come Yomper mate, but my compliments for how you are organising it

[FpsSky]

I'm coming

[LuMbErJaCk]

May 29, 2009 18:55:04 GMT 1 FpsSky said:

I'm coming

Dont forget to videotape Hanz when he's speaking (if he can) ;D

[Sa!ns.]

Me and Qwerty are sorting out some arrangements, but we will more than likely be there. Looking forward to seeing you guys!

[FpsSky]

qwerty lives in my town, all he needs is friday off work, where are you?

[Sa!ns.]

Essex (shamed) lol, Harlow. Basically next to chelmsford, You heard of it? How are you gettin there sky?

[skyhigh]

Jun 2, 2009 11:12:41 GMT 1 Sa!ns. said:

Essex (shamed) lol, Harlow. Basically next to chelmsford, You heard of it? How are you gettin there sky?

WHAT !!! you live that close to us and you haven't visited to be ritually abused
shame on you
;D ;D ;D ;D

[FpsSky]

Jun 2, 2009 11:12:41 GMT 1 Sa!ns. said:

Essex (shamed) lol, Harlow. Basically next to chelmsford, You heard of it? How are you gettin there sky?

Driving up on friday m8, if you need a lift. not sure my satnav does essex though

[YompeR]

For those of you thinking of travelling from abroad, the best airports are Manchester and Liverpool.
I can arrange pick-ups if you'd like - just keep in touch. If someone can't pick you up on the way, I own a small fleet of taxis and will heavily subsidise my mates visiting this country.......leading me to a small point - i'm not making a profit out of any of this (infact i think i'll be lucky if i don't make a loss!!)

Those confirmed so far are:

-G4F-YompeR (that's me btw)
-G4F-Turd travelling from Manchester
-G4F-Lazzy travelling from Norwich
22ndSAS Grumpy travelling from London (i think)
22ndSAS Games travelling from Manchester
22ndSAS Hanzy travelling from Amsterdam
(aXe) Sky travelling from Kent

Those talking the big-boys talk are:

-G4F-Bulldog (Warrington or somewhere)
Bowzer (Blackburn i think)
ScaryBaby (Down South somewhere)
22ndSAS Dave8k (let me know pls fella)
22ndSAS Godz (Widnes)
22ndSAS Ice T-Bag (somewhere near Godzy apparently)
22ndSAS qwert (down South i presume - let me know)
(aXe) Sains (same again)
(aXe) Merc (North Wales)

I've tried to put in your locations so we can liase about lifts, pick-ups and the like. Let me know asap if i've got anything wrong.

There are plenty of others whose names have been mentioned, but i'm relying only on first-hand knowledge in these lists.

I hope to move some of the names into the top list sooner rather than later - and i'm also sure that more names will be added to both lists.

[m3rc]

I got some news......I might be able to make it I think.....

[YompeR]

n1 Merc

You're added to the list of good talkers!

Hope you can make it....