LAN XIV - Details

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We are delighted to announce confirmation of the dMw's 14th LAN party:
 
LAN XIV is on 31st October - 2nd November 2008
 
The LAN will officially open at 10.00am on Friday morning
The LAN will officially end  on Sunday (time tbc)

Please note that we have a maximum of 40-ish places and these will be allocated on a first    come first served basis.

Booking hierarchy:

 Members of dMw's Charlie Company are given first notice of the booking thread.

Bravo Company & SoG members will be able to see the booking thread a week later

Alpha Company members will be able to see the booking thread 3 days after that  

 (Please note that international gamers have a dispensation to pre-book so they can book their flights early). They are free to book places now.
 
Please note that the hotel has an 18 years+ booking policy so the minimum age for attending the LAN is 18.

LAN Details:
 
Dates: Friday 31st October, Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd November 2008
Venue: Oliver Cromwell, March, Cambridgeshire.
Times: The LAN venue opens at 11.00am Friday morning and the LAN will finish on Sunday (time tbc)

dMw Costs: For the venue - £15 total per head for the whole weekend. Please note that if you fail to show up or give us little notice - a contribution to the LAN funds would still be appreciated (As things such as the amount of the prize fund are determined by the number of sign ups).

Hotel Costs:
Bed & Breakfast Accommodation: double occupancy £33 per person per night, sole occupancy £50 per room per night
Room Availability: 35 x Double; 8 x Twin
 
If you book a Twin Room and want to share the costs of the room then when you post in this thread to confirm your attendance then also make a note of the fact you have a Twin room booked and are looking for someone to share with.
 
As before, the reduced accommodation and function room rates have been negotiated on the basis that the majority of the attendees will partake of the excellent cuisine offered by either the hotel restaurant's Fixed price, A La Carte or Bar menus on the Friday night. JOIN US for the WELCOME DINNER on Friday evening in Ballroom 2 at 7.30pm. WE STRONGLY REQUEST THAT YOU MAKE THE EFFORT TO EAT WITH US ON THE FRIDAY NIGHT.

Steak Night is on Friday Night !
 
The Oliver Cromwell offers:

• The Noble Suite - an air conditioned conference room
  
• 24/7 access to the suite
• dMw control of entry to the suite
• Late night bar
• Gymnasium
• Large indoor swimming pool
• Eight-person Jacuzzi
• Sauna and Steam room

PLEASE DO NOT BOOK YOUR ROOM WITH THE HOTEL UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

 When booking your room please give them both your real name AND your GAMING NAME so that I can keep tabs of who has booked and who has not. Also, you *must* mention that you are booking in on the dMw rate, otherwise they will charge you full price!

Amongst other things the LAN will feature:
 
- a list of officially supported games (BF2 and CS variants will both be there)
- organised competitions
- official LAN Admins
- late night gaming
 
With your participation the LAN will be a great one, so reserve your spot as soon as the Booking Thread is published to make sure you do not miss out!
 
Enjoy!
 
Note for International Travellers:

The LAN accommodation costs are above, it's cheaper if you agree to share a twin bed (two single beds) room with someone of course.

The LAN venue we charge at £15 per person for the whole weekend.

Other costs: Food and drink - this depends on you. If you're eating dinner in the restaurant it costs around £20-£25 plus drinks. Others prefer to buy sandwiches, get Pizza, kebabs or burgers etc and stick to beer not wine etc.

Travel: Any London airport works well, Stanstead & Luton are closest. Heathrow is ok, Gatwick is further but still doable. If you book your flight tickets we'll make sure someone picks you up and takes you back - post on the forums for a lift and you are usually sorted out very quickly as other attending members appreciate the international effort made! Other airports are also a possibility - if in doubt post and we'll see if anyone would be travelling past your airport!

Computer: If you have a shuttle or laptop then you're probably sorted (unless hand luggage rules cause you problems) but if you cannot bring your own PC then post in the LAN section to see if someone is willing to lend you a spare PC for the weekend. Many people have done this in the past and it seems to work well!
 
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[Jabbs]

Cool I'll be doing my very best to make it to what will be my second one.  

For those who have never been (shame on you) visit my Virgin's Guide to the Lan for more information.  

You should also read the very funny post by smilodon entitled: An old slappers guide to the LAN.

Later peeps!

[Salvatore Buttafacio]

Hope i'm around, definatly want to go again with a better machine

[Jabbs]

Hope i'm around, definatly want to go again with a better machine

God no :sad:

[delanvital]

God no :sad:

Aye my thought as well. I am sorry butta, you can't have a new machine. That's the rules.

[smilodon]

I'm in. Although I probably won't enjoy myself :eyebrow:

[DuVeL]

Ooh yes. Definatly there.
Allready got the Friday off from work. :woot2:
 
And guys, don't worry, Butta can join my team this time...

[Gandalf]

I'm in. Although I probably won't enjoy myself :eyebrow:

That's fine, I'll be there too and we can be miserable together

[Jamoe]

I think I'll be there again, hopefully with a new machine.

[spudgun55]

count me in :yahoo:

[T-Bag]

Hopefully I'll make this one. Maybe splash out and get a new pc too.

[BigFatCat]

Well, there's nothing else on telly, so I guess so.

[Blunt]

Maybe*

















*Deffo

[Jabbs]

Ooh yes. Definatly there.
Allready got the Friday off from work. :woot2:
 
And guys, don't worry, Butta can join my team this time...

Oh that's just great :eyebrow: Is that supposed to make us feel better?

[Luminance]

I think it's time for me to join one of the 'legendary' LANs, hearing DuVeL talk about it got me hooked