LAN XL Booking Thread

[Chaosphere]

READ CAREFULLY!

COVID 19 -
At the time of writing, the LAN is due to go ahead without specific COVID restrictions / precautions - in line with current guidance.
This may still be subject to change. If the government bring in rules relating to testing, social distancing, vaccination, or anything else - these will of course then be applied to the LAN.
Although very unlikely (within the current COVID climate), it remains a possibility that the things go completely tits up and the LAN has to be cancelled. This will only happen if we have no choice in the matter.

With that said, please, if you have symptoms - get a test and stay home until you're given the all clear.
We have a varied membership, and some members are simply more vulnerable than others. This is about protecting each other, more than anything else. Be sensible, I know (most) of you have it in you. :flirty:



5th-9th October 2022


LAN 40! A group of us are starting on the Wednesday for this event, gaming 'n' all!
We are still working on some things to try and make this event particularly excellent, whilst preserving the LAN-ness of it all.
More details will follow, but for now, feast your eyes on this (very) rough and incomplete schedule -

Wednesday Night
- Curry! I know I had a poppadum around here somewhere...
- Poker / Board game evening at the OC.

Thursday
- Pub Crawl! This went down well at the Spring LAN, so we are once again heading out into March for some beer and general nonsense! Likely to kick off in the early afternoon and go on until early evening!
- Kebab & movie night! Oh yes.
- Wreckfest Tournament. Loaner cars only, no fun please.

Friday
- Deadathalon 3.0: Back and Deaderer than ever.
- Steak Night at the OC.

Saturday
- The Deadathalon continues!
- Tournaments & Pizza!

Beer! You might notice there is no option for beer sponsorship on the booking form. Fret not! We are still working on bringing some cheap beer to the LAN, you just don't need to sign up for it for this one.



How to book your place at LAN XL -

• Call the Oliver Cromwell Hotel - 01354 602890 - book a room, mentioning that you are booking for the dMw LAN to get the reduced rates (see below).
  
• Complete THIS FORM. [/SIZE]Without this form, you have NOT booked your place at the LAN. If we fill up, someone could still steal your spot if they get this in before you!

The form REQUIRES sign in with a Google account. This lets you to go back and edit your response at any time, just follow the link above and click through to the bit you want to amend.

With your room booked and the booking form completed, you have booked your room! I will add you to the list below!



The Booking Form
The idea here is to gather as much information as possible, as early as possible. Hopefully this cuts down on the number of forum threads needing to be checked and orders chased up in the build up to the LAN.

Although the form is required to book your gaming place, you do NOT need to answer every question now if you don't want to - there is an option for 'Not sure yet' on the food sign up.

Your food orders will be visible HERE for reference.

If you wish to amend your order, or any other info on the form, please do so by clicking on the link to the form above and editing your response.

The more information we get at sign-up the better, but don't worry at all if you don't know what you want yet. We will chase you down in due time


The LAN
We hope to make it a great weekend for all. Kick off is Thursday afternoon, but don't fret if you can't make it til later! There is stuff going on all weekend.

The Oliver Cromwell Hotel 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


Room Costs
The hotel offers us the following reduced rates for the LAN -
Double room - £50 per night.
Twin room - £66 per night - this works out as £33 EACH when you share with a mate!


dMw Costs:
LAN ATTENDEES
Supporting Member:- £10 (this has not changed)
Non-Supporting Member:- £25 (this includes an automatic upgrade to Supporting Member status for one year)

SOCIAL ATTENDEES
Supporting Member:- £0 (this has not changed)
Non-Supporting Member:- £12 (this includes an automatic upgrade to Supporting Member status for one year)


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PC and Monitor - 1 only. Don't forget your power cables!
Keyboard, Mouse, Mousepad.
Joystick, Xbox Controller, etc.
Headphones - no speakers!
Duct tape - to tape your cables down!
Ethernet Cable - Cat6, ideally 3m+ in case you are far from the switch.
Extension cord, preferably a 4-way ([/FONT][FONT=&]:norty:[/FONT][FONT=&]) and surge protected.[/FONT][FONT=&]
Money - how else will you buy us beer? [/FONT][FONT=&][/FONT][FONT=&]

There is a bar 10 yards from the LAN room, and a highstreet (with a fine Kebab establishment) 20 yards away.


The hotel gives us a heavily discounted rate on our rooms, and gives us the LAN room for FREE. Please respect the arrangement we have had with them for many years and the relationship we have built. [/FONT][FONT=&]Do not[/FONT][FONT=&] bring in alcohol from outside. There is a bar for that. Snacks and the odd salted seahorse latte from Costa are generally ok, but please bring such things in discretely (i.e. through the door leading directly to the LAN room, not via the public bar), and don't take the proverbial.[/FONT]


*Do not mess with another member's gear.

It might seem funny to screw around with someone's desktop as a joke, but the LAN room is not the place. Things can easily be taken the wrong way.

*Do not smoke in your hotel room, in proximity to it, or near the LAN room.

The hotel has a no smoking policy when in, or in proximity to, the rooms. Ignore this and face a hefty cleaning fee.

*The hotel has a strict no drugs policy, and the right to call the police should they find evidence of drug use on hotel grounds.

The use of such substances in the hotel or grounds is strictly forbidden.


Travel:- we will do our best to arrange pick up and drop off from the major London airports. If you find yourself stuck or simply want to share a lift, post in the travel plans thread.


Seating:- seating details will be released closer to the event.


Please note that we have now included the LAN Disclaimer into the booking form. If you have any questions about this, please get in touch. You have not secured your LAN place until you have accepted the Disclaimer and completed the rest of the booking form it is attached to.

[Chaosphere]

Gaming capacity at LAN XL is 48 members.
If you book after this point, you will be added to a waiting list and given a slot if one frees up! There is no limit for social attendees!

Gaming

• Chaos - Wednesday
• GhostMjr - Wednesday
• Gunda - Wednesday
• Sulky - Wednesday
• Twyst - Thursday
• Evilntwisted - Wednesday
• Lionheart - Thursday
• albert - Thursday
• Faust - Wednesday
• s_monkey - Wednesday
• Myopic Sniper - Thursday
• Armitage -Thursday
• Gortex - Wednesday
• Sneakytiger - Wednesday
• Gorliath - Wednesday
• Simagule - Thursday
• Jaam - Thursday
• Penfold - Friday
• Turd - Thursday
• Duvel - Thursday
• FatBob - Wednesday
• Tuna - Wednesday

Social

• sostitchgirl - Wednesday
• Gorion - Wednesday
• Tsuchino - Wednesday
• TeaLeaf - Friday / Saturday
• lord_woha - Wednesday
• Lillepus - Wednesday
• JanuZ - Wednesday

[GhostMjr]

Wednesday double

[Gunda]

all booked up and form completed, showing up from Wednesday evening.

[BrotherTobious]

Booked - arriving Thursday

[sulky_uk]

Sulky and Mrs sulky in the red head suite (mrs sulky is social) form filled out for me



arriving Wednesday noonish

[sulky_uk]

Laos27 Twin room (Sulky's youngest minion, over 18 and joining the forums today and will fill the form out today)

arriving Wednesday noonish

[Twyst]

Booked, form filled in, arriving Thursday.

This time the monitor will travel in it's shipping box :flirty:

[Chaosphere]

Excellent, and fingers crossed for you Twyst

Sulks can you fill in a social form for the Mrs please, just so I know for numbers! Ta!

Will update the list later on.

[Evilntwisted]

Double Room booked, Form completed. Last time reminded me how great these can be so cant wait.

[Jewelz^]

My attendance is unlikely with a baby due on the 1st October.


Will Chaos survive the pub crawl this time?

[Chaosphere]

And the forecast is:

Doubtful!

:yahoo:

[lionheart]

Gaming from Thursday. No room needed.

[Gorion]

Double room booked, for myself and the missus (Claire) and forms filled.  We are coming on Wednesday.

Btw, I think there is something off with the excel sheet.  Some columns duplicated themselves and answers are starting from the middle.

[Chaosphere]

The duplicate columns to the right are from the social attendees. Its a product of how the form is made!

Updated!

:yahoo: