EAST COAST FRAG DOLL COMMUNITY LAN PARTY.

What we are:
This event is a simple excuse to get FD community and friends together to play games and hang out. It is NOT a professional event.

History:
We, as a community have discovered that for whatever reason, like to hang out in real life. It seems that we can actually talk with out Xbox live or WOW. After having organized (I use that term loosely) event at PAX 05 and 06 and at E3 06 we decided to try to expand. However it was noticed that much of the community is on the east coast! Further many had either never been able to attend the major events or had grown tired of having to fly to the west coast to do cool Frag Doll events. (E3, PAX, CES ect) (Yes I know CES is in Vegas, but really everything west of the Mississippi is all the same )
The suggestion came out that we have a small lan party for the community members here on the right coast. Since VA is in the middle we thought it should be here. Ok I lie, I organized the thing, and frankly I am a bit provincial. I mean really why would you want to be anywhere BUT VA?
At first slowly and with hiccups it came to be. We finally locked down a location. (Read: got a friend to lend his house) At first it was a few, but now our numbers have grown. 1000 man LAN we are not, but we are better looking.

Here are some facts for planning. Please note that the schedule is notional. We will lock down actual event times closer to the date. At this point we are still unsure of the final events.

Dates:
Thursday, April 26th evening: People start to arrive for pre-event day. If you are here soon nuff you may get to have yummy cook out food at my parent’s house. (Really it is not as lame as it sounds)


Friday, April 27th

• Morning: Air and Space museum
  
• Lunch at Waterside
  
• Afternoon Nauticus and Wisconsin
  
• Evening: people arrive for main event
  
• Dinner and Drinks: Jewish Mother
  
• Night: Beach
  
  
• The alternate event for Friday is a trip to Busch Gardens. (if we get 15 people interested we can have a group discount)
  

Saturday, April 28th

• Morning: Community Breakfast (Location TBD)
  
• Hand out FRAGGIE nomination forms
  
• Late Morning: LAN BEGINS!! (FREE PLAY)
  
• Lunch served at LAN
  
• GH2 Tourny and 360 free play
  
• DDR Tourny and 360 free play
  
• GRAW Tourny 2v2
  
• GRAW Tourny 4v
  
• COMBAT Tourny
  
• Dinner and the FRAGGIES
  
• TWISTER
  
• GOW Tourny 2v2
  
• GOW Tourny 4v4
  
• Vegas Tourny 2v2
  
• Vegas Tourny 4v4
  
• Wii Sports Tourny
  
  Sunday, April 29th: LAN PARTY
  

Morning: Halo 2v2

Afternoon: Halo 4v4

Evening: Wii Sports and GH2

Monday, April 30th: end day

Morning: see some people off

Drive to Kings Dominion

Late Evening: Drive home

All electronic game event Tournys “belong” to Logan
I am looking for someone(s) to volunteer to set up the games for the tournys
I am looking for someone(s) to volunteer to help me run cat5e cable and set up the tables

Hardware available:
8 32” HD flat panels (LCD or Plasma) w/ 360s
2 HD Projectors w/360s and Wiis
1 CRT Projector w/ PS2
24 port gigabit switch
15 megabit wired/ wireless internet access (NO WOW)
Several old TVs for Classic Gaming

Classic systems:
2600
C=64
C=Amiga 500
C=Amiga 3000
C=Amiga 4000
NES
Super NES
Genesis
FEE: an entrance fee of $30 will be collected at the lan. I would like to make this an entirely free event but with so many people in attendance I simply can not.
If you think this is unfair or can not afford it please email me, I can try to work with you.
What, you ask will my 30 smackers get me?
1) Transportation to and from the airport
2) Transportation from the hotel to the event
3) Unlimited use of the screens and systems
4) Food
5) My company

Food:

Friday:
Breakfast: On your own
Lunch at Waterside and Dinner at the Jewish Mother: Pay your own.

Saturday:
The community breakfast: Pay your own.
Lunch and Dinner will be provided on Saturday. Food will include Pizza and Subs. I will have vegetarian food available. If you are a Vegan, or fruit only vegan or a found on ground only vegan or a raw foods or any other you are on your own.

Sunday:
Breakfast: On your own.
Lunch will be provided.
Dinner plans will be decided based on the number of people still around.

Hotel:
You can stay anywhere you want in area. Zee has made an effort to set up rooms at the Courtyard Marriott on Greenwich Roadin Virginia Beach.

Here is the info he has provided:

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The Hotel Info;

I got 15 rooms blocked off because that is what Expo and i felt would cover this. If more people come at the last minute i might have to book another Hotel.

The following info must be given as written at the time of your reservation. If you are coming alone,or with your girl/guy then please take one of the King rooms

Name of event: EECFDCLP
Officil Program Dates:April 27th 2007 to April 29th 2007

Rooms set aside for event:
2 - Queen/Queen
8 - Double/Double
5 - King

Check in Time: 3pm Check out Time: 12noonGroup room rates for event: $109.00 + tax (5%) Does not include Breakfast.

Method of Reservations: Reservations for the event shall be made by individual attendees directly with Marriot Reservations at Marriot.com or at 757-490-2002

Cutoff dates for reservations is April 12th 2007.
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The hotels address is:
5700 Greenwich Road
Virginia Beach , VA 23462

Here is a link to the hotel’s website


I am going to try to rent a passenger van for the event.

TO BRING:
EVERYONE PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN 360 CONTROLLER (if you have one)
If we have enough controllers we have the possibility of having a 8 on 8 or more game. (Split screen)

If you have and are wiling to bring, I am looking for the following:
360:
11 @ Xbox360s
11 @ GRAW
11 @ Vegas
11 @ Crackdown
11 @ Halo 2
11 @ GOW
2 @ GH2 for 360
2 @ DDR for 360
Any other 360 games you want to see played

2 @ Nintendo Wii
2@ Wii sports
Any other Wii games you want to see played

2 @ Sony PS2 and games
1 @ Atari 2600 and games (COMBAT!)
1 @ NES
1 @ SuperNES

This is all I can think of for now. If you have any questions please feel free to email me or call me.
Email: Theexpozay@yahoo.com
Cell: (757)553-1726
(if you don’t know my real name is Mike, but I answer to Expo, Sexpo, Zimmy, and or Sexy Man Beast)

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Sounds like fun. count me in.

Willing and able.

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Originally posted by mmubaldi:
Willing and able.

Second that.

Sure if i can.

Last two weekends in April are coolio. But don't plan around me.

dammit TX is where it is at!

April would be good. I might be able to figure something out, for that. It also gives me plenty of time to book holidays, in advance.

quote:

dammit TX is where it is at

Then bring Texas with you, so "where it's at" can be where we're at!

quote:

Originally posted by mmubaldi:

quote:

dammit TX is where it is at

Then bring Texas with you, so "where it's at" can be where we're at!

Or she can fly us all over to "where it's at".

quote:

Originally posted by TheSwP:
Last two weekends in April are coolio. But don't plan around me.

SWOOP THAT WOULD BE AWEEESOME IF YOU WENT!!!!



If it's in VA, I'll be willing to pick people up from whatever Airport and drive down seeing as it is not really that far and the most major airport (becides in DC) is 7 minutes from my house.

Or whatever

I'd love to but it's just not going to happen for me, especially when, starting next week, my days off are Wednesday & Thursday.

Yeah. VA is so far away from NY. Maybe I can walk there. It'll take a month but I can do it.

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Originally posted by Seductivpancake:
Yeah. VA is so far away from NY. Maybe I can walk there. It'll take a month but I can do it.

ooh a voyage? walking? count me in

yes... YES... YESSSS

Come to the Expo!!!

SO far these are the suggestions and ideas that I have or have been given to me.

1) rent a 15 passenger van for the weekend to drive tired/ drunk gamers to and from the hotel and about.

2) Community dinner at one of the local spots. (I am thinking the Jewish Mother)

3) Cook out at my parents house. If it is warm nuff the pool will be open.

4) Day trip to Busch Gardens

and of course....

Games:

Halo
GoW
Rainbow 6 Vegas
GH 2 (on 360 or ps2?)
Wii sports tourney. (drinking game?)

Sleeping. I was thinking if we get nuff people maybe we can workout a group rate somewhere. If not I will do my magic with Marriott and try to get people good rates at the courtyard

Travel

10 minutes from my house is Norfolk International Airport (ORF)

DC is 3 hours north
Baltimore is about 4 hours
New York is about 6 hours
Orlando is 13 hours due south

Is anyone willing to lend their 360, wii, ps2 for the event? I of course have a 360 and a wii. I would like 7 more 360s and 3 more wii. The only reason for a ps2 would be GH. so 1 will do.

Lets see am I'm willing to go on a trip far, far away from anyone I know who can help, with a bunch of strangers i've meet over the internet and jump in their mysterious van driving me god knows where.

There will be games and booze.

Sure I'll try to make it. Me and Errr will hitchhike over there.

Just remember, most of us know each other from PAX/ E3/ my various boonedoggles.

Do while I may be weird, I think most here will admit that I am, at least, not dangerous. Hell if you have seen any of my photos you know I am to fat to run very fast...


Moe on the other hand. She is a CRAZY BIACH...

Well I know Errr in here and psyche in RL because we live in the same city.

Met caly and valk at digital life thats about it.

But hey, I'm easy. Look at my name. Whats the point in getting drunk if i dont vomit in front of a buddist temple, and whats the point in traveling if I dont get in some form of trouble.

You know i will be there. What is it a five minute drive? I will bring a 360 and if we play anything from the first XBOX i have 2 that i could bring.If people could definetly plan thier trip now, you could secure a room at the beach pretty cheap at that time of the year. Tavel is not to far from there. Those of us locally could possibly shuttle if neccessary.

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I am too fat to run very fast...

But you're murder on that Segway.

Everything sounds in order. Good games, good food, root beer, pretty faces. Don't forget the party hats.