Due to a consensus reached amongst members at the events so far, we have decided to cancel the Enigma tournament due to lack of interest in favor additional retro gaming and board games throughout Sunday starting at 1:30 in the UMSU Council Chambers. Sorry for the late notice.
Hello everyone. Okay due to further unforeseen changes, I have something wonderful to announce. The UMSU Council Chambers will once again be our location for all events throughout the 3 days of gaming. Having confirmed this a mere hour ago, I am happy to announce that all events will be taking place in the Chambers, which are in the tunnels between University Center and Helen Glass (the room with the little AOL guys holding hands outside of it). Spread the word to everyone you know and hopefully everyone will find their way to our wonderful weekend of gaming.
Okay everyone, I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that the UMSU Council Chambers are no longer available to us until Septembers. Yeah, I know it sucks, but what can you do? Well I will tell you what you can do, create a string of room string bookings and last minute settlements to ensure that all the events are able to keep going. So rather then having the events centered at a single room, we will now be using a series of rooms which we will journey to in an epic odyssey of gaming. To assist you on this journey, we will be providing a map (will be posted today) emphasizing the locations in which we will be having the different events hosted (see attachment). Additionally, we will be using twitter (https://twitter.com/nolaglans/) to provide our up to date locations in real time over the course of the 3 days. Finally, I will have my cell phone on throughout the event and all of you are welcome to call it at anytime to get guidance to our present location. I won’t post the number on the site, but if you email us (nolaguofm@gmail.com) requesting it, I can provide it to you there. Okay, so now that that is all done with, I will now give you the new locations of the events.
Retro Night:UMSU Council Chambers
-If for whatever reason this area becomes unavailable, we will relocate to the Fireside Lounge in the University Centre (Area in front of The Manitoban Office which now has the food court tables that it used to be across from in the University Center up until the recent renovations moved it. Basically just walk across he main floor of the university center and if you reach the store entrance of the bookstore you have gone to far).
PC Repair Center: UMSU Council Chambers
Board Game Day: Rooms 529, 530 and 531 of the University Center (Take the elevator to the 5th floor and wander around the halls until you find the rooms. We will be in one or all of them, with the other rooms being opened up as space is needed. The hall complexity is minimal on this floor.)
Movie Night: UMSU Council Chambers
Enigma Tournament: UMSU Council Chambers
So to recap, here are the following options you can use to find the room of the event(s) you want to attend:
1) Use this post and the map coming later today.
2) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/nolaglans/)
3) Call us
I apologize for the sudden change in plans, but rest assured that this Weekend of Gaming will continue. On that note however, I would like to mention that the NOLAG Panel has been canceled, though if interest is sufficient at the events we will host one in one of the 5th floor rooms at some point on Saturday. Until then, happy gaming.
Well ladies and gentlemen, it has been a long and relaxing summer, but if you are like me then you have felt that something is missing. Well NOLAG is here to fill that void with our brand weekend of gaming. Now I want to say right out of the gate that this is not going to be a LAN Party. For those of you wondering when the next LAN Party will be, we will be hosting one in early September before the school work gets to heavy. What this will be however, is a series of six separate events over the course of three days. The Weekend of Gaming will take place from Friday August 20th to Sunday August 22nd and will include the following events:
Retro Night:
Time: August 20th 7:00 P.M – 2:00 A.M
Location: UMSU Council Chambers (In the Tunnels between Helen Glass and the University Center)
Cost: Free
For NOLAG veterans, you are more then familiar with this event. Bring in your old consoles (anything before the PS2) and enjoy a night of old school gaming in the company of other gamers. Reminisce about the good old days and show off your skills in games made in a time when A.A was associated more with taking down aircraft then smoothing out polygons.
Board & Card Games Day:
Time: August 21st 9:00 A.M – 11:00 P.M
Location: UMSU Council Chambers
Cost: Free
I like to think of this as a preparation exercise as much as a day of gaming. You see, when the Zombie Apocalypse occurs (and it will occur), all power will be diverted to powering electrical fences, hybrid cars, and possibly the odd tesla gun for the lucky few. So what’s a gamer to do in a situation where power is insufficient to sustain a Console or PC any longer then to check our email and perhaps watch a burlesque video? Play battery-less games, that’s what. So bring out your card games, board games, and war games (I am looking forward to seeing at least one game of Warhammer or Warmachine) and enjoy yourself in this fun zombie apocalypse preparation exercise.
PC Repair Center:
Time: To be determined (Some time in the afternoon of August 21st)
Location: UMSU Council Chambers
Cost: To be determined (Think $25-30)
So you’ve come to grips with the fact that paint can dry faster then your computer can surf the internet. You have more pop-ups then icons on your desktop at boot and your PC idling emits higher decibels then a Motor Cycle revving its engines. Well fret no more, just bring it to the NOLAG PC repair center and we will have it running smoothly in no time (not a guarantee). You might not like the solutions we propose, but you can be sure that your PC will be up and gaming; and for a bargain fee no less. Note however, that we will not replace computer parts, so don’t expect us to run to Memory Express to get you a new CPU should you need one.
Movie Night:
Time: August 21st 11:00 P.M – 7:00 A.M
Location: UMSU Council Chambers
Cost: Free
Exactly what it sounds like people. An all night movie marathon of your favorite video game to movie creations. Expect to see Mortal Kombat, Silent Hill, Resident Evil and more.
NOLAG Panel:
Time: To be determined
Location: UMSU Council Chambers
Cost: Free
This event is still in the planning stages, but expect an audience driven discussion of gaming and the industry with your favorite NOLAG Executives and possibly some special guests as well answering any questions you may have and lending their views on all things gaming. Please, leave all inorganic projectiles at the doorway (and Pineapples…those things hurt).
The NOLAG Enigma Tournament:
Time: 11:00 A.M (August 22nd)
Location: UMSU Council Chambers
Cost: $5.00 Entry Fee
So you have seen all the typical gaming tournaments, which test your skill at one game or, if they are really feeling risky, one genre. Well we here at NOLAG believe that any gamer worth their Mithril should be able to demonstrate skill in any number of game genres as well as on general game knowledge and trivia. With that said, it’s time to sort out the brass from the rest. NOLAG will be hosting the Enigma Tournament beginning at 11:00 A.M on August 22nd and will include a marathon of games to be revealed at the tournament itself as well as a trivia section on general game knowledge. Expect a five dollar entry fee that will go towards prizes and a round-robin style of organization (subject to change). It’s unknown how the long the event will last (this is the first tournament after all), but expect a few hours at least. If you are interested, please shoot us an email (nolaguofm@gmail.com) expressing your interest as soon as possible to ensure yourself a spot if you wish to participate. As always, happy gaming and we hope to see you at the 3 days of gaming. As it stands, tournament sign ups have been low, so we require an additional five members to commit to participating in the tournament by Monday night (August 16th) or we will be forced to cancel the Enigma Tournament.
As always, standard LAN Party rules apply:
1. No Hacking/Cheating
2. No unauthorized roughhousing, brawling, dueling, office chair jousting, going Super-Saiyen, etc.
3. No Abusive/Grossly Inappropriate language (Be aware that due to the close proximity of gamers at the LAN Party, violations of this rule often results in subsequent violations of rule #2)
4. Keep smack talk to a minimum (See Rule #3)
6. No inappropriate handling of your own property (Clothes stay on, no matter how hot the room gets)
7. No Alcohol on the premises
8. You must have had a shower within at least 24 hours of attending the LAN Party…no exceptions
9. Clean up all garbage you see (especially spills), we have been given an awesome room and would like to have it for future LAN Parties as well
10. No displaying of Pornographic materials (No one wants to see a Star Wars Ton Ton in a compromised position with Princess Leia…again)
11. Share the Controllers (these games may be single-player…SO SHARE DAMNIT!!!)
