Announce-gamesoc November 2010

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by DCU Games Soc

Dont forget everybody we're meeting at 5:30 pm in the Hub and leaving at 6pm to go see Machete at 7:05 in the Omni. Make sure to wrap up warm cause it's freezing outside. Oisin

13 years, 11 months

[Announce-gamesoc] Week 10: Retro Gaming, Machete Trip and upcoming events!

by DCU Games Soc

Hey Folks, Got a barrel load of events to tell you about because these upcoming weeks are going to be a blast! - Retro Gaming - Machete Trip - EGM - Traditional Gaming - Lab Gaming - Christmas BYOPC LAN - Karaoke Night - Retro Gaming - This week we'll be playing only Retro Games at Console Gaming. We'll have all of your old favourites there for you to play, like the NES, SNES, N64 and the PS1. If you'd like to bring any retro consoles that you own, bring them along to play your favourite games with friends. It'll start at 2pm in the back of the old bar on Wednesday. So come along for some classical gaming moments courtesy of Games Soc. - Machete Trip - We'll be going to see the deliciously ridiculous Machete on Tuesday at 17:30 in the hub. We'll be leaving for the Omni cinema at 18:00. If you'd like to go just send us back a email and we'll put you down on the list. Come along for Danny Trejo best performance ever. - EGM - We're holding an EGM Monday 6th December at 6pm in C165 (same room as T&T Gaming) to change the constitution by adding an 11th position to the Games Soc committee. The position we wish to add is Extraordinary member and will be voted on by the membership. We're planning a lot more events this year and will need extra help with the organisation of these events. This is where the Extraordinary member will come in. They will also help with the current setup of events. We're looking for someone extremely dedicated to the society and very interested in helping with the committee. If you are interested in running, please email us back just so we know who's interested in the position. Also, there will be free pizza! - Traditional Gaming - Held in room C165 at 6pm Monday and Wednesday. We'll bring up the usual games you enjoy. Also if you're interested in war gaming there will be a match on Monday 6pm - 10pm if you'd like to watch or organize another game with one the players. - Lab Gaming - Starting at 6pm Thursday in room C204 will be Lab Gaming. We'll be play some great games of Counter Strike, DOTA, Quake and many more. - Christmas BYOPC LAN - This 18th - 19th December we'll be holding our Christmas LAN. It will start at 12pm Saturday and ending 12pm Sunday. We'll be having it in the much more spacious Blue Room of the Helix instead of the space. For more details on the event and how to get there go to http://games.dcu.ie/forums/index.php?topic=2865.0 and to sign up go to http://www.byopc.dcu.ie/ . This is one of our greatest events and all of you should come along for some delicious gaming goodness. - Karaoke Night - On the 7th of December We'll be going to Karaoke at Bongas. It'll be €10 per person and we'll be meeting up at 8pm in the hub before we leave. Make sure you email us back if you want to come along. Yours Deliciously Oisin Kelly, Secretary DCU Games Society

13 years, 11 months

[Announce-gamesoc] Christmas BYOPC!

by DCU Games Soc

Hey all, Games Soc is holding a 24 hour Christmas BYOPC in 3 weeks time! That's Saturday the 18th of December to Sunday the 19th. It starts at 12pm and runs for 24 hours until 12pm the next day. To sign up go to the link below and register. http://www.byopc.dcu.ie/ For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term, a BYOPC (Bring your own PC) is a LAN event we run once a semester. It's one of the best events we run with loads of tournaments and great prizes for the winners of each! The entry fee is €10 and it's well worth it. Just like the previous LANs, it's taking place in the Helix. This time, however, it will be taking place in the Blue Room on the second floor. It's a much bigger room so there's plenty of space for all of you. The entrance is via the stage door in the Helix. Committee members will be there to help you bring your PC up to the Blue Room. In case you don't know where the stage door is, here's a map showing the entrance. http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~paraflux/gs/campus.gif We'll be holding 3 tournaments and we're leaving the decision all up to you guys again. Post here in this topic on the forums to say what games you'd be interested in playing and next week we'll put up polls to make a decision. http://games.dcu.ie/forums/index.php?topic=2860.0 Keep an eye on the weekly announce email, we'll mention what tournaments are going to be held once the decision is made. There's going to be some great prizes for the tournaments, so better get practicing! Here's a list of things to bring: - Your PC - cat5 cable - Power extension cable - €10 Entry fee - Food! If you don't have a PC or one not powerful enough to run something like Left 4 Dead 2, fret not, we're going to be setting up all of our consoles at the LAN too. So you have no reason not to come to the LAN, there will be plenty of games to keep you occupied! Also, since this is a Christmas themed BYOPC, Santa hats, lights, mini Christmas trees and all that sort of stuff is approved! If you are still reading this email, what are you doing? Go register now at http://www.byopc.dcu.ie/. Hope to see you all there! Dan Chairperson DCU Games Society http://games.dcu.ie/

13 years, 11 months

[Announce-gamesoc] Team Fortress 2 Tournament, Film Night and More

by DCU Games Soc

Hey everyone, We've got some tasty events lined up for you this week so stay a while and listen: - Team Fortress 2 Tournament/Lab Gaming - Film Night - Console Gaming - Traditional & Tabletop Gaming - Team Fortress 2 Tournament / Lab Gaming - This Thursday in room C204 will be our Team Fortress 2 tournament. It's a 5v5 tournament, sign ups will be at 6pm and we'll begin the tournament at 7pm. Entry will be €2 per person and we have some great prizes for the winners. Don't worry if you're not into TF2 because we still have plenty of games for you to choose from like Worms, Quake and Left 4 Dead. - Film Night - This Tuesday at 6:30pm in room CG01 we'll be showing the Super Mario Bros Movie; a personal favourite of our eternal chairperson, Sir Daniel Jackington. Oh yes this is a gem of a film all about Brooklyn, mysterious eggs containing babies and fungus fathers. I'm sure we'll all come out a little wiser after learning of the Mario brothers rich history. - Console Gaming - At the usual time of 2pm Wednesday and in the unusual back area of the Old Bar will be our weekly Console Gaming. Set up with your favorites like New Super Mario bros, Rock Band and Bomberman. Also due to the great success of the DS tournament we encourage anybody who has a PSP or DS to bring it along to play some excellent games like Metal Gear Solid: Peacewalker, Mario Kart, Monster Hunter and many more. - Traditional & Tabletop Gaming - On Monday and Wednesday is T&T Gaming. Starting at 6pm in room C165 opening with some games of Werewolves, Power Grid and Ticket to Ride. If you'd like to see another game in our collection just ask a committee member and we'll get it for you. Thats all for this week. Hope you all have an excellent week. Yours Deliciously Oisin Kelly, Secretary DCU Games Society

13 years, 11 months

[Announce-gamesoc] Clyde Night with DIT!

by DCU Games Soc

Hey all, We'll be playing some games tonight on our server Clyde with special guests DIT! It starts at 7.30 with Team Fortress 2. The IP address of the server is clyde.redbrick.dcu.ie:27016. Add it to your favourites! Of course we'll be playing plenty of different games too including Counter-Strike Source and Left 4 Dead 2. Also, if you haven't joined our Steam group, make sure to do so here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/gamessoc Play or else. Dan Chairperson DCU Games Society

13 years, 12 months

[Announce-gamesoc] Week 8: Mario Kart DS Tournament!

by DCU Games Soc

Hey there, We're sending out this email early due to the redbrick downtime. This means the webpage, forums and Clyde will also be down for the weekend. But don't fret they'll be back online this Sunday. Next week will be a quiet week but don't worry we're planning a lot of great events for the rest of the semester. Here's the rundown for week 8: - Traditional and Tabletop Gaming - Console Gaming and Mario Kart DS Tournament - Lab Gaming - Traditional and Tabletop - T&T gaming will be on this Monday and Wednesday at 6pm in room C165 of the Henry Grattan building. We'll be playing some favourites like Battlestar Galactica, Ticket to Ride and Apples to Apples. Also, if you're interested in running a RPG for T&T gaming just send us an email with what day and what RPG you want to run and we'll announce it in the weekly email. - Console Gaming and Mario Kart DS Tournament - This week Console gaming will definitely be on in the back of the Old Bar from 2 to 6. We'll be set up past the pool hall with you favourites like Brawl, Rock Band and Castle Crashers. This week we're having a mini tournament that's free for everyone to enter. It'll start at 3pm so make sure to sign up before then. We'll be playing Mario Kart DS and all you need for this is a DS since it's download play. There will be a prize for the winner and sweets for all who enter. - Lab Gaming - This starts at 6pm in room C204 in the Henry Grattan building. We'll be playing the usual games like Counter Strike, Worms, Team Fortress 2 and Quake. If you want to play any games on steam but don't have an account don't worry, we have accounts you can use. That's all for this week, hope to see you all at events! Yours Deliciously Oisin Kelly, Secretary DCU Games Society

14 years

[Announce-gamesoc] Week 7: Brawl Tournament and more..

by DCU Games Soc

Hey everybody, This week we have a couple of events you'll love. Here's the summary: - Clubs and Socs Ball Tickets - Smash Bros Brawl Tournament - Lab Gaming - Traditional and Tabletop Gaming - Clubs and Socs Ball Tickets - Don't forget that on the 17th of November will be the annual Clubs and Socs Ball held in the Crown Plaza Hotel in Santry. Tickets will cost €40 and the ball is formal wear only so break out those powder blue tuxedos if you got them. It's an excellent event you wouldn't want to miss so if you'd like to go just send a email back to us before Wednesday and we'll get you a ticket. - Smash Bros Brawl Tournament - This Wednesday we'll be holding a 2v2 Brawl tournament. It'll be held in the back of the Old Bar. Sign ups will start at 2pm and the tournament will begin at 2:30. As always extravagant prizes will be given to the winners. - Lab Gaming - No tournaments this week but we'll still be running lab gaming as usual at 6pm in the Henry Gratten room C204. Come on down for some excellent games like Quake III, Team Fortress 2, Dawn of War and anything else you'd like to play. - Traditional and Tabletop Gaming - On Mondays and Wednesdays is T&T night. Starting at 6pm in room C165 in the Henry Gratten. We'll be serving the popular rounds of werewolves, power grid and pit. Among those we have a large stock of games so just ask us if you'd like to play something different and we'll get a game for you. That's our menu for this week. Have a good week folks. Yours Deliciously Oisin Kelly, Secretary DCU Games Society

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Announce-gamesoc November 2010