Announce-gamesoc October 2015

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[Announce-gamessoc] Week 6 - Zeds all dead, in other news, Games!

by gamessoc＠redbrick.dcu.ie

Evening everyone! Week 6 shall mark the glorious victory of the humans against the zombie menace! Also games still exist, which is nice too. Here is what's going on in Gamessoc for the coming week: - Trad Gaming: As Normal [Wed] - - Console Gaming: Tekken Tag 2 Tournament: Tournament [Wed] - - PC Gaming: Currently Offline - - Humans vs Zombies: Results: Human Victory! - - Retro Gaming Night Info! - - - Trad Gaming: As Normal [Wed] - - Trad Gaming will be on this as normal this Wednesday with the board and card games you may and may not know! So grab a game or pull up a chair and have some fun! Don't forget usually near the end of the night a big game of Werewolves is played where anyone and everyone can join in so if you haven't played it yet I would highly recommend giving it a shot! You can find them on Wednesdays in XG01 from 5pm - 10pm. - - Console Gaming: Tekken Tag 2 Tournament: Tournament [Wed] - - Consoles returns again this week and we have a big trolley of TV's, consoles and bags of games and controllers for you to relax (or get really into) after the Wednesday lunch rush! We shall also be having a Tekken Tag 2 Tournament Tournament this Wednesday as well! Sign-ups will happen at around 2pm and The tournament should start around 3pm and sign-ups will cost 2 will the prize of a 20 gamestop voucher up for grabs! As per the usual they will be set up on Wednesday from 2pm-5pm in XG01. - - PC Gaming: Currently offline - - It's that time of year again where we sadly must be patient and wait for the computers to be imaged while not exactly enjoyable is quite necessary. We will let you know ASAP when PC gaming will be back up and running. - - Humans vs Zombies: Results: Human Victory! - - The dust has settled and the smoke has cleared...and the Humans rise victorious against the Zombie Horde! Thank you to everyone who took part in the game and made it a success! It was a lot of fun to run after and away from you all! - - Retro Gaming Night Info! - - Our next event will be our annual Retro Gaming Night! It's quite simple really, on the 12th of November we shall be going to the NuBar and setting up our TV's with some retro Consoles for some games, laughs, drinks and Tournaments! More specifics to follow in the following weeks and to any of you who have any retro games or consoles you might want to bring in to the event feel free to email us and let us know! I believe that's everything that's happening this week and I'll see you next time! Don't forget to like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/DCU-Gamessoc/165346350341426 And follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/GamesSoc Until next time, Edward Moriarty GamesSoc Secretary 2015/16

9 years

[Announce-gamessoc] Week 5 - The Dead Walk Again!

by gamessoc＠redbrick.dcu.ie

Evening everyone! Week 5 is Zombie week! Hope you have your socks and NERF guns ready or else!...*Munch*........Braaaaaaains Here is what's going on in Gamessoc for the coming week: - Trad Gaming: As Normal [Mon + Wed] - - Console Gaming: As Normal [Wed] - - PC Gaming: Currently Offline - - Humans vs Zombies: Starts Tomorrow! [Mon 19th] - - NERF Gun Raffle - - - Trad Gaming: As Normal [Mon + Wed] - - Trad Gaming will be on this as normal this Monday and Wednesday with the board and card games you may and may not know! So grab a game or pull up a chair and have some fun! Don't forget usually near the end of the night a big game of Werewolves is played where anyone and everyone can join in so if you haven't played it yet I would highly recommend giving it a shot! You can find them on Mondays in XG01 from 6pm-10pm and Wednesdays in XG01 from 5pm - 10pm. - - Console Gaming: As Normal [Wed] - - Consoles returns again this week and we have a big trolley of TV's, consoles and bags of games and controllers for you to relax (or get really into) after the Wednesday lunch rush! As per the usual they will be set up on Wednesday from 2pm-5pm in XG01. - - PC Gaming: Currently offline - - It's that time of year again where we sadly must be patient and wait for the computers to be imaged while not exactly enjoyable is quite necessary. We will let you know ASAP when PC gaming will be back up and running. - - Humans vs Zombies: Starts Tomorrow! [Mon 19th] - - Our annual Humans vs Zombies (HvZ for short) will be starting tomorrow and will last the entire week until Friday the 23rd! If you haven't signed up no worries! We will be in the hub from 10:30am onwards to register people and give you your headbands and kill pins! If you have signed up already make sure you have your kill pin written on a piece of paper and pick up headband from us tomorrow in the hub (Note: You need a headband to play so make sure you get one!) There is no cost to play so feel free to and see if you can survive the week! PLEASE read the rules located here as they are necessary to play the game!: http://games.dcu.ie/hvz/rules.php PLEASE *** One other thing that needs to be mentioned that isn't mentioned in the rules are the few Original Zombies. These Zombies are unknown to the players (they appear as Humans in the game) and will NOT be wearing a headband until 2pm or if they kill 5 humans at which point they will become normal Zombies and wear their handband. They act like normal Zombies and can still be stunned for 10 minutes so quick reactions or paranoia helps for the first hour. *** Don't forget we will also be having Missions during the week and the first one is tomorrow! The first mission is Saving Private Toasty and will start at 6pm at XG01 and a reminder to all that Humans cannot be caught half an hour before the mission or after it ends so keep that in mind! More details here: http://games.dcu.ie/hvz/missions.php Whether you are a Human or a Zombie the missions are so much fun I highly recommend everyone to partake in them if you can! - - NERF Gun Raffle - - Earlier in the week we have been selling raffle tickets so that you lovely people can win yourself your very own NERF gun! Tickets are still on sale up until the drawing of the raffle. Tickets are 2 for 5 or 50c each and can be bought at the hub and just before the mission! The drawing will take place just before the mission tomorrow (6pm at XG01) so make sure if you have tickets you turn up! I believe that's everything that's happening this week and I'll see you next time! Don't forget to like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/DCU-Gamessoc/165346350341426 And follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/GamesSoc Until next time, Edward Moriarty GamesSoc Secretary 2015/16

9 years

[Announce-gamessoc] Week 4 - Mario Kart Tournament and HvZ Details!

by gamessoc＠redbrick.dcu.ie

Evening everyone! Another has come and gone and into week 4 we go so: Here is what's going on in Gamessoc for the coming week: - Trad Gaming: As Normal - - Console Gaming: Mario Kart 8 Tournament - - PC Gaming: Currently offline - - Humans vs Zombies: Week 5 - - - Trad Gaming: Monday Only - - Trad Gaming will be back as usual with our big stack of board, card games and more. So grab a game or pull up a chair and have some fun! Don't forget usually near the end of the night a big game of Werewolves is played where anyone and everyone can join in so if you haven't played it yet I would highly recommend giving it a shot! You can find them on Mondays in XG01 from 6pm-10pm and Wednesdays in XG01 from 5pm - 10pm - - Console Gaming: As Normal - - Consoles returns again this week and we have a big trolley of TV's, consoles and bags of games and controllers for you to relax (or get really into) after the Wednesday lunch rush! This week on top of this we will also be running a Mario Kart 8 tournament on the Wii U. It costs 2 to sign up and 1st place wins a 20 Gamestop voucher! Signups will take place from 2pm onwards with the tournament expected to start around 3pm. So...think you got what it takes? Even if you don't sign up anyway as it's a lot of fun (It's what I do for most of the tournaments myself.) As per the usual they will be set up on Wednesday from 2pm-5pm in XG01. - - PC Gaming: Currently offline - - It's that time of year again where we sadly must be patient and wait for the computers to be imaged while not exactly enjoyable is quite necessary. We will let you know ASAP when PC gaming will be back up and running. - - Humans vs Zombies - - Our annual Humans vs Zombies (HvZ for short) will be taking place during week 5 from the 19th to the 23rd so ready your NERF guns and rolled up socks and try your best to make it through the week! Not sure what exactly HvZ is or how to play? No worries! The full list of rules can be found at the following link here is a quick summary for you! http://games.dcu.ie/hvz/rules.php The zombie outbreak as made it's way to the DCU campus however thankfully only a few people have been infected...so far that is! You will start the game on the Monday after you sign up and receive your kill pin and HvZ band which you will wear on your arm to show you are currently playing the game as a human. Your goal is to make to Friday 8pm without a zombie managing to make you their next meal! As you go about your college day (even in the zombie apocalypse you still have lectures and assignments, weird right?) you have to be ever vigilant and keep an eye out for zombies because if one of them manages to grab you that's it! Nom! Don't worry you aren't defenseless, remember the NERF guns and socks I mentioned earlier? If you manage to shoot or throw a sock at a zombie they are stunned and can't catch you or anyone else for the next 10 minutes! They can still follow you around though and get you when they are no longer stunned, persistent things aren't they? If a zombie gets you, you must immediately give them your kill pin and an hour later tie the band around your head and bam, your now a zombie! So how does one zombie exactly? Well unfortunately zombies are hungry creatures and if they don't feed or catch a human every 24 hours they starve and are out of the game! That's what the kill pin is for, they login onto the website, enter the pin and they go back to 24 left to feed again! All you have to do is find a human player, grab them before you get stunned, get their kill pin, enter it on the website and continue to hunt! There are also missions throughout the week which are events that both humans and zombies can partake in and you may be temporarily become human or zombie to balance out the teams for it! Also for the duration of the mission humans caught are not dead and don't become zombies so don't be afraid to play the missions! Missions typically begin at 6pm at the Henry Grattan on campus and one example of last years missions was Escort the VIP. The human team had to guide a defenseless human VIP along a path to the destination within the time limit and would only move if surrounded by human players. The Zombies would do their zombie thing and try to stop and grab the humans "killing" them and stop the VIP from reaching the destination. Some special rules were in effect for the mission: - Zombies were only stunned for 60 seconds and can't move while stunned and can't catch anyone while stunned. - Humans grabbed has to immediately return to the Henry Grattan to "respawn" before heading back out to escort the VIP. Depending on which side won the mission one of the following could happen: - Random humans became zombies or random zombies became human. - The zombies would gain/lose hours left until they starved. The exact details of the mission and reward for the winning side have not been finalized but this should give you a good idea on what to expect and it's so much fun to do as well! Some last little rules for the event for the safety of you and everyone else playing or not. - No realistic looking weaponry. Weapons must be brightly colored. - Blasters may not be visible inside of academic buildings or jobs on campus. - Players may not use cars or play where there is traffic. - Foam darts must be harmless, and not cause any pain. - No Play Zones - Some Areas on Campus are "no play zones" where the game is permanently suspended. Dart blasters must be concealed and no players may be stunned or tagged. These areas include: - Academic buildings - The Library - Bathrooms - The Gym - Safe Zones - Some areas are merely 'safe zones', gameplay continues, but humans can not be tagged while they are inside the zone, unless a zombie can reach them with two feet outside of the zone. Humans in the safe zone can tag zombies who they feel may attack them as they leave the zone. Safe zones include: - Canteens - Campus Residences - The Street - Nubar - Spar - Old Bar Players found to be breaking any rules, intentionally or not, may be penalized in some way, or asked to leave the game entirely. All players are required to read the rules completely, so ignorance is no excuse. - Other Rules - - NEVER blast a non player, this is a bannable offence. - Athletes: Athletes are safe during official practices, but not on the way to or from practice. - Non players must not interfere with the game, in ways such as spying for a player. - A zombie must have both feet outside of a safe zone to tag a human. Humans can stun zombies from inside of a safe-zone. - Zombies may not attempt to damage or steal human weaponry including bullets. - Zombies may not use shields to deflect foam darts or socks. - Missions may change what is considered a safe zone. - Human deaths during missions don't count. - Zombies cannot steal guns or ammo from humans. - Keep your student ID on you at all times, don't argue with security if they have an issue with us running around with nerf guns. - Zombies can run. - Please, don't be a douche. That's about it and the website where the game will be run from will updated soon with the live game where you can sign up to! http://games.dcu.ie/hvz/index.php I believe that's everything that's happening this week and I'll see you next time! Don't forget to like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/DCU-Gamessoc/165346350341426 And follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/GamesSoc Until next time, Edward Moriarty GamesSoc Secretary 2015/16

9 years, 1 month

[Announce-gamessoc] HvZ postponed until week 5

by gamessoc＠redbrick.dcu.ie

Hey guys, bit of sad news today. Unfortunately Humans vs Zombies will have to be pushed back to week 5 (19th - 23rd) instead of taking place next week. This is because we wanted to be sure we could maximize our player base by better promoting HvZ during our events and in the hub next week, so we will be working hard to get everything in order and making Humans vs Zombies bigger than ever! If you don't know what HvZ is you can check out the rules at http://games.dcu.ie/hvz/rules.php We also have some older examples of some of the missions we run http://games.dcu.ie/hvz/missions.php We will also be taking sign ups at each of our events during the week. Until next time, Edward Moriarty GamesSoc Secretary 2015/16

9 years, 1 month

[Announce-gamessoc] Week 3 - EGM and Freshers Ball!

by gamessoc＠redbrick.dcu.ie

Evening everyone! Hope things are well and welcome to all of our new members! If you are unfamiliar this is the weekly Gamessoc announce email that I will be sending out every weekend telling you all that's going on in the coming week, and with that let's get to it! Here is what's going on in Gamessoc for the coming week: - Trad Gaming: Monday Only - - Console Gaming: As Normal - - PC Gaming: Currently offline - - PC Gaming: Clyde Night - - Humans vs Zombies - - Gamessoc EGM and Freshers Ball - - - Trad Gaming: Monday Only - - Trad Gaming will be back with our big stack of board, card games and more. So grab a game or pull up a chair at another game and have some fun! You can find them on Mondays in XG01 from 6pm-10pm however not this Wednesday due to our EGM and Freshers Ball will be happening this week! - - Console Gaming: As Normal - - Consoles returns again this week and we have a big trolley of TV's, consoles and bags of games and controllers for you to relax (or get really into) after the Wednesday lunch rush! As per the usual they will be set up on Wednesday from 2pm-5pm in XG01. - - PC Gaming: Currently offline - - It's that time of year again where we sadly must be patient and wait for the computers to be imaged while not exactly enjoyable is quite necessary. We will let you know ASAP when PC gaming will be back up and running. - - PC Gaming: Clyde Night - - While PC Gaming in the labs might not be here for a little bit we do have something else to offer! Clyde Night is when we as a society jump onto our Teamspeak server [clyde.games.dcu.ie] to play some pc games together such as Team Fortress 2, Trouble in Terrorist Town or any other game people want to play together! We are aiming to get this going around 7pm-8pm this Tuesday however keep an eye out here and on our facebook page (link below) for the exact time and further details! If you have never heard or used Teamspeak before it's a VoIP program (Voice over Internet Protocol, think similar to Skype for example but only audio with different channels or rooms) where we can all chat to each other while we play games! Download the client here: https://www.teamspeak.com/downloads and install it. When you have it loaded up (if a setup wizard pops up go through it to set up your mic and such, you can always change it later in options or run it again in the settings tab) and click on the Bookmarks tab and click on Manage Bookmarks. Click on Add Bookmark and change the following boxes to this: Label: DCU Gamessoc Address: clyde.games.dcu.ie Nickname: Whatever you call yourself and what people will see you as. Click OK and then go back to Bookmarks tab and click on the bookmark you just made e.g. DCU Gamessoc and boom you are on our Teamspeak server in the lobby channel. >From here you can double click to change channel, click the buttons above to mute your mic and/or speaker. This should be enough to get you started and if you have any questions feel free to ask or email us! - - Humans vs Zombies - - Our annual HvZ event is returning this year during week 4 so ready your NERF guns and rolled up socks, you have some time to prepare! If you are unfamiliar with what exactly Humans vs Zombies is check out this link for more info! https://humansvszombies.org/ For those of you who don't have a NERF gun we will also be having a raffle so that you lucky survivors can win yourself your own NERF gun to fight off the hordes with! We are planning to have it this Thursday at around 5pm however keep an eye here for more information on when we will be having it! - - Gamessoc EGM and Freshers Ball - - Our annual EGM at the start of the year is at hand! It will be happening this Wednesday at 6pm in XG01. So what does that involve? Well we shall be electing the following for the coming year: - First year rep - Treasurer - Console Officer So if any of these positions interest you and are thinking about running email us at gamessoc(a)redbrick.dcu.ie with your name, student number and what position you want to run for! Also we have a facebook event for it, check it out: https://www.facebook.com/events/145605745790807/ This will lead into our annual (I'm saying this word a lot it seems) Freshers Ball with Redbrick and Game Dev Soc! After our EGM we will be heading down to Matt Weldons pub (also known as the slipper) for 8pm. If you don't know where it is go out the ballymun road entrance to DCU, cross the road and go right and it's just there before the spar, here's a map as well for you: https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Matt+Weldon/@53.3857328,-6.2645111,16z/dat… We shall be hanging out and having a few drinks (no pressure if you don't want to drink) and getting to know each other better and have some laughs along the way! There will also be food to eat and drinks deals for the night as well just so you know! There is also a Facebook event page for this so give that a look as well! https://www.facebook.com/events/1673941466174690/ I believe that's everything that's happening this week and I'll see you next time! Don't forget to like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/DCU-Gamessoc/165346350341426 And follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/GamesSoc Until next time, Edward Moriarty GamesSoc Secretary 2015/16

9 years, 1 month

[Announce-gamessoc] Week 3 - EGM and Freshers Ball!

by gamessoc＠redbrick.dcu.ie

9 years, 1 month

[Announce-gamessoc] Update - Gamessoc EGM

by gamessoc＠redbrick.dcu.ie

Evening all, So it has been brought to my attention that I forgot some very important information my last email regarding the EGM, woops! In short here are the details you need to know: Where - XG01 When - 6pm Wednesday 7th What positions are available to run for - First year Rep, Treasurer, Console Officer How can I apply for a position? - Email us (games(a)redbrick.dcu.ie) you name, student number and what position you want to run for and turn up for the EGM. Is there a Facebook event for the EGM with even more information in it's description? - Why yes, yes there is! https://www.facebook.com/events/145605745790807/ Anyways with that all corrected we hope to see you there! Until next time, Edward Moriarty GamesSoc Secretary 2015/16 Don't forget to like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/DCU-Gamessoc/165346350341426 And follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/GamesSoc

9 years, 1 month

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