Rationalists LAN (& Board Game) Party! - Waves Cafe@Howe & Smithe, September 10th, 1500 - 1700hrs
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Arky
Sep 8, 2011, 5:36:53 PM9/8/11
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Hey all,
I took the initiative here to book another meetup, to maintain
momentum. As an activity, let's hold a LAN Party!
As much as I'd love to play Minecraft, it costs money; and as much as
it is the perfect game for rationalists, I'm a little financially
challenged (If everyone else owns it, I'll consider it). But there are
alternatives!
-Starcraft 2 has a free "Starter Edition" that should satisfy most RTS
cravings. <https://us.battle.net/account/sc2/starter-edition/>
-Team Fortress 2. It's awesome. It's free. Why don't you have it?
<http://store.steampowered.com/app/440/>
All of the above, are free. Did I mention that? Show up with a laptop
installed with either of these games installed, and we'll set up a
Hamachi network <https://secure.logmein.com/products/hamachi/
download.aspx>.
If online play doesn't float your boat, then I'm bringing three (FREE)
board games: Apples to Apples, a game of comparisons (can get rather
hilarious; exercise your divergent thinking skills here), Settlers of
Catan, a strategic colonization of an island, and Takeover, an
emulation of the stock market. I've listed these in order of expected
popularity, which I believe is inversely related to their setup
overhead.
If no one shows up with anything then we'll default to the usual
intellectual meanders.
Cheers!
Kenneth
I took the initiative here to book another meetup, to maintain
momentum. As an activity, let's hold a LAN Party!
As much as I'd love to play Minecraft, it costs money; and as much as
it is the perfect game for rationalists, I'm a little financially
challenged (If everyone else owns it, I'll consider it). But there are
alternatives!
-Starcraft 2 has a free "Starter Edition" that should satisfy most RTS
cravings. <https://us.battle.net/account/sc2/starter-edition/>
-Team Fortress 2. It's awesome. It's free. Why don't you have it?
<http://store.steampowered.com/app/440/>
All of the above, are free. Did I mention that? Show up with a laptop
installed with either of these games installed, and we'll set up a
Hamachi network <https://secure.logmein.com/products/hamachi/
download.aspx>.
If online play doesn't float your boat, then I'm bringing three (FREE)
board games: Apples to Apples, a game of comparisons (can get rather
hilarious; exercise your divergent thinking skills here), Settlers of
Catan, a strategic colonization of an island, and Takeover, an
emulation of the stock market. I've listed these in order of expected
popularity, which I believe is inversely related to their setup
overhead.
If no one shows up with anything then we'll default to the usual
intellectual meanders.
Cheers!
Kenneth
Arky
Sep 8, 2011, 5:37:33 PM9/8/11
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And if I'm alone because everyone's doing homework, so be it.
Arky
Sep 8, 2011, 6:40:33 PM9/8/11
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Michael Keenan
Sep 8, 2011, 8:17:00 PM9/8/11
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Sounds great - wish I could be there. I'd love to attend a rationalist LAN party once I'm back (Tuesday). Starcraft 2 is my main game, though I could be interested in Minecraft (which I've never played) or TF2.
Daniel Satanove
Sep 10, 2011, 4:45:33 PM9/10/11
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I responded to this but it seems to not have gone through. Is this
still happening?
> michael.kee...@gmail.com
still happening?
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