Well, it's time to break the silence as the date is quickly approaching. Penguinlan is all system go! We are 11 days from the start of PAX and Penguinlan. Now is the time to make travel plans.
Who's Coming...
We're approaching the deadline on RSVPs, so if you're planning on coming please let me know ASAP.
The following people are currently confirmed to be attending Penguinlan:
- Sirusdv
- WDF?
- Endyss
- Patriotik
- Fatal Fury
- BBQJ (Depending on whether or not he can get leave from duty)
- Patriotik's friend #1
- Patriotik's friend #2
- Dick Cheney's Mechanical Heart
- Dick Cheney's Lady Friend
- TripleBam
- Delta
- Splinter
- Lead Salad (was iffy, but he semi-signed up)
- Sir Poopsalot
- Camel Spit
- Dyphen (you know him from ogame, I assume he'll show up)
- mister OYSTERHEAD
If I've left your name off of here, it means I don't think you're coming. Please post in this thread letting us know if you're attending.
As of today I have not received a single shirt size for anyone coming, so I'm doubting we'll be having shirts made.
What We're Doing...
Friday, August 29, 2008
Friday is PAX day for most of the day followed by an after party at Pwnzord HQ. We'll be hitting up the local bars after PAX on Friday. If you're under 21, we'll have to ferry you back to Pwnzord HQ early. While this isn't an ideal resolution, it's what we're forced to do.
Back at HQ after bar-hopping, the rest of Friday you'll be enjoying:
- Catching up with old friends
- Playing whatever games you want (PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, we've got them all!)
- Movies
- We'll be playing movies on the main screen throughout the night.
- Movies are by request.
- Please make sure you request the movie you want ahead of the event in this thread so we can make sure to have it come LAN Weekend.
- Just fucking around bullshit (™)
Saturday, August 30, 2008
SATURDAY PENGUINLAN BEGINS AT 5PM.
Saturday is the big day. Saturday is Penguinlan day. While the event is a three day clusterfuck o' rama, Saturday is the big day. The tournaments will be held on Saturday.
We'll be at PAX during the beginning of the day. I'll be ducking out early to get things set up. If you have your own ride you can leave PAX any time to get to Penguinlan at 5pm. No one will be allowed in the house before 5pm. Those without cars will have to find rides withon our "staff" of helpers. We will establish ride plans and stuff on Friday. You won't be left behind. Everyone will get my phone number on Friday who will need to get rides around town. I'll function as your dispatcher and make sure someone picks you up.
BE NICE TO THE STAFF. THEY ARE SACRIFICING THEIR WEEKEND TO DRIVE YOUR DRUNK ASSES AROUND.
Saturday is an open BBQ. This means that friends and co-workers from here in the real world will be coming over and joining us. Please try and be nice to them. Knowing the people I work with, they're much bigger than you and will kill your face off.
I will be busy hosting the party Saturday. I will only be playing the Starcraft tournies and even that is iffy. Saturday my time is shared with both Internets and real folks. Please respect that.
SATURDAY TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
- Super Smash Brothers Brawl Tournament
- Time: 6:00 PM
- Location: Inside Pwnzord HQ on the projector screen in the turtle room. Endyss will be handling this event.
- Prize: COMING SOON!
- Rules:
- The event will use the game's built-in tournament structure
- There will be only on progression ladder, but it will depend largely on how many people are playing (the game can accomodate more than 24 players in one ladder, but if only a few play we may have multiple elimination trees)
- All characters and all stages will be available to choose from.
- Rock Band Tournament
- Time: 9:00 PM
- Location: Outside Pwnzord HQ on the projector screen. The outdoor aspect of this event depends on Seattle's volitile weather conditions. If we get rained out we'll relocate the event to the turtle room. This event will be handled jointly by myself and Endyss.
- Details: Signups will be held the day of the event.
- Prize: Rock Band guitar signed by the WDFNews admins and will sport custom art from JaseSpots. Cheesy? Yes. But then again you'll have some sort of trophy for your nerdiness.
- Special note: The guitar may not be ready in time for Penguinlan. If it isn't, we'll ship it to you. This is due to Jase not coming this year and having to ship it to him for the art.)
- Rules:
- The event will be ladder style.
- Everyone will be randomly assigned an opponent.
- The event will start on the Medium difficulty setting and each tier will advance the difficulty. The winner will be chosen from whoever wins the final round on Expert. Get practicing. It will go until we have a winner.
- Starcraft Tournaments (2 Events)
- Time: 12:00 AM
- Event 1: Ladder Match 1v1
- Event 2: Free For All (8 players max)
- Details:
- I will be donating my laptop to one lucky non-computer holder for this event. It can run Starcraft. This will be a first-come-first-serve thing. If you don't have a computer at this event, I advise you to sign up for the Starcraft tournament early so you can get the laptop for the game. This offer only extends for the Starcraft Tournaments. My laptop will be off limits during the rest of the weekend, as will my desktop (except for movies).
- We're not sure what time the Starcraft events will be held, as we don't want the Rock Band event to bleed into the Starcrafting. However, we're loosely scheduling it for 12am until close. The SC tourneys will be the final events of Saturday night. Following the tournaments we'll go back to a freeplay format until everyone passes out.
Those not playing in the tournaments will be able to continue free play on one of the many game stations that will be set up. Our massive, throbbing freeplay options include:
- Xbox 360 Freeplay on a 12' Projector screen
- The projector will be inside HQ hooked to the Wii for the Smash Bros. Tournament, then outside for the Rock Band Tournament. After that it will stay outside until 11-12:00, depending on how loud people are being.
- After the projector comes back inside, it'll be set up for the WII again in the Turtle Room. I assume Smash Brothers and Mario Kart will occupy that area.
- PlayStation 3 Freeplay on the 56" TV.
- This will be an all weekend thing except for when people want to watch movies, at which point we turn it over for that.
- Xbox 360 Freeplay on the 42" TV.
- This will be all weekend except for when the xbox moves outside for Rockband. Once the rockband tournament is completed, it'll move back inside and remain freeplay the rest of the weekend.
- Vintage Gaming Freeplay (ALL WEEKEND)
- The mame Cabinet will be available all weekend for you to play whatever the fuck you want.
There may also be two other set ups (if I can find enough screens to manage it) for the following:
XBOX1, PS2, PSX, Sega Genesis, Nintendo 64, Sega Saturn, Super Nintendo, and NES. We can switch them out as you see fit, as long as there's genuine interest in busting out the old consoles. Sadly, my Dreamcast is MIA.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Sunday will be PAX day. Our arrival at PAX depends on how hung over everyone is. No one gets left behind (~ Ohana ~).
We'll be staying at PAX until the end of the event, or until everyone whines enough so we leave. We'll hit up the after parties if there are any/bars, and say our goodbyes to good friends (as well as not so good friends/enemies).
Those of you staying with us until Monday morning will be welcome back to help finish off the booze and food. We'll just game it up and fuck around until Monday.
Monday, September 1, 2008
PENGUINLAN ENDS AT 12PM MONDAY. GTFO!
I know nerds struggle with social cues, so I'll help: At 12pm Monday you'll have overstayed your welcome. Leave immediately. We hate you.
There are some special cases in which one or two people may remain on into Monday after 12pm. Please take that to mean that we like them more than we like you and leave without whining. If you were good and didn't get us arrested/break anything/ get arrested/ break yourself, etc, then you can come back next year... if there is a next year.
And so that is Penguinlan's rough schedule. I'm actually excited about it now.
What We're NOT Doing... (Ground Rules)
Quick reminder on ground rules for those who have forgotten: (also available here)
The bullet points that stand out to me from that post are as follows:
- Food
- Booze
- Games
- Bring your friends (as long as they don't suck)
More Specifically:
- You break it. You buy it. This event is already going to cost us a pretty penny. Do us and yourself a favor and help keep costs down by not being a drunken toolfucker. We reserve the right to throw your drunk ass out if you can't play nice. (We have a high tolerance level though, so you'd have to really fuck up to get the boot). Attendees who get the boot will be called a cab and be responsible for themselves once that is done. I don't think this will be an issue, however.
- No drugs. I don't care what you've read about Sirus. I am not allowing illegal drugs into my home under any circumstances. What Sirus does on his own time is his business (and apparently the business of this website's forum). If you can't follow that rule, then you will find yourself in a cab. See #1.
- No fucking. Especially on my couch. Not that any of you have an active sex life or anything. However, in the off chance that you do, and you bring said active sex person with you, keep that shit in your pants or get a room. We can call you a cab. See #1.
- When we say stfu it means stfu. We live in a neighborhood of very tolerant people. They rarely complain to us about noise and we plan on ensuring that they are well briefed on our plans prior to the event. However, if we get a complaint, we will shut your ass down so hard you will be shut down really hard... ass. Again, we're very easy going folks, so I don't see this being an issue.
- We aren't your personal taxi service. That happened once with Jase. We will get you to and from the various PAX events over the weekend... but we won't drive you to the movies, or to the mall, or to the strip club. We can call you a cab. See #1.
- No Rape/Molestation. This is primarily directed at Cantrip. Please don't sexually assault any attendees. For more information on the dangers of social meetings on the internet, please reference this.
- No Murder. This is primarily directed at Cantrip. Please don't kill us or anyone attending. That would be bad. Please reference #1. If you break someone, you're buying a life sentence and a little bit of #6 from a large man named Samantha. Others will be aware of who is attending and will fight for great justice to see you fry if you kill someone.
Let's all make this work, guys. If this year is a success we'll make it an annual thing.
A final thing I'd like to make clear:
I am providing everything. You'll need to bring the fun. By our powers combined, this shit should rule.
See you in 11 days.
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