The Thrifty Gamer

LAN parties can be a great if a little nerdy event if done right. If you are reading this article then you know that in order to have a successful LAN party you should do a little bit of preparation work as sometimes things can get a little complicated when people are eager to play videogames but everyone has different equipment. Just keep a few of these tips in mind and your next LAN party will be an epic battle royale.

The first and foremost thing about LAN parties though is that when you game into the wee hours of the night or early morning, people have a tendency to get hungry so always have some good comfort food available like Pizza or hotdogs. If you don't want to do the dishes afterwards you can also pick up some party supplies cheap online and then you can really get back to gaming as soon as possible. Your party may not have all the guests show up some don't go overboard with the supplies because people are there to game anyway.

Lastly, you'll want to make sure that your equipment is going to be able to run and that everybody has the latest patch of the game. Nothing drains more time from a lan party then several people with various different types of equipment all trying to run the same game but nobody can figure out how to because you have several different versions of it. You would be surprised how quick the time flies and after everybody has eaten, they may all end up leaving.

Written by OldSkoolFool (22 pts ) in Console Gaming Blog
Last Edited on Feb 15 2011, 04:06 PM
Tags: party supplies cheap

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