What is a LAN party?
Quite simply, it is a bunch of gamers who come together, hook their computers up in a local area network, and play games until their eyes bleed. It usually consists of gamers with their computers, food and drink (most often of the high-in-fat, low-in-nutrients variety), and lots of games. LAN gaming had existed before Doom, but it was Doom that brought network gaming to the masses. Offices around the world experienced drops in productivity as sessions of Doom on the office network began to increase in popularity. Gamers realized that fragging their buddies was much more fun if they were within verbal abuse range.
people get together and play computer games using a local area network. LAN parties usually consist of junk food, several computers with network cards, and of course, plenty of games. A LAN party really only needs to have two or more people, but speaking from experience; the more people, the better. I’ve been to a five person LAN party and it’s somewhat boring. But when you’re at a 20 person LAN party, even boring games are fun to play because the whole house (or whatever) is involved in the same gameplay. This guide will help you make sure everything is good for a successful LAN party and it will help you ensure that a LAN party keeps the LAN’ers happy and willing to come back.
