Whether you're looking to reconnect with old friends, meet with new ones you made gaming during the lockdown or a mix of the two: Badgers has the perfect solution.
Lockdowns were interesting from a gamer's perspective. Not only did we get unprecedented levels of dedicated gaming time, but we got to watch all those who wouldn't ever consider PC or console gaming realise there might be something to it.
Let's face it, after the third weekly phone call reporting that; yes, I'm still in the house and; no, there's nothing going on here, it was pretty clear that phones weren't the answer. Phones aren't much good when there's no news, and nothing new happening. Then gaming did something spectacular. It gave people shared goals - FUN goals - to work towards whilst we all kept in touch. Consoles were dusted off. PC's had new games installed.
Now more people than ever recognise gaming as a great way to stay in touch. To have fun together. To feel a connection.
As things return to some sort of normality (whatever that may be for you) the likelihood is either you or some of your regular group have less time to game. That's okay, because I have a solution for you. LAN parties.
From you and a couple friends crowded round your Playstation or Xbox, to over 2,000 people sat in the same hall, plugged into the same network, playing whatever games they fancy, LAN parties combine the best of gaming and a night out with friends.
As more and more things demand your time (you know, boring stuff like work, family, all that adult stuff), LAN parties make a lot of sense. Set aside a weekend and head to one with friends. There are more happening than you know, and most are pretty cheap to attend. You'll get a seat and desk space, a network connection (most LAN's have a decent enough connection that you'll be able to be connected and play online), and a whole weekend to drink, game, and not worry about all of life's mundane stuff.
Depending on the event you choose to attend, you might even get some awesome perks; food and drink delivered to your seat, a social evening (pub quiz, BBQ, night out, takeaway night in etc.), tech and games shops selling at the event, beta codes for upcoming games, even entire exhibitions.
I've said this before, but DGP exists because of LAN parties. We're scattered to the four winds, coming from all across the UK, so it's hard to get us all together. So when the dates of the next year's LAN party hits, we choose which events we'll attend. A LAN provides a focal point and a date for us all.
LAN parties are proof - not that it's needed - that gaming really can be a social pastime. I have great memories of every LAN party I've attended, and I've been to lots. From the I-Series pub quiz, to visiting The Dark Room for the first time, to being amazed at just how friendly everyone is, to that time we won the Far-Cry tournament, to the friends I have now because I met them at LAN, or because they were invited to one.
And that's a particular strength of LAN parties - meeting gamers you only know in game for the first time. What if gaming is all you really have in common. What if conversation dries up? Not a worry at LAN. Get yourself another drink and boot up a game.
With the internet, many thought the LAN party would die out entirely, but they remain popular with many gamers. After all the lockdowns and such, they'll be even more important.
So whether you fancy attending a LAN organised by others, or you just want to try with a friend or three at home - you really do owe it to yourself to try a LAN party.
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