Over the last few weeks, I’ve come to find out that I have several people on my friends list that are local to me (Southwestern, Pennsylvania). Through gaming/talking with them, there’s been discussion of having a LAN party. (LAN=Local Access Network)

So…I’m looking into it. This is in the very earliest of stages at the moment. So I’m not sure of the when, where, how much, etc., this will be. While I’d like to host this at my house, I am a little concerned about privacy. With this in mind, I’m going to look at either business who hosts LANs, or renting a hall for a LAN. Cost to come would be determined on how many are coming, how much it would cost for a LAN business to set this up, cost of a hall to rent, etc. I’m trying to make this as inexpensive as possible for everyone’s sake

There is a lot to figure out with this. First how many people are going to be there. Of my friends list there are six folks within 10 miles of me. A couple more people are about an hour away.

If you are in the southwestern portion of PA or would be willing to drive to Pittsburgh for the HFFL Halo LAN, (if out of the local area) let me know. I’d like to get a rough idea to start of how many people might attend. This will let me know what kind of business/hall to plan on. From there, I will contact every interested gamer to ask about a date they’d prefer. One thing is for certain, this will be on a Saturday. It may roll over to Sunday, again, if there is enough participation.

Now, depending on the LAN business I contact, we may need to bring TVs, XBOX’s, copy of Halo games, etc. Again, that is something that will be determined a little bit later.

Coming back to the date of this, I’d like to have it either the weekend of Aug 24 or 31. I know that’s only a month away, however, that’s why this is more of a local thing. I don’t expect people to fly in from other parts of the country (though you’re welcome to, but you’ll have to pay for your own travel and lodging). If not either of those weekends, then some time in September as that is HFFL’s second anniversary. No later though as I don’t want people to have to travel in the cold to get here.

Okay, so with the very basics out there, who might be interested in coming to the first ever HFFL LAN?

I may have prizes, though I can’t guarantee that. I will try though.

This LAN is for 21 years of age and older. NO exceptions, even with a parent. Sorry, kids, this is an adult outing here. Consumption of alcohol likely will take place and I will NOT have anyone younger attend. I will not put myself at risk of a child drinking illegally. (You will need to confirm your age before hand and I WILL be checking IDs.) As well, there will likely be cussing going on and I won’t contribute that to minors. Apologies to those 18-20. While I’d like to have you come to the LAN, the potential risk to me (read above) legally outweighs anything else. Thanks for understanding.

If you are 21 or over, please reply either to this article OR e-mail me at: sal@halofanforlife.com

-Sal