LAN party archive · six editions

Gamefreakz, all six editions

Six LAN parties that started small at the Oude Urkerland and grew to a few hundred gamers at the Koningshof. Every photo we still have, sorted by edition. Open any photo to share it on its own.

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History

From the Oude Urkerland to a few hundred gamers

  1. October 2003Gamefreakz 1 at the Oude Urkerland: where it all started.
  2. April 2004Gamefreakz 2, again at the Oude Urkerland.
  3. October 2004Gamefreakz 3, the first of four editions at the Koningshof.
  4. April 2005Gamefreakz 4, back at the Koningshof.
  5. January 2006Gamefreakz 5, powered by PCGate.nl. 25 euro entry for Counter-Strike, Call of Duty 2, Unreal Tournament, Quake 4, World of Warcraft, Warcraft III, Need for Speed, Xbox “and much more”.
  6. January 2008Gamefreakz 6, announced for 100 gamers, with its own opening movie and three photographers.
  7. After thatGamefreakz 7 got a forum section and a “coming soon” page. That is where the archive ends.
Gamefreakz 6

House rules

23 rules from the Gamefreakz 6 forum, in short. Agreeing to them was part of signing up.

  • Minimum age 14. Under 16 you needed a letter signed by a parent.
  • Beer from 16, spirits from 18, and getting drunk gets you sent home.
  • No speakers.
  • No hacking or nuking other people's PCs, and no warez.
  • Don't touch the network gear or cables: tell the crew.
  • Only your own PC and monitor on the power, and earthed power strips only.
  • A can and a cold snack are fine. Bring big bags of food and it gets confiscated until you leave: there's a caterer for hot snacks.
  • Clean up your own mess.
  • Bring ID: the crew checks it at the door.
  • Refund up to two weeks before, minus 7.50 euro.
  • In everything else the Gamefreakz crew has the final word.
Thanks to

Sponsors

  • PCGate.nl
  • Flevo Elektro
  • GEKA Constructiebedrijf
  • ITC Computer Systems & Home Theater
  • Pear Networks
  • Norman Antivirus
Crew

The people behind Gamefreakz

Who organised what during the event. Placeholder: names and roles per edition still to be filled in.

  • OrganisationName to be added

    Ran the event: venue, sign-ups, planning and money.

  • Network & serversName to be added

    Switches, cables and the game servers.

  • TournamentsName to be added

    Brackets, schedules and settling disputes.

  • Bar & cateringName to be added

    Drinks, snacks and the pizza run.

  • SponsorsName to be added

    Found the sponsors and kept them happy.

  • Website & forumName to be added

    The Gamefreakz site, sign-up and forum.

  • Photographyatsiekratsie, frg, mrwhite

    The three photographers of Gamefreakz 6.

  • Missing someone?Let us know

    Tell us who did what, and for which edition.

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