Mark and Peter are a day late, but not a dollar short as they bring the value this week by talking about what it takes to host or participate in a killer LAN party. We're talkin what is a LAN, how do I LAN and how do I take my LAN to the next level.

Mark and Peter are a day late, but not a dollar short as they bring the value this week by talking about what it takes to host or participate in a killer LAN party.  We're talkin what is a LAN, how do I LAN and how do I take my LAN to the next level.

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Episode 8 - LAN

Intro

Introduce topic at hand
- LAN PARTY!
  - What is Lan?
  - How do I LAN?
  - How do I LAN bigger and better?

Talking Point 1 - What is LAN?

LAN - Local Area Network
- Network connection of computers and devices within a restricted geographical location such as a home or office.

Talking Point 2 - How do I LAN?

Get a crew and some games and some hardware
- Switch/Router/WiFi
- Popular choices in RTS (Starcraft/Warcraft/Age of Empires)/CounterStrike/TF2
- Lots of free games across all of the launchers
Do a tournament!
- Hearthstone Fireside Gatherings
- Halo Trilogy LAN from Peter
Game Launch!
- Guilds are great for events and can be done remotely
Remotely with software such as Hamachi

Talking Point 3 - How do I LAN bigger and better?

Large scale local LAN
- PDXLAN
- College/High School Clubs
- Dreamhack Competition and other esports events

Q&A / Call-In / Voicemail

Outro

Recap Headers
- What is LAN
- How do I LAN?
- How do I LAN bigger and better?
Mark delivers an encouraging and uplifting speech about loving your fellow gamer

Episode 8 - LAN Parties