Butlins Does Nothing But LANs!

[MPUK News]

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Quick Info:
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<li>Thursday 5th Jan 2006 until Sunday 8th Jan 2006
<li> Held at Butlins Holiday Park, Bognor Regis, West Sussex
<li>BYOC event with max capacity of 1,250 participants
<li>Prices start at £65 for entry or £99 for entry with 3 nights accommodation
<li>Prize tournaments with large cash prizes
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<p>If the gap between LAN's is just too gaping, then we have a very tempting offer for you indeed. From the 5-8th January 2006 the Butlins Computer Gaming Championships takes place at the Butlins complex in Bognor Regis.</p>
<p> The holiday park is shutting its doors to the public and allowing up to 1,250 gamers exclusive access to the entire, fully operational campus - a superb venue with 24 hour security and fabulous facilities. As for the LAN this is to be run entirely by Multiplay. We will be providing our top of the range network infrastructure, our tournament expertise and our highly experienced staff - it's as though we've taken our i-Series LAN and given it a holiday to Butlins! From start to finish you can expect our high standards and wealth of experience to make this event very special indeed.</p>
<p>With a choice of packages starting at £65 for access to the BYOC for all four days, or £99 with accommodation included on top of this, making it one LAN you can do in comfort. Not only are the beds comfortable and the rooms warm but you have a wide choice of clubs, pubs, restaurants and amusements - all on site, all are open exclusively for delegates.</p>
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<p>Tournaments will be running throughout the event with the pro tournaments, thanks to big name sponsors, boasting substantial cash prizes aswell as holidays, hardware and software given away for other tournaments - everyone has a chance of winning something. Upon arrival there is a welcome party at Jacks Nightclub, so you can break a few of those new years resolutions nice and early and get them out of the way!</p>
<p>The Computer Gaming Championships are going to attract some of the best professionals around - from pro gamers to the games companies themselves. The Xtreme PC Show is running simultaneously with the event and so Scores of exhibitors will be present and giving talks and showcases throughout the event - its almost at the point where three days simply isnt enough to fit it all in!</p>
<p>Interested in joining us for a holiday in Bognor Regis? Then get your place saved now and pay to ensure your seat - you wouldn't want to miss out on what's set to be a very unique LAN indeed!</p>

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Posted By: Elbonio

[CyberDrac]

Here comes the flood of But-lans jokes, Multiplay .... putting the 'i' in Butlins! :)

Sounds like an interesting event, accomodation costs are very reasonable. Sounds tempting for those cold January LANless weekends. Will the staff have recovered from StaffLAN by then? ;)

CD

[Blood Sport]

just want to make sure i got this right, for £99 i get a lan with a bed if so that sounds great

[zhardoum]

hmm, this is VERY interesting for the overseas gamers like myself, lugging your stuff a thousand miles or more is a pita but when a bed and a comfy bar are included with security in easy walking, its a bit of a done deal.

Now to see if I can get the wife to ok it and cover me in the shop.. hmm.. me runs off to check on plane flights and stuff..

[Elbonio]

Originally posted by Blood Sport
just want to make sure i got this right, for £99 i get a lan with a bed if so that sounds great

Yes they start at £99 for LAN entry AND room - I believe you can pay more for different types of rooms.

We'll be keeping you updated of course with more details as the weeks go by :)

[CyberDrac]

I tried to get a quote out of their website from the link on the same page for two adults and got
Sorry, but we could not find any available accommodation to fit your party for a 3 night break at Bognor Regis on 5th January 2006. and a list of alternatives ... strange ... maybe they haven't entered the details into their system yet?

edit: I thought that it might be you have to order a room full, but because of the event 'U' rating I can't book a room with 4 adults either. :(

CD

[Elbonio]

Butlins are handling all the bookings for the event so if there are any problems do lets us know so that we can pass on the information that their system isnt working.

edit: forget that it's not working - don't e-mail in just yet!


we'll see if we can get them to sort it out!

[Nivek]

er, its not april

looks interesting, is the same thing that had be posted about previously?

[CyberDrac]

Originally posted by Nivek
er, its not april that comment lost me a little ... care to elaborate?

CD

[Toptotty]

OH MY GOD ITS MY BIRTHDAY ON 5TH JAN!!! BIRTHDAY LAN HERE I COME!

[Steadders]

This look great, less people with excuses not to come as well since it's more central.

[Aardvark]

I think someone needs an atlas...

[Avatar261]

how is West Sussex more central?

[Boffykins]

Originally posted by Steadders
This look great, less people with excuses not to come as well since it's more central.
Quoted in case someone tries to cover up their incompetancy

[RTO]

Originally posted by CyberDrac
that comment lost me a little ... care to elaborate?

CD

I think he's talking about the special day at the start of April...

[CyberDrac]

Aaah ... /me slaps forehead for not noticing the obvious .

CD

[Dagan]

This looks mighty tempting. Hopefully it will take off.
I could see this becoming the UK equivalent of the CPL events (by means of location and other things going on at the same time).

As much as I love Newbury, there isn't really that much for those without a PC.

1 of these events a year, plus 3 i-events looks good for big lans.

[Blood Sport]

EDIT Sorted

[Bleak]

i've also heard from the details on the Butlin's site that a read a month or so ago the the bar is open for 24 hours :)

[maxrealism]

so... close..., excuses... failing..., aahh.... help...

[Dagan]

Originally posted by Bleak
i've also heard from the details on the Butlin's site that a read a month or so ago the the bar is open for 24 hours :)

Well if that turns out to be true then I'm a definate ;)

[Joey]

Originally posted by Bleak
i've also heard from the details on the Butlin's site that a read a month or so ago the the bar is open for 24 hours :)
(slurred) IT'S 6 IN THE MORNING AND THE BAR IS STILL OPEN!

[Silk75]

Originally posted by Bleak
i've also heard from the details on the Butlin's site that a read a month or so ago the the bar is open for 24 hours :)

If that happens I will dress up in a comedy Death costume to come into the bar at 6am.

[Skye]

I have a few issues with this...

a, You cant have a multi-single-sex room boking, IE an all female/male clan may find it difficult to get a shared room.

b, There doesnt seem to be a Spectator option.

c, How are the staff going to check 1250 badges to make sure everyone sat there after 11pm is a £99'er?

d, Its the "first" butlan, and so most people will be either of the opinion "I will wait and see who signs up" OR "I will see how this one goes, and then go the next one" so either way, I have little confidence in there being alot of people there, other than the usual MPUK crew.

[Beanieboy]

Yes you can have a multisex room booking and we already have bookings being taken from other sources including PC Gamer Mag and Custom PC Mag.

Spectator option includes accommodation and is priced at £59, £69 or £79 depending upon the level of accomm that you require. There is also a seperate option for booking your gaming ticket which is priced at £49 ie £59 accomm plus £40 gaming = £99 etc etc

Yes the bars are defo open 24 hours and also we are currently checking out the online bookings area to make sure that there are no further bugs and that online bookings are made as simple as poss....In case you have any probs there is a phone number to call but you MUST let them know that you booked via Multiplay. 0870 242 0870


:)

[CyberDrac]

Originally posted by Beanieboy
Yes you can have a multisex room booking I believe she said 'multi-single-sex' meaning a group of four people of the same sex sharing the room. The 'U' rating prevents this.

To achieve a friendly family atmosphere, Butlins will not normally accept bookings on our family 'U' category breaks from all male or all female adult parties:
of 4 or more whose members are aged predominantly 16 to 21
of 8 or more whose members are predominantly aged under 30
CD

[Dagan]

"To achieve a friendly family atmosphere, Butlins will not normally accept bookings on our family 'U' category breaks from all male or all female adult parties"

I don't think this will apply for the event, since it says it is closed to the public, only those taking part in the lan will be staying.

So I reckon you would be okay with a group of 4 same sex people sharing the same room.

[Beanieboy]

Absolutely right

I've just got off of the phone to the web dept at Butlins and they tell me that this is just routine procedure, you will find that you are able to continue the booking procedure without any probs.

[CyberDrac]

Excellent ... just ironing out a few bugs then :)

CD

[LozB]

booking system is going to turn lots of people off this event. basically its crap and too much hassle.

for example.

i tried to book 1 person with accomodation and was told no accodation available...???

why cant this be as easy as Iseries? answer... its not organised by MPUK...

[LozB]

for example..

booking for 10 people self catering

brochure price = £790
gaming pass x10 = £400

total = £1190

how does that equate to £99 a person????

i dont have much faith in this being a popular lan? as the booking system is crap..

[Beanieboy]

Yes bugs indeed. Will let you all know when sorted........

[LozB]

recalculated and took the cheapest accomodation

this then worked out £99 per person.

but the system stated that theres only 6 units left for the cheaper accomodation..

so i think the £99 isnt gonna last..

[Beanieboy]

You calculated at the most expensive gold accommodation at £79 plus gaming passes. If you follow the procedure correctly you will find that it all works fine. There are no hidden costs. There is plenty of accommodation available as we accommodate upto 4,000 people every week.

Multiplay are working together with us here at Butlins to put on what we hope will be a great event and they will be doing everything that you would normally expect from an i series event.

[Elbonio]

It's basically marrying our expertise at LAN's with Butlins expertise at hosting and entertaining - it's a winner imo

and if you ask me £99 for accomodation AND game pass is dirt cheap for what you're getting


I'm sure you'll have the bugs ironed out soon and we'll be bringing everyone here at Multiplay more coverage of this as events unfold over the coming months, so watch this space!

[Dagan]

Theres just one important question that hasn't been dealt with yet.

Will Wizzo get to be a redcoat?

[LozB]

anyway im not going to argue about what was booked etc... no point it will get moderated...

my point was to show the difficulties of the system...

i wasnt slating the event at all. im sure it will be a thriving success given the community support from MPUK...

IMHO its a bit too late for potential punters to expose the faults with your booking system when the event is launched and you are taking bookings? do u not agree...

[LozB]

ive read the booking conditions... how do u book in for 1 person?

[Ryvita]

Hmm, still weighing options on this one. The concept of 24 hour opening bars is an appealling one, I have to admit. It's just the cost of finding a new liver afterwards... :)

Good to see some prompt and seemingly informed and empowered help coming from Mr. Beanieboy. Keep it up sir, would be good to see this event succeed.

Any consideration been made for the various non-PC LAN activities, like DDR, M:TG, Poker, ProjectorGames and drinking games - Werewolves, Yeeha etc.?

Booking system: Set iron to cotton/wool setting and max. steam. Wrinkles removed...

Edit; One other thing. Looking at your webpages there's no mention of Multiplay's involvement there.

Given that Multiplay have run the largest LANs in the country so far it might give readers a bit of reassurance that the network will be up to scratch to see something along the lines of "network and network services provided by Multiplay, number 1 LAN organiser in the UK" plus a link to MPUK site.

If that's there and I've just missed it, ignore me. :)

Ryv

[LozB]

good points ryv...

i suppose the other events that dont require specialist equipment i.e. can be played anywhere that has spare tables in the bar probably could occur (as they do at iSeries LANs). DDR might be more trickier. crossing appendages that the MPUK DDR kit might come along :)

i for one think thats what makes the iSeries so appealing is the wealth of other activities to do when u need a break from your screen..

[Hg]

Sound groovy! just see if rest of hereford group of win wanna go!

[Aardvark]

I will probably be there yes :) However, I don't *think* it's the cleverest idea in the world to be using the old Barrysworld logo for... well, anything, including your avatar :)

[Steadders]

Originally posted by Aardvark
I think someone needs an atlas...

lol, i clearly did.

[Beanieboy]

Well spotted, well to tell the truth I was a Barrysworld fan...

We're open to any games you wanna play really there's certainly plenty of space!!! Just let me know what you want.

We are also going to put together around ten of those new fangled dance game thingamibobs (the real arcade machines on free play) so that all you dance craze fans can knacker yourselves well and trully out....

POKER?? Bring it on.....

Re Multiplay on the website....well we couldnt do the event without them but didnt want to announce anything until Multiplay guys were happy so check out the site tomorrow PM and you'll see full details......

Wizzo....You're Red Coat is waiting......

:D

[Boffykins]

Originally posted by Beanieboy
We are also going to put together around ten of those new fangled dance game thingamibobs (the real arcade machines on free play) so that all you dance craze fans can knacker yourselves well and trully out....:eek: :D:D:D

[Gunsmith]

HI-DI-HI CAMPERS!

Wizzo, im photoshopping you as a redcoat as we speak....

[Aardvark]

I demand everyone tell all their friends, because if this event is successful we'll get to go to more! :D

Bugger, just need to find the money now. Might actually have to do some bloody work for Craigs evil empire for a change ;)

[Dan]

We are also going to put together around ten of those new fangled dance game thingamibobs (the real arcade machines on free play) so that all you dance craze fans can knacker yourselves well and trully out....


omfg. I'm there :p

[Bad-Co]

Are you still looking for admins/tourny organisors ??

[Boffykins]

Originally posted by Bad-Co
Are you still looking for admins/tourny organisors ?? Best thing to do, Bad-Co, is to email jobs@multiplay.co.uk specifying that you want to staff the Butlins LAN

[Neon]

Well im tempted, my main thing being the usual, which shockingly hasnt been addressed here.

Can we camp?
Are bar prices reduced? (as an ex bourne leisure employee i know that you make all your money on food and drink, most beers being about £3)
Can we game all night? as in right through?
What sort of security is implimented on such a large site?

Its these issues that matter i think. The things that people will have to deal with on a day to day basis.

Plus has anyone else noticed that all the dates vary amongst pages ? Some say Fri-Sun, some Thurs-Sun.

To attract a gaming crowd you will have to ensure that your online information is accurate, and as people pointed out previously if it isnt you will instantly lose customers.

Its a tempting lan, but frankly it being at Butlins is dissuading me more than anything. No, not even your new hotel can make me go :)

I will watch to see what happens with this.

[Knight ArmagoN]

OMG.




:deg:

[daedalus]

Crouchjump! I guess we're not banned from this event? Hehehe nah, sounds like an intresting idea really I think some of us may book up :P

Dont worry the silly twats wont be comming with us to poo on our good name. Just the gaybos and car theifs this time.


Seriously though whats MPs stance on this? As its like butlins and UKLGC but still MP providing the netwoik.

[Switch`]

Toptotty. you will find a new meaning to death 25hrs a day!

oh and PS. for those of you who were blind at i25. The Racecourse is applying for a 24hr Bar Licence..... you ALL know what this means (plus they will almost certinaly get it)

[Siany]

Oooh I might go ^^

[Toptotty]

Originally posted by Beanieboy
We are also going to put together around ten of those new fangled dance game thingamibobs (the real arcade machines on free play) so that all you dance craze fans can knacker yourselves well and trully out....


I have died and gone to heaven.............. :D:D:D:D:D:D

Wizzo, darlink :p: Can I organise the DDR tourney?
/me pimps self for Red "coat/shirt" DDR Lead

Mandy

[lyn]

Originally posted by Toptotty
I have died and gone to heaven.............. :D:D:D:D:D:D

Wizzo, darlink :p: Can I organise the DDR tourney?
/me pimps self for Red "coat/shirt" DDR Lead

Mandy



/me orders new hips, knees, ankles and anything else moveable for Totty :D

[Manic]

its just not fair, i will still be in bangkok.

so i will not be able to attend and because of that i don't think lumpy will either

[Avatar261]

so you would rather be at a LAN with sweaty gamers at butlins in West Sussex than be in bangkok?

stupid boy

[Blood Sport]

i came home early from there to go to a lan.. jk i came home for other reason, however it was just intime for a lan

[LozB]

i just wanna go to see 10 DDR arcade machines lined up on free play.. dont think my ankles and knees will survive tho..

[Beanieboy]

Morning Campers....

Neon...in answer to your questions


Thanks for pointing out web discrepencies, as I mentioned yesterday, we will be checking all our on-line info today and making corrections....:)

Yes you can play 24 hours a day for three days and the event does start on the Thursday, you can check in from around 1pm and then play non stop from 2pm until Sunday afternoon if you want......

Agree - Security V V V IMPORTANT....We'll have security teams on all entrances/exits in the gaming areas and around the resort 24 hours a day for the duration of the event......Car parking is also monitored via cctv as is the rest of the resort.

Also agree that beer is not usually what you might call 'cheap' but will check out proposed prices etc and let you know.....yes you can drink yourselves silly 24 hours a day if thats what floats your boat.......

[Beanieboy]

Oh...Forgot to mention that there will be a welcome party on the Thursday night in Jumpin Jaks night club from 11pm-5am (No Neon the beers not free) :)

[Ryvita]

Originally posted by Beanieboy
Yes you can play 24 hours a day for three days...

...yes you can drink yourselves silly 24 hours a day if thats what floats your boat...

You're trying to kill us aren't you!!!!!! :D



Ryv

[Beanieboy]

Not at all...................I'll leave that to you!:D :D

[WeeJ]

I have visions of a stomach pump on stand by :/

[Beanieboy]

Yes we have lots of those....dont forget we're used to looking after upwards of 5000 people every week.;)

[Baroness]

Boatrace: MPUK staff vs. Butlins staff? :p

[Dagan]

Well I'm sold.

Going to look into sorting some time off work.

What time will things be kicking off on the Thursday?

Just hope I don't go onto autopilot when driving down, since I have to drive past Newbury.

And I do say that all mpuk staff need to become redcoats for the duration of the event and perform at least 1 song and dance routine to entertain us all ;)

[Beanieboy]

Happy to kick some MPUK Butt....just name your game;)

[Boffykins]

Boat Race, Beanieboy. You're going down.

[Wizzo]

mmm red coat? :)

As for the boat race... there is no real contest. Butlin's may be able to serve the beer, but I hear they can't handle it! :D

[Aardvark]

I believe it is them who are going to get served :)

However I feel the old skool, cheat free boat races should return. Winners don't use towels.. because they're ALREADY DRY :rolleyes:

[TheGuyver]

Originally posted by Avatar261
so you would rather be at a LAN with sweaty gamers at butlins in West Sussex than be in bangkok?

stupid boy

not all of us have your sexual preference of lady boys.... :)

Seriously tho, looks good :)

Will you be posted bar/food prices?

[Beanieboy]

Forgive my ignorance chaps but Boatrace????? What is this thing you call boatrace?????


Thought you might have said cs or something like that.....:p:

[Boffykins]

Oh dear. He doesn't even know what it is. He's so going down... Shall we tell him, or keep it as a surprise?

[Beanieboy]

For those of you that dont know Bognor Butlins I've put a site map up for you........ just check out www.uklgc.com/sitemap.htm

[WeeJ]

Originally posted by Boffbowsh
Oh dear. He doesn't even know what it is. He's so going down... Shall we tell him, or keep it as a surprise?

You're a cruel, cruel man Boff...

[JeRkY]

Originally posted by Beanieboy
Forgive my ignorance chaps but Boatrace????? What is this thing you call boatrace?????


Thought you might have said cs or something like that.....:p:

im betting he is going to be a wet one;)

[Dagan]

Originally posted by Beanieboy
For those of you that dont know Bognor Butlins I've put a site map up for you........ just check out www.uklgc.com/sitemap.htm

Hmm Go Karts...... can I sense the first annual MPUK Grand Prix? Or some form of real life capture the flag in the Laser Arena?

Though there are a few people around here you may not want to walk around in the dark with.........

[Inferno]

hehe staff are gonna win, i might bother to do it this time just for the hell of knowing were going to win.

/edit i wouldnt mind what he said ^^^ wouldnt mind doing a laser tournie if the demand is there

[GeeDee]

Originally posted by Beanieboy
Forgive my ignorance chaps but Boatrace????? What is this thing you call boatrace?????

Clicky (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat_Race_%28game%29)

(Althought it looks like we break the official rules :p: )

[Aardvark]

Like I said, new LAN, new beginning for the non-hax boat races :)

[Beanieboy]

ITS A SECRET NO MORE AS I AM NOW WISE IN THE WAYS OF THE BOAT RACE!!!!


Bring it on ladies:)

[SilentMike]

i showed my sister the boatrace from i25 and she said you all suck (she is a member of the essex uni rugby team :rolleyes: )

She would pwn you guys at downing a pint

edit: I said i26, i meant i25. Sorry.

[Elbonio]

For boatrace coverage from i25:

http://i-live.multiplay.co.uk/download.php?cid=17&res=hi (right click and "save target as")



for all i25 coverage: http://i-live.multiplay.co.uk/bytes.php

[Switch`]

OH! The Butlins Staff are SO going down. if they want to stand a chance they will ALL be Wet Towel Using Cheats ;)

PS MPUK vs Red Coats

oh and i think they might need warninig. We drink. we drink Alot............

[TimmyNoShoes]

All MPUK staff cheat at the boat race EVERY time.
None of you have any right to boast.

[Aardvark]

I'm trying to say 'stop the cheating' but noone cares :(

[Killy]

Originally posted by TimmyNoShoes
All MPUK staff cheat at the boat race EVERY time.
None of you have any right to boast.
i actually take offense to that troll boy don't make me tree you :p:

[TimmyNoShoes]

Ok so maybe i was a bit harsh saying "all" but at least half do it.

[Spam]

I've got a couple of questions for you:

- Prize funds. How much? Which games recieve the prize funds? How are you structuring your tournaments? How many staff are allocated to your tournaments? How many days do your tournaments run over.

- Prices. How much is food? What places are available to eat at? What times do they close? Do you serve bacon butties? Alcohol prices?

- Entertainment. Red coats dancing? Raffles? Wubster in costume?

Please answer as many as the above! :D:D:D

[Bad-Co]

* Can we leave the site or are we prisoned there..??
* Is there a shop that does "sticks of rock" with your name in it ??
* Are the local shop windows Bi-Focal to help the aged ?
* Do we have to roll up our trousers and put hankies on our heads ?
* As an invading force to the south coast, do we have to goto tesco's and buy ALL the milk and bread ?
* Will there be members of butlins staff dressed and childrens TV characters to punch and kick as stress relief ?
* Is the donkey derby being held the same week ?
* Is the swimming pool open to gamers, if so can we take our PC's with us ?

[Chicane]

Originally posted by Bad-Co

* Is the swimming pool open to gamers, if so can we take our PC's with us ?

only if your a cs kiddie and the pc is on at the time of your dive.

[Losty]

Originally posted by LozB
ive read the booking conditions... how do u book in for 1 person?


Am i silly and missed this too?

[Elbonio]

We're hoping to bring you more infomation soon

This was just a heads up :)


stay tuned for details and post any mroe questions you have on here as we can find out the answers for you and put up an FAQ

[Baroness]

Signed up (+6), deposit paid. Sounds like fun :)

[Knight ArmagoN]

:D RAR

[zhardoum]

2 steps away from booking, have another lad interested in coming with me, I have asked someone to work these days in the shop, if they say yes and can actually commit to these dates then within a day or two i will be booking.. RAR!!

Only downside is, the 5th of Jan is Xmas day here in Spain, sure 25th of Dec is the real Xmas day, but as everyone here is 99% catholic they dont actually get their presents until the 5th of Jan, shops usually busy 5th 6th 7th...

[tiSSue]

is there any kind of casual spectator type thing? i live about 10 miles away so might pop in for a bit, but obv dont wanna pay £69.99 or woteva!

[andyf]

What's this about no accomodation units free? Are all the rooms booked already ?

[Beanieboy]

Morning Campers......


Gonna try and answer some of those important questions.......

BOOKINGS.

It would be very helpful if when booking the least expensive self catering accommodation you book for at least three people sharing in any one apartment. The £59 accom cost has been discounted heavily so that accom and gaming can be kept under £100 ie accom £59 gaming £40 = £99 total. This means that we are required to have three or four people per accom wherever possible. There is plenty of room in the units and they all have either 1 double and 2 single beds or four singles.

For any of you wishing to book for 1 or 2 people or if you are having any booking problems at all, you should give us a call on 01243 870994 and we'll sort you out.

The Accomodation units are not fully booked as we are able to accommodate over 4,000 people per break/event so, again, if you have a prob CALL US:D

SPECTATORS
If you dont want to play but wish to spectate then the daily cost is £7.50 payable at the main gate on the day or by calling us and paying over the phone

DAY PLAY
If you dont want to stay but do want to play then the cost is £15 per day (again payable on the day at the gate or in advance over the phone) you can play from 9am-11pm daily

PRIZE FUNDS
We'll be allocating specific prizes to specific games dependent upon the number of entrants but Amateur CS tournie will have a prize fund value of £5,000. Other prizes will include holidays, hardware, software and at the moment we are organising the prize for the free draw (everybody gets a ticket when they turn up) we are hoping to secure a car as the prize but will let you all know as and when stuff happens.

EATING & DRINKING
ALCOHOL IS AVAILABLE 24 HOURS - there are four bars surrounding the gaming area in Centre Stage (primary largest venue) and three in Reds (secondary slightly smaller venue). Extra vending machines will be laid on (for the heavy snackers amongst you). We also have Burger King on site, Pinewood Studios Restaurant, Finnegans fish and chips and you can order pizza direct to your PC any time day or night. Jumpin Jaks nightclub will also be available but I guess most of you will be more interested in Fraggin yourselves silly????

GAMING
All gaming will be handled by Multiplay as it would at any i-series event.



Any more questions either post or pm me and I'll give you answers as quickly as poss.......

[Dagan]

Originally posted by Beanieboy we are hoping to secure a car as the prize but will let you all know as and when stuff happens.

:eek:

[edit] - hmmm that smiley looks more bored than shocked.
[edit #2] - cheers boff ;)

[Boffykins]

try :eek: instead

[Beanieboy]

Sorry dont follow??

[CyberDrac]

He was expressing shock at the prospect of a car being considered for a prize, but the emoticon he choose didn't do the shock justice, and so an alternative was suggested. ;)

CD

[Dagan]

Yes. I clearly lack posting skills.

Anyway. What time on the Thursday will arrivals be accepted?

Need to work out if I need to take the entire day as holiday, or just blag the afternoon off.

[Beanieboy]

Check in and registration from 1pm on the Thursday afternoon (5th Jan)

[Pingman]

Should SO move the i-series to butlins!

24 hour bar and decent sleeping is gonna roX0rz j0r boX0rz!!12.7

[Baroness]

A couple more questions - apologies if you've already answered these in this (now rather long!) thread:

~ Is bedding provided or do we still need to bring our own sleeping bags etc? (Just thought it was worth checking....)

~ Having chosen the 'self-catering' option, what facilities, if any, are there in the rooms themselves for this? Any fridge, for example?

~ Will any of the restaurants on site be serving breakfast during the lan? (I'd pay money for a decent breakfast)

Been impressed with your level of response so far, Beanieboy - well played :)

[Beanieboy]

No problems on the breakfast front as you can buy it from Pinewood Studios Restaurant (big breakfast coffe etc about £4-£5) or from Sun and Moon Pub (more choice from £1.95-£6) Burger King opens at 10am you can also get bacon baps from Costa Coffee in the Skyline Pavillion from 8am

OK........ Self Catering Accom includes everything you need including cooker, fridge and I think, microwave. You also get an iron and ironing board and there are on-site launderettes.

All bedding including sheets, duvet, pillows etc etc are included but you might like to bring your own towels. Most rooms have bath instead of shower but it depends on the level of accommodation you pay for.

Tell you what though, if there are four of you and you want to stay in the brand new hotel its certainly worth it as you get shower, flat screen TV, DVD player and top rooms. Think room for four is £250+ but certainly worth checking out on the bookings page. :D

[lyn]

The whole point of a LAN is that you don't sleep :D

[Dagan]

Originally posted by lyn
The whole point of a LAN is that you don't sleep :D
If the bars are 24 hours I don't think many people will anyway.

Unless you count alcodeath as sleep ;)

[Bugstomper]

Is it possible to get the 24hr gaming pass but not have to use butlins accomodation? no offence to butlins intended, it's just i can stay for free elsewhere, but i wouldn't want to have to pack up at 11pm.

how are you planning to enforce that btw? checking everyone's id at 11pm?

[Tsung]

Originally posted by Bugstomper
how are you planning to enforce that btw? checking everyone's id at 11pm?

If they employ the same security as they do at the I-Series it will be enforced. Heck they even tried throwing out Rocketknight a day early, until the another security bloke got involved and read the badge properly :p:

I susepct there will be different coloured badges/wristbands/etc.

[Beanieboy]

Yes you can play and not stay but unfortunately due to security restrictions, fire regulations and other Butlins type rules, anyone not staying on the resort has to be gone by 11pm. :(

Although 99% of people will stay over we will have an allocated area within the main gaming arena for day pass gamers. We are also planning on issuing wristbands for ID and security purposes. We have to be strict on this so no wristband = no entry.

[Bugstomper]

righto, cheers for the prompt reply, much appreciated :)

[Beanieboy]

During the coming weeks we'll be announcing prizes for tournies and what to look out for at the show. So keep an eye on this thread. :D

CS PRIZE TOURNIE INFO

The tournie will take place on days 2 & 3 and will be open to all amateur clans..... guaranteed prizes are as follows.

1st prize £3,000 cash
2nd prize £2,000 cash
3rd prize £1,000 cash

need any more info? just let me know

[SteveM]

Hi there, i'am new to this and have a few questions:

- Do spectators get access to everything that the people gaming do eg. Rides, Arcades, Clubs etc, minus the LAN of course?

- Will we be able to log onto the network via Wireless from our rooms (for when we're too drunk to be seen in public :) )

- Will the spectators be able to actually come to my PC?, say if my brother wanted to watch me play a game?

- What hardware is required, 10/100 Mbit/s standard card?

- Whats the security like?, i dont want to be missing a Mouse or Keyboard when i go and get a drink - How's that managed?

- Is there an opening time on Thursday 5th or just show up anytime on that day?

- Is there a list of Games that will be played? .. So if i haven't got any i can stock up before hand.

Thanks in advance. - Steve

[Beanieboy]

Yes spectators can access all resort facilities except Lan. Dont know about wireless you'll have to ask Multiplay bout that one:)

Should be no problem with spectators around machines but security will be very tight as we have dedicted 24 hour security teams in the gaming venues and around the resort we also have cctv

Again you'll have to direct hardware/gaming questions to Multiplay but if its any help the BCGC should be exactly like an i-series event.

Registration on the Thursday starts at 1pm and gaming will continue from then until the Sunday afternoon prize giving etc

[Beanieboy]

For all you console fans, we will have 15 X-box pods available for some tournies. We are thinking having a Fifa 2006 competition with some nice prizes, hardware etc maybe X-box 360s dont know yet but will let you know.

Would need about 64 players for a decent tournie, what do you think??

[Dagan]

Originally posted by SteveM
Hi there, i'am new to this and have a few questions:

I reckon most of your questions can be answered with the i-series FAQ list since in effect, lan wise, this will be identical to a typical event.

http://www.multiplay.co.uk/faqs.asp?s=2

Any questions that aren't covered there I'm sure Beanieboy will have an answer to pretty sharpish.

I have to admit I'm quite excited about this event. It does seem plenty of thought and planning are going into it.

Fingers crossed it doesn't go tits up ;)

[SteveM]

Is the booking system working ok now? .. i still cant get it to work out at £99

Can i book it through the number i saw earlier? .. 0870 242 0870

[Freelancer]

Beanieboy, are you offering this gaming weekend to travel agents in the uk? or is it only bookable direct with butlins?

[Beanieboy]

Yes call the number (0870 242 0870) to make your bookings and the guys in the booking dept will sort you out.

No the event is not on offer via holiday agents only through PC Gamer and Custom PC Mags (next month), Lan centres across the UK, internet and Butlins ads/brochures etc.

If you still need to book you should do so quite soon as places will begin to go quckly.


IF YOU HAVE ANY BOOKING PROBLEMS PLEASE CALL ME DIRECT ON 01243 870994

[Beanieboy]

Morning Campers

If you want to know more about the show, what the rooms are like, how to get here or just want to ask questions then check out the new Butlins Forums.

Obviously there's not that much on them yet but I'm sure it wont take you long to change that :D


Butlins Computer Gaming Championships 06 Information Forums (http://www.uklgc.com/forums)

[andyf]

An Xbox tournament on Project Gotham Racing 2, with a prize of Xbox 360 + PGR 3, would go down nicely ;) [/unsubtle_hint]

[Beanieboy]

IMPORTANT INFORMATION GUYS!!!!!


INTERNET BOOKING IS NOW FULLY OPERATIONAL .......


Yes you can now book on-line with no problems at all.



:D :D :D

http://www.butlins.com/computer

[SteveM]

Do all of these games get played at the LAN?

Unreal 2004
Battlefield Vietnam
Battlefield 2
Medal of Honor (plus expansions)
Call of duty + (united offensive)
Call of Duty 2
Pacific Assault
Soldier of Fortune 2
Counter Strike Source

If not, is it possible to set servers up for them?

[TimmyNoShoes]

Originally posted by SteveM
Do all of these games get played at the LAN?

Unreal 2004
Battlefield Vietnam
Battlefield 2
Medal of Honor (plus expansions)
Call of duty + (united offensive)
Call of Duty 2
Pacific Assault
Soldier of Fortune 2
Counter Strike Source

If not, is it possible to set servers up for them?

UT2K4 - yes
BFV - not so much
BF2 - very much so
MOH:AA - small groups of fans
COD - yes
COD2 - wait and see but all points to yes
pacific assault - not sure
SOF2 - not really often
CSS - yes

Servers can be setup if there is enough interest and you bribe a blue shirt, the usual currency is that of BEER - the universal language.
Edit - misread what forum this was in, above is the usual setup for MPUK lans but obviously ButLAN's might be different.

[SteveM]

Thanks for the info! ;)

[moe9t9]

how do you buy tickets for just gaming???????

without the accomadation????

[Beanieboy]

Call me on 01243 870994 or 07917 478706 and I'll sort it out for you.

how do you buy tickets for just gaming???????

[Beanieboy]

New home page up at http://www.uklgc.com also new forums http://www.uklgc.com/forums

[JeRkY]

Sorry to seem like im constantly pestering you for definitions, but what exactly does the following (from your website mean)

Open Prize Battlefield 2 Tournie

It has previously been stated by your self as being £6000 prize pool with £3000 to the winner , £2000 & £1000 to 2nd and 3rd respectivly.

Has this changed, if so any information on the new structure?

(oh nice car prize btw)

[Beanieboy]

No ....no change 'open' simply means open to anyone who wants to take part :)

Yes car is nice isnt it

[Inferno]

website bug

There are some top prizes up for grabs and we will be holding a professional £15,00 Counterstrike 1.6 event as well as several Amateur Clan and Deathmatch competitions. The main venue for the event will be Centre Stage, a venue that is the size of 2 football pitches!! We will also be hosting the Xtreme Computer Show cram packed with special offers, computer gear and gaming stuff where you can purchase everything from a basic joystick to a fully loaded alienware PC. There will also be talks and demonstrations from some of PC gaming's top people.

i really dont think people want 15 pound :p

[Beanieboy]

Changed.......

[moe9t9]

do you have to pay extra to enter the pro cs tourny because on some sites it says u do and im confused :S

[Beanieboy]

No all you pay is £99 and that gets you access to everything. :)

[hazz]

there deffo needs to be a quake4 tourney with a big prizepurse

its the 1v1 game of 2006
for sure.

also is there info on exhibitors and stuff or is it just sapphire atm>??

[ser]

Hi, sorry if this has been posted already, but can some staff please confirm which games will be played and what mod. (ctf,tdm,1v1 etc). could you also please state the rules of the tourneys (im intrested in quake4 tbh)

as it is also BYOC how are you going to check for cheating?!

thank you.

[Elbonio]

Ser

Details about the tournaments will be made clearer closer to the time, for the time being our next event is i26 (http://www.multiplay.co.uk/i26) once this is over we'll be giving you more details about things such as tournaments at the Butlins Computer Gaming Championships.

As for your query regarding BYOC and cheating - a lot of games these days come with anti-cheat software such as punkbuster or similar. For Counterstrike at the i-series we run "Cheating Death" anti-cheat software, it will most likely be the same at Butlins Computer Gaming Championships.

We have run hundreds of tournaments so our admins are highly experienced and know how to deal with cheating, should it ever arise - which is rare at our events anyway.

Hope this answers your question - keep an eye out for more details in the coming months

[ser]

Originally posted by Elbonio
Ser

Details about the tournaments will be made clearer closer to the time, for the time being our next event is i26 (http://www.multiplay.co.uk/i26) once this is over we'll be giving you more details about things such as tournaments at the Butlins Computer Gaming Championships.

As for your query regarding BYOC and cheating - a lot of games these days come with anti-cheat software such as punkbuster or similar. For Counterstrike at the i-series we run "Cheating Death" anti-cheat software, it will most likely be the same at Butlins Computer Gaming Championships.

We have run hundreds of tournaments so our admins are highly experienced and know how to deal with cheating, should it ever arise - which is rare at our events anyway.

Hope this answers your question - keep an eye out for more details in the coming months

thanks for your reply.
i would like to know what games/rules/prizes etc before i pay:) will i have time to pay/book once these becoem available?

or is it possible to book now and pay later once i know?

[Beanieboy]

If you want to book now call the bookings line (0870 242 0870) and you can reserve a place by paying a small refundable deposit.....That way you are sure of your place :D

[Beanieboy]

For all of you that will be attending the Butlins Computer Gaming Championships in January 2006 you can find us @ #BCGC on quakenet.

You can also get the answers to any queries you may have regarding the event and chat with fellow gamers who will be coming to join in the fun early next year.

#BCGC on quakenet