so me and my new team hosted a LAN event in Manila last Saturday. It was a lot of work, but a lot of fun.
I think we are going to be trying this monthly, and prize pool around $150.
Things I learned are:
1. people are usually late one way or another
2. figuring out casting and game start is tough still, coz you have to get the flow of the tourney going, and then balance not having too much dead air on stream
3. there are always a few no shows from those who register early
4. people use a different name than what they are playing with and registered with
5. people are usually friendlier in LAN than online tourneys - less BM - trashtalk like "gg fool", get out, etc...
BTW I borrowed SC2SEA tourney rules, seems the simplest.
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