LAN Party

When

Monday evening, starting at 6:00 PM

Where

Hyatt Place Provo, west side conference room

Who

SAINTCON 26 attendees

Signup

Not needed

Network

Wired and wifi, with internet

Gear

Bring your own

Run by

Pixel Peak (MiLwOrkZ)

Food

Pizza, budget permitting

Pixel Peak, run by MiLwOrkZ, provides the network: a wired LAN with internet, wifi, and a peer-to-peer network for running games and other software between machines.

The room stays open the rest of the week with power and internet.

There has been pizza in past years. It depends on budget this year, so bring your own snacks.

Bring your own machine and games. No machines or games are provided. Windows works with the most games people bring, but Linux and macOS are welcome.

Games are picked by the people in the room. Past years included StarCraft, Cursed Halo, Battlefield 1942, Minecraft, Overwatch 2, League of Legends, Rocket League, and PayDay 2. If you want a lobby for a game you own, ask in the room.

Finding the room #

The conference room on the west side of the Hyatt Place Provo, entered off Freedom Boulevard. The hotels page has the address and the conference rate.

No signup is needed.

What to bring

Laptop or rigEthernet cablePower stripMouse and mousepadHeadphones

Bring an ethernet cable. Wifi is available, but the wired LAN is faster. Outlets are limited, so bring a power strip.

Never been to a LAN party

Bring a laptop or handheld, find a table, and ask to join a game. Beginners are welcome.

Network requests

If you need something specific from the network setup, contact the event leads before Monday.

Beyond the games

Capture the Flag with hardware swap. Returning from last year. Players race through the game while swapping hardware between machines.

Trophies. Custom SAINTCON gaming trophies for a few featured games and team competitions.

Questions