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Multiplayer Games For Christmas Lull at the Office?

Posted by Cliff on from the fun-for-the-holidays dept.

smallstepforman asks: "Christmas is almost here, and most companies will be running a skeleton staff during the holiday period. Since there will only be 8 people in the entire building where I work, you can guess what we'll all be doing - multiplayer LAN gaming. The team leader (who will be the acting manager for the holiday period) is asking about good games to play during this period. Most of the machines on the LAN are P3@733 with integrated i810 video cards, while some older machines (P2@45) have a Voodoo 3. Which multiplayer games can Slashdot readers recommend? The games need to be easy to pick up, and not require a lot of hard disk space. Free/shareware games or demos should be considered due to legal issues."

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  1. Legal issues? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Free/shareware games or demos should be considered due to legal issues.

    Er, what legal issues?

  2. Re:Try a multiplayer tank game! by Deagol · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Me and my fellow dorm residents pissed away a couple of months back in 1990 when I introduced them to the old DOS version of Scorched Earth. It toppled Lemmings as the most addictive game in the housing unit I was in (Terry Courts, Purdue -- anyone?).

    To find a networked version brings tears to my eye.

    --
    Method of processing duck feet
  3. This One's Great! by jimmyCarter · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It's called "Do Some Fucking Work". Way to power up this economy in time of need. ;)

    I've actually always loved working the week between xmas and NYE. There's virtually nobody in the office, so interruptions are kept to a minimum and the hours are slightly more flexible.

    --

    -- jimmycarter
  4. Re:Why don't you try working? by (trb001) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Here's the thing...anyone who is being brought in over the holidays is more than likely operations support, which means they're only there in case one of the servers blows up, essentially. That means there's a LOT of sitting around doing nothing, waiting for a malfunction. Systems integration is probably taken care of and you don't have the devs asking you if they can change the firewall configuration or what not because they're not in. So you're sitting around, required by the contract to have at least 1-n people on staff at all times. It's very boring.

    These are probably not people that should be slinging code during this time.

    --trb

  5. Counter-Strike by Pongles · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Ask any "gamer" about the "must play" game the response is predetermined - Counter-Strike. They would also add that it has been the king for many years and everyone now plays it. However, most people use Microsoft software but that doesn't mean it's any good. Choose games that appeal to you. Don't ask anyone else. Another note - I have hosted many LAN parties and I have found that you buy allot various games. Then choose what your are going to play on the day. As peoples moods tend to change.