Gaming Scotland

Last updated April 03, 2019

Gaming Scotland is a non-profit organisation which hosts regular LAN party events in Scotland These events are hosted at either Grangemouth Scout Hall or the Dobbie Hall in Larbert, Scotland, and accommodate twenty-five to one hundred people, depending on venue.

LAN party temporary gathering of people with computers or game consoles

A LAN party is a gathering of people with computers or compatible game consoles, where a local area network (LAN) connection is established between the devices using a router or switch, primarily for the purpose of playing multiplayer video games together. The size of these networks may vary from as few as two people, to very large gatherings of a hundred or more. Small parties can form spontaneously and take advantage of common household networking equipment, but larger ones typically require more planning, equipment, and preparation.

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Sharing a border with England to the southeast, Scotland is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, by the North Sea to the northeast and by the Irish Sea to the south. In addition to the mainland, situated on the northern third of the island of Great Britain, Scotland has over 790 islands, including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides.

Larbert small town in the Falkirk council area of Scotland

Larbert is a small town in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town lies in the Forth Valley above the River Carron which flows from the west. Larbert is 3 miles (4.8 km) from the shoreline of the Firth of Forth and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northwest of Falkirk, the main town in the area. The village of Stenhousemuir lies directly east of Larbert, with both settlements being contiguous and sharing certain public amenities with one another. In recent times the town has received significant national media coverage for its regular invitational ping pong series. It is said that the origin of the tournament slogan ‘Land of the free, home of the chop’ is attributed to the style of backhand shots played by one of the tournament professionals. The prestigious tournament often hosts guest appearances from competitors, travelling from London on a monthly basis to participate.

History

Gaming Scotland was formed from the remnants of Gumpcom LAN Party when it was shut down in late 2010. The organisation is currently administered by 3 of Gumpcom's longest serving former staff members, who also staff the events alongside a few willing volunteers. Gaming Scotland as an organisation has run five successful events as of July 2011, although the staff have experience spanning the seven years of Gumpcom, including Gumpcom-LAN #15,^[1] the largest Scottish LAN party in current history.

Current Events

Gaming Scotland currently hosts two LAN parties, small 25 man LANs in Grangemouth and large 100man+ events in Larbert.

Grangemouth is a town in the Falkirk council area, Scotland. Historically part of the county of Stirlingshire, the town lies in the Forth Valley, on the banks of the Firth of Forth, 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Falkirk, 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Bo'ness and 13 miles (20.9 km) south-east of Stirling. Grangemouth had a resident population of 17,906 according to the 2001 Census. Preliminary figures from the 2011 census reported the number as 17,373.

The small events are community focused and do not have many tournament games or sponsored prizes.

The larger events have tournaments in some of the most popular computer games including; Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Rocket League, Dota2, Overwatch and Warsow and is considered to have a more competitive edge in comparison to the Grangemouth events.

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The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament is generally the most popular, with up to 8 teams. The past few years the tournament has been dominated by a team known as click2kill. The captain of c2k, jMz had this to say about the Gaming Scotland LANs: "Gaming Scotland LANs are holding the LAN community of Scotland together with their regular, fun and social LANs. There is a whole host of games played ranging from battle arena, to survival games. The competitive side isn't taken too seriously which is great for newcomers and those who like a little bit of competitive play but don't want to spend the full weekend concentrating on one game. We've been coming since GS #17 which was our first CS:GO LAN win and we've managed to dominate and win a fair few more Dobbie Hall CS:GO tournaments."

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References

↑ "Falkirk Herald largest LAN in Scotland Article". Falkirk Herald. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 13 January 2011.

External links

Gaming Scotland Community Website
Gumpcom Community Website

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[1] "Falkirk Herald largest LAN in Scotland Article". Falkirk Herald. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 13 January 2011.