Tournament Results

Time's up hackers!  Rogue Club's Somethingth Annual NetHack Tournament has come to a close, four weeks ago.  Here are the winners, and their prizes:

1st Place - Stephen "xstompx" Q. Burwell, with 1210948 points!
Wins an '@' T-shirt!

"This stylish NetHack T-shirt will instantly transform you from geek to chic! Guaranteed to attract at least seven ladies in 24 hours or your money back!* (Size: Large)"

2nd Place - James "mindrogue" Daly, with 37540 points!
Wins bragging rights, words of encouragement!

"Great job!  Gold star!"

3rd Place -  Paul "paul" Erickson, with 18960 points!
Wins several Chip Mate Chocolate Chip Cookies!

"Browned flavor; small, hard, bland chips."

4th Place - Chis "dragoran" Dragga, with 11608 points!
Wins a Super Sonic Gold TV Game!

"Enjoy the magic of four classic Sonic the Hedgehog games, without a separate game console! This Sega Genesis-style controller plugs right into your TV and includes the following games: Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog II, Sonic Spinball, and Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine."

5th Place - Garrison "garold" Benson, with a girly 5194 points.
Wins nothing.

NetHack Tournament '07: Regurgitated Information

Our third annual NetHack Tournament is nearly upon us! And this time,
you're allowed to invite your non-Rogue Club friends to play (for
free)! Plus, we've got some great new features on the server, such as
"spectator mode", recorded games (for playback later), and an awesome
new score page. Here's the vital information:

WEBSITE: http://groups.google.com/group/rogueclub
(You'll need to join the group. If you're in Rogue Club, you've
already been invited.)

BEGINS: Sunday, June 10th at 11:59 PM (That's this Sunday!)
ENDS: Sunday, June 24th at 11:59 PM

RULES:
Play as many games as you like. Whoever has the high score at the end
of the two-week period is the winner. No cheating (assuming you could
find a way to do so)! Scores will not be counted for games not
finished before 11:59 PM on the final day. Only Rogue Club members and
any friends they invite are allows to participate. Anyone not in Rogue
Club or invited by a Rogue Club member will not be eligible to win any
prizes.

PRIZES:
First place will choose between a Sega Genesis 6-in-1 Plug and Play TV
Game or a black T-shirt with an @ sign on the front (picture not yet
available). The second place winner will receive the other prize.

ENTRY FEES:
None! This year's NetHack Tournament is free for both Rogue Club
members and non-members.

HOW TO REGISTER:
First, you'll need to join the Rogue Club Google Group, if you haven't already. Post a message on the official registration thread with your name, your server login name, and your affiliation with Rogue Club. (If you are not a member, include the name of the Rogue Club member who invited
you to play.)

HOW TO INVITE FRIENDS TO PLAY:
If you are a Rogue Club member, you may invite friends to play in the
tournament. Invite them to the Google Group, then have them register
as described above. You will be asked to confirm that you invited them
to play.

For more information, visit the Rogue Club Google Group:

-Garrison Benson

Summer Break

We deserve a break!  Everyone grab a spoon and take a break with pudding.

Tournament results, Prom pictures

The Rogue and NetHack tournaments are over now. Congratulations to Paul for winning Rogue and Gary for winning NetHack. The server will still be running, and will now be available to the general public for free. If any of your friends would like an account, link them here.

Now, here are some fantastic pictures from Prom!


The Rogue Club seniors (minus Ben Rizza, who didn't even come!)


The officers of Rogue Club (again, minus Ben Rizza)


Mission accomplished?

Rogue tournament now underway!

Attention Rogue Club members:

The official Rogue tournament is finally here! It started this morning at 12:01 AM. Next Sunday at 12:01 AM the Rogue tournament will end and the NetHack tournament will begin! Between the two tournaments we're giving away about $40 worth of prizes, so be sure to try your hand! As usual, it's free for Rogue Club members to play. (For others, it costs $2 for both tournaments.)

Visit the Rogue Club website for chat, current standings, help, and information on prizes and registration:
http://www.bensonbasement.com/rogueclub/tourney06.htm

Rogue Club NetHack Server!

In case you missed the mass e-mailing, or if your e-mail client moved it to the spam folder... the Official Rogue Club NetHack Server is up and running again! (Technically, it's not actually the same server.) Now, instead of just NetHack, it also has Rogue and some old-school text adventure games! At some point I'll be adding some other roguelikes such as Linley's Dungeon Crawl or Ancient Domains of Mystery.

To connect to the server, you'll need a Telnet/SSH program called PuTTY. You can download it here. Type in the IP address 67.149.61.231 and click "Open". Then simply log in and play away!

If you don't have an account and would like one, e-mail me your desired username and I'll set it up for you. I'll make it so that when you log in for the first time, it'll prompt you for a password.

We're planning on having a Rogue tournament, which will start next week. We'll either be using the Rogue Club funds to buy a trophy or we'll be making some kind of prize. Be sure to get some practice in now!

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