Rogue Club Chronicles

Tournament Results

2007-08-09T14:01:00.000-05:00

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

2007-06-05T23:38:00.000-05:00

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

2007-05-09T13:19:00.001-05:00

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

Tournament results, Prom pictures

2006-05-31T23:18:00.000-05:00

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!

2006-05-14T21:11:00.000-05:00

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!

2006-02-24T14:02:00.000-05:00

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!

Google Analytics

2005-11-14T20:47:00.000-05:00

The Rogue Club Chronicles now uses Google Analytics. Reports should be in within 12 hours, and I've given the following emails access to said reports
dennorskegutten@gmail.com
xstompx@gmail.com
frozenaffairs@gmail.com

If if used an incorrect address, or if another member would like access, contact me.

Xmas in June (in November) Pictures!!!

2005-11-08T20:22:00.000-05:00

Here are some photos from what was perhaps our sweetest party yet, Xmas in June '05!

Gollum rides on Charmander's back

Ben plays GameCube with his foot-hand

Charmander wins the trophy for sportsmanship!

Ben wins a trophy for Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix!

Gary wins a trophy for Super Smash Bros!

Paul wins a tropy for getting NOT LAST!

Stephen Q. Burwell gets a trophy for everything else!

Paul gently strokes Ben's..... "foot".

Masquerade party???

Xmas in June announced!

2005-10-30T16:42:00.000-05:00

Rogue Club's first annual Xmas in June celebration has recently been announced. The holiday cheer commences on November 6th at the Benson Basement. Xians and heathens alike are invited to the festivities (members only, or by Elder invite), so get ready for an evening of good cheer, video games, and hipponog or something.

Sohcahtoa High School

2005-09-03T15:28:00.000-05:00

My new calculator game, Sohcahtoa High School, will be released this Tuesday! You can read all about it at the official web page! I've decided that half of all profits will go to support the victims of Hurricane Katrina. (The other half will go into the Rogue Club General Fund.)

But Rogue Club members get the game for free... w00t!

Rogue Club party cancelled...

2005-08-10T12:22:00.000-05:00

Unfortunately we've decided to cancel (postpone, really), the party that was going to be today, because people keep dropping out at the last minute (i.e. Alex and Nate) and we can't quite get a hold of some people (Kirk and Ben). Plus, some people would have been a little late (Stephen) or not have a ride (Paul). Dang!

Anyway, e-mail Paul or post comments to tell us when you're not busy... hopefully we can find a day that will work.

Xmas in June (in August) party info

2005-08-09T18:28:00.000-05:00

Hey, Rogue Club. The Xmas in June party is tomorrow at my house at 3:30. It will probably end anywhere between 7 and 10, depending on when people have to leave and if it gets really boring or something. We're planning on playing a lot of video games, watching the rare Star Wars Holiday Special, and eating some pizza. If you don't know where my house is or how to get there, click here. Also, at the party we might discuss what to do with the Rogue Club funds ($35).

New RC Games Development Center

2005-06-22T22:34:00.000-05:00

I've added an area to the RC Games site called the Development Center. This is mainly to aid in the making of games with more than one creator. Right now I have some requests for Project Barry up there. If anyone is good at making music or sprites, your talents could come in handy.

If anyone wants me to put some requests or files up there, e-mail me.

Stephen Q.

2005-06-19T00:00:00.000-05:00

This is just Stephen Q. Burwell telling everyone that dues will not be collected for those days that some one screwed up and forgot to collect on (Mr. Fike). It is a giant mess plus my mother threw out the note that was up to date... I hope you all will be ready to pay your dues next year as I will not slack off like the person that was named earlier in this post.

Funds Update

2005-06-13T17:07:00.000-05:00

Stephen Q. Burwell, our new treasurer, has counted the Rogue Club funds. We currently have $34.45. w00t! The Elders have not yet decided what to do about the dues that were not collected by the previous treasurer...

qwerta

2005-06-09T21:04:00.000-05:00

everybody to the limit!