Hi Big Gamers!

We just wanted to thank everyone who came to the event and made it great, Special congratulations to "thatbloke" for beating everyone in his path to become the BIG GAMER 31, taking home the prize from CallforIT ( http://www.callforit.co.uk/ ), the Tshirt and app coupon from GamePlan ( http://www.gameplanlive.com/ ) and of course the much sort after Golden Joystick (which entitles him to free entry to our next event)!
Special thanks also to Arcas and Er00 from Projector Games ( http://www.projectorgames.net/ ) for bringing along TacticsForever and the crew from Multiplay for supplying us a BF3 Server ( http://www.multiplay.co.uk/ )

Let us know what you thought of the event in the feedback thread: http://thebiggame.org/forum/showthread.php?t=3071

The Gallery will be online..

Many thanks once again and we look forward to seeing you at tBG32 - Details coming soon!

- tBG Cr3w

We are happy to continue our awesome multi-discipline tournament at tBG31

Sign up to tBG Tournaments via the links below!

5v5 COD4 Tournament

2v2 DOW2 Tournament

2v2 Q3 Tournament

Scoring points in these tournaments and BIG GAMEs throughout the weekend will culminate in a showdown for the top scoring players in a mystery finale on the BIG screen at the front, with everyone else watching on. The diversity of the tournament means that all round gaming prowess and enthusiasm are rewarded :D

Dont forget if you need more players post up on the intranet shoutbox! intranet.biggame

As gamers all over the country sleep the BIG GAME Crew are springing into action, making cat5 nunchucks and doing squad thrusts (the squat thrusts don't actually help but putty_thing insists). The gentle sound of the wind in the trees will be soon be accompanied by the battle cries of 60 games locked in Mortal Kombat.

There will be an exciting new addition this LAN, tBGTS - that's right, the BIG GAME TUCK SHOP, a glorious thing with over 3 flavours of drink (Brown, clear and orange)! So ask your parents for extra pocket money before you leave home.

Remember doors are at 6pm and don't forget your mouse mat, someone always forgets their mouse mat!

Rest well ye warriors of fate, for tomorrow we FRAG!

the BIG GAME is celebrating is hosting its 31st event and its second of 2012 and we look forward to seeing you there!

tBG XXXI takes place from 18:00, Friday April 13th - 18:00 on Sunday 15th and is located in the ancestial home of the BIG GAME - Wildern School, Hedge End, Southampton SO30 4EJ.

Cost: £25 per person.
Group discount: Book 5 for the price of 4 (making it only £20 per head!)

tBG XXXI has the capacity for up to 80 gamers and will feature organised BIG GAMEs of popular titles, including the brand new release of Battlefield 3, the BIG GAMER tournament to win the golden joystick, the Saturday night pub quiz, and the BIG pizza run, as well as all the other gaming you can handle over 2 days and 2 nights.

Venue & Location Info

tBG XXXI is located within the Wildern School grounds in Hedge End, just outside Southampton (Junction 7 off the M27). The venue is superb with excellent facilities on-site including super fast Internet and a large, well ventilated gaming area for up to 80 people with separate eating and sleeping areas. There is also a secure car park which will be locked overnight.

Within Hedge End there are tons of places to eat out or in including ALL of the main fast food eateries, (McD's, BK, KFC, Pizza Hut, as well as a superb fish and chip shop, and Chinese and Indian takeaways). There are also several large superstores within a few minutes walk of the site and an even larger shopping complex complete with a PC World (in case your PC takes a dump!) within 5 minutes drive.
We have maps of the local area at the event, to make sure you don't get lost if you do venture outside.

Event

tBG is a largely social LAN party with the emphasis on getting everyone together to play large communal games with as many players on each side as possible, whether it’s the latest and greatest FPS shooter, or games of a more classic nature, tBG is sure to be playing them. If you can't find the game you want to play, a quick post on our in-LAN Intranet will let you easily advertise the game so that you can organize it yourself and with Battlefield 3 being released, I'm sure we’ll be playing a game or 3 of that!!

The BIG GAMER tournament is a multi-discipline tournament in which attendees can participate in a event long league, scoring points in organized mini-tournaments. BIG GAMEs and other activities throughout the weekend will culminate in a showdown for the top scoring players in a mystery finale on the BIG screen at the front, with everyone else watching on. The diversity of the tournament means that all round gaming prowess and enthusiasm are rewarded, rather than concentrating on success in one game or genre, allowing for chilled out and fun gaming over the weekend.

tBG31 will also be bolstered by the attendance of the mighty Projector Games bringing along their newest titles including Tactics Forever providing entertainment throughout the LAN in epic spaceship combat! (afew of which may feature in the tournament!).

Games for tBG 31! To stand yourself in good stead we would recommend acquiring Quake3, Dawn Of War 2, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare, Unreal tournament 2004, Team Fortress 2, Trackmania 2, F1 2010 and of course Battlefield 3. Those games be the main stay of the tournament fare with a few special rounds thrown in for good measure! Of course no matter what you bring you’re likely to be able to find someone else playing it.

Saturday night at tBG features the infamous BIG pizza run, attendees can order their Domino's pizza via the Intranet and have it hand delivered to the event by the crew, followed by the BIG GAME pub quiz into which teams can pit their wits against the contrived questions penned by the crew and score BIG GAMER points in the process!

On the social side of things there is plenty of downtime between BIG GAME tournaments and BIG GAMEs giving time to chill out with your mates and fellow gamers. Why not rock out and make some noise on the projectors playing Guitar Hero or whatever takes your fancy on the free to play Xbox, or join in with an epic scale game with Projector Games.

BIG GAMEs through the event ensure for a memorable and fun experience for all.

Signing Up

The event itself costs £25 or you can take advantage of our excellent group/clan discount offer and get your mates down, book 5 for the price of 4 (making it only £20 per head!)

Additional Services

Consoles - Please bring them as it's always good to have a bit of a change for a while and relax (additional power ports and network cables aren't a problem Please check the forums for games you'll need to get the most out of your console - it's never fun missing out on the action.
We have a huge range of technical expertise at the event so any problem you encounter with your PC we should be able to help solve.

Other Features

The site features a secure car park which is locked at night.
Ultra High speed (100Mb) Internet connection.
Separate male and female showers & toilets.
Disabled access throughout the entire venue.
Large fridge, cold/hot water, and microwave facilities are available.

More information

For more information, check out the BIG GAME Website (the BIG GAME - It's BIG) as well as the forums (the BIG GAME Forums) or contact us on IRC: Quakenet - #thebiggame or email [email]crew@thebiggame.org[/email]

Location:

Wildern School
Wildern Lane
Hedge End,
Southampton,
SO30 4EJ.

Thanks for reading guys and if you want to get more of a feel for the events of the past checkout our superb event gallery .