I went in (regrettably) negative to the ShowDown LAN.  With the 600W (3.33A) power restrictions, no spending the night (it closed from 2am to 10am), and no outside food, I thought it wouldn’t have much to offer compared to the events run by LPANE.

But in the end I had a really great time and met some really cool people.

Saturday night we had a bit of a scare when the relentless rain flooding the streets of Worcester decided to come inside and came pretty close to the electrical equipment.  Thankfully a bunch of gamers jumped in to battle it back till the Zamboni came to our rescue.

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