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The LAN Etiquette - Hosting a LAN party can be really easy or it can be a disaster. Make a note of how many computers can fit in your house, overbooking and turning friends away is no fun. Let your friends know the law of the land in your house (e.g. No smoking, or no drinking in the computer area) so that no "incidents" occur. Most of the time it is a good idea not to bring speakers, they draw extra power from already maxed out power bars and can be distracting for most games. Headphones will suffice. Being rude to the host is also a no-no. E.g. Shouting out that the host has "No idea what he is doing" while he attempts to set up someone's computer is a sure way to bruise egos and incite malicious zergling rushes (Let be friends again Brian). Be prepared to cough up a few bucks for Pizza if the party goes long into the night so that you can ignore hunger and focus of making every Rail shot count. Having some tunes playing while you frag can be fun as well. NIN comes highly recommended as does the Conan the Barbarian soundtrack, remember to let everyone have a say so that the "happiness level" is maintained. Taunting is a gray area, know when to call it quits. Most of the times this will be completely kosher (if not encouraged) with all your friends, just know their limits before you make an ass of yourself.
The Wrap-up - Barring any unforeseen hardware problems or electrical fires you should be on your way to having a lag free weekend full of games and fun. Finding a good server full or friendly and evenly skilled players can be difficult at times when you are playing over the internet, but at least if you host a LAN party you can be assured good company to play with.
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