Now that there is more room in the main event building due to mass housing being moved to an adjacent one, there is space to hold side events. Joshimuz and I are wondering if anyone would be interested in a Hearthstone tournament? 

It wouldn't be an "official" one through Blizzard so it won't be on the Fireside Gathering website and you won't be able to get the card back (if they still do this). It's just a fun exclusive tourney for those at ESA!

What we're thinking is;
- Entrants submit 5 decks
- Opponent bans 1 deck
- Player picks 3 of their remaining 4 available decks
- Games are played in BO5 (First to 3 wins) double elimination, in conquest format
(Meaning if you win with a deck you can no longer use it, need to win with all decks)
- No banning in the final which will be BO9 (First to 5 wins)

What do people think? If anyone has any suggestions then feel free. There won't be any PC's available so if you want to participate then you'll need to bring laptops or tablets/phones. 

We're not sure if this will be streamed yet. If we have access to a laptop then we could look into doing this via spectating as Josh is interested in hosting it.

Edit: Here's an example of the type of bracket we'd use  http://challonge.com/jj268zef

Interest/Sign-up Form is here: http://goo.gl/forms/0m2fmh6Aj6KYc3Qi2

Hello everyone!

I came across this Reddit post earlier and I'm helping them with this event. Mental health is something close to my heart and I'm sure others can relate. I thought I would post on here to spread the news and let people know its happening as well as ask if anyone would be interested in participating. If anyone wants to submit a game or two, or ask more about it then comment on the Reddit post or message https://twitter.com/SuperBlitzCraig

https://www.reddit.com/r/speedrun/comments/4jvrgn/mental_health_awareness_24_hour_speedrun_stream/

I would love to run a regular event in the UK for speedruns and gaming as I can imagine it sucks for people who can't go to ESA or AGDQ but I don't have the experience or money right now to do this. Would people be interested if this happened though?

I originally booked a quad room for these dates at Scandic but plans changed when two friends could no longer make it to ESA. We have now booked a double instead but I have kept the reservation of the quad room in case anyone is still in need of a room? We have one person interested in both nights, and a possible second interested on the first night. So we need one or two more. 

Prices is 1020SEK a night which works out at 260SEK / £24 / €28 per person per night if 4 are sharing which is super cheap! This includes wifi and breakfast. I also have the quad room reserved on Sunday 31 as we originally wanted a decent night sleep before travelling on Monday 1 but we no longer want it so if anyone else does, let me know!

If no one shows interest by Friday 15 then I'll email the hotel to cancel the quad. You can contact me on here, Twitter (@EmmyytheKitty) or Discord (Kitty#8506) :)

Hello speedrunners and gamers!

Can I talk a minute of your time? 

A friend of mine has been working on an interesting and cool looking game which needs to get greenlit!
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=497670939 Please help him and his team!

Check it out, click "yes", bookmark it, the lot! 

They need as many as they can get so I thought I'd post on here. Hope that's okay and people can help!

Kitty

Are there any people offering lifts in Sweden? 

Joshimuz and I would love a lift from Copenhagen Airport sometime around 11:00-12:00 on Thursday 21. We would also require a lift back sometime around 14:00-15:00 on Monday 1 August. We can pay petrol and buy lunch/a meal on the way?

Curseddolls and Neviutz need a lift from Mariestad or Skövde on Saturday 23 I think, you'd have to contact Cursed about this. They really need help because a friend has let them down and train is too expensive so if they can't get a back up lift then they won't be able to go. Can a friendly soul help them? They'd also be willing to pay you etc.

Thanks.

Hello all!

I'm considering running Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone but just trying to clear up a few things. I have began to understand the strange things with all the different versions but it is PlayStation 1 I plan to do it on since that's what I played as a kid. I have just ordered it from eBay and of course being from the UK it's PAL. However I only just realised I didn't check what region is used. Having just checked I have found out that PAL doesn't seem to be used, like at all, only NTSC and mainly emulators. Is there a reason for this? I tried looking it up and I think I read something about how NTSC is slightly faster yet prone to crashes? Is this true? How much faster? 

Thanks
Kitty :)