And with that, we are good to go for this weekend, fellow Smashers. For convenience, please note the address to the venue below:
Tarkington Hall TV Lounge
1165 W. Stadium Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47906
Simply go in through the
main doors on Stadium (the side doors will all be locked anyway) and head downstairs. With a crowd this size, it shouldn't be difficult to find us. For the first-time attenders, Tark has a nearby convenience store with all manner of drinks and snacks (although the prices are somewhat absurd). There are also a number of vending machines downstairs as an alternative along with various food places in the vicinity (Jimmy John's, McDonald's, etc.).
A couple more notes to round out this post:
1) Travelers, please note that
Purdue is on Eastern time. I advise you to plan accordingly as we
will start as close to noon as possible, regardless of whether certain teams are there or not.
2)
Plan to arrive early. This falls on the first home football game of the season, so parking and driving in general
will be problematic. Again, I suggest that all interested parties plan accordingly.
3) Unfortunately, we will be somewhat cramped down there, depending on attendance. The crew and I will do our best to set up the room in order to alleviate this while still accommodating as many set-ups as possible. However, if worst comes to worst, the hallway provides some added room along with the lounge upstairs. As a forethought, if things start getting a bit crazy and too close for comfort, just head to those locations (preferably the hallway, if you have a match coming up) to give competitors their due room.
And that's just about all I've got for now. I'll see all of you at SSBO XLV!