The Library Becomes a Galaxy Far Far Away

On Thursday afternoon the Community Room became a haven for Star Wars and Soul Caliber enthusiasts.





Imperial stormtroopers of the 501st Legion's New England Garrison paid a visit to the Fletcher Free's monthly video game tournament.











This trooper plays his own game, with others of his kind running around on the screen of Battlefront II.













Non-troopers got in on the action, too.

The tournament was in Soul Caliber IV, just released on Tuesday. Characters included Yoda and Darth Vader's Secret Apprentice.
Duncan was the winner after several rounds of battle. He won a fancy Star Wars illustrated guide.



One trooper strums his stuff on Guitar Hero Aerosmith.





Thank you to the members of the New England Garrison for coming, and to Leonardo's for donating pizza!

RockBand Tournament

And the winners are.....

PRANK


(Ben, James & Solomon)

For rocking the stage

They won $25 each at Best Buy

Their high levels of difficulty and concurrent overdrives also helped their score


They played In Bloom by Nirvana and Should I Stay or Should I Go by The Clash.




The Super Awesome Red Power Rangers (Wes, Matt & Alex) took second, with special kudos for drum skills








The Three Fires (Tony, Will, & Skylar) took third, with a special commendation for Missippi Queen.



Will sang the incredibly difficult song, but the photographer was too impressed to remember to document the moment.












The illustrious judges rate bands with volunteer Dave Carlson's scorecards

Super Smash Bros Brawl

MarioKart Double Dash

And Dance Dance Revolution always provides a workout!

Thanks to Best Buy for donating the prizes, and thanks to Leonardo's for donating the pizza!

Super Smashdown in Brawl

On Sunday, March 30, almost 30 gamers came out to try their hand against new opponents.

Getting ready for tournament play, players practice their moves on Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Luckily we had some loaned Wiis and games so most of Brawl was already unlocked

In the Brawl tournament, players had two-minute limit matches in Battlefield. Each player kept one character for all matches, and Kirby and Meta were popular choices. Many thanks to Ben from Champlain College for running the tournament, and to Emilie for filming it!

Here are the finals of the 12-player tournament!

The winners were James, playing Ike, who won a $25 GameStop gift card and Ben, playing Lucario, who took second place. Both characters were new with Brawl!

Wii sports were also popular-- tennis, golf, boxing and baseball!






























Gamers also practiced their moves at Dance Dance Revolution and Guitar Hero II















Sam from Quarterstaff Games played Magic with fans and added another layer to the event...

"Heroes and Revolutions" Teen Tech Week Gaming

The Community Room was transformed into a rockin party last Friday after school. DDR and Wii stations were open-play for new players for the afternoon.


The Guitar Hero tournament showed off some impressive skills. Thanks for all your energy and commitment to fairness! We were able to put together a 16-player bracket , with $25 at GameStop at stake. Brian's reputation preceded him, and it did win out in the end after contests with Derrick and then Owen in the finals. Congrats, dude.




The tournament was filmed by Blaise and Shepherd and we plan to show some footage on Channel 17. We'll let you know when!Shepherd won the "Dig Beyond Google" contest, with 13 correct answers from tricky sites on the internet. Both he and Aaron found that there are 4 Looneyvilles in the US, and used GoogleEarth to check the geography of Boston Common.

And we enjoyed birthday cake in honor of Will F., thanks to a generous donation from Pricechopper. Other snacks were courtesy of City Market!

See you next time-- Sunday, March 30-- more details coming soon! It will depend on your recommendations: what do you think? Super Smash Bros? Rock band? More stations, even if they are smaller TVs? Can anyone ever defeat Brian? ..... comment.....

First Game Tournament Results

Games were played, pizza was eaten, and the music prize for DDR was awarded... to Peter Carlisle.

Next up: Friday, March 7, 3-5:30pm. We'll have another big screen projector, and a larger flatscreen TV.

More changes are being considered at our next Teen Advisory Board meeting, this Wednesday the 27th from 7-8:30pm.

Tournaments will be regular-- and soon, points will be awarded towards a championship season.

Aaron and John Honing Guitar Hero skills...
4-player Naruto on Wii
The impressive dance -off for the prize: Peter vs Mimi

...a group gathers for Guitar Hero. This station will be a projector next time!Onlookers sign up for Wii sports.. this TV will also be bigger next time

First Gaming Event this Saturday!!

1:00-5:00pm

Saturday, Feb. 23

first Saturday of break!

Community Room (downstairs)

Check out our new equipment and enjoy free pizza thanks to American Flatbread and snacks thanks to Healthy Living Natural Food Store!

We'll be projecting DDR on the big screen using hard-core metal pads and after some open play will hold a tournament for a prize of $15 at Pure Pop! We'll also have ongoing open play of Guitar Hero and Wii Sports.

Some board games wil also be available for play throughout.

We'll be continuing to make improvements for next time, Friday March 7 from 3-5:30! If you want to help, join the Teen Advisory Board. Next meeting: Wednesday the 27th, 7-8:30pm.

Games? In the Library?

Fletcher Free Library would like to host monthly open-play gaming tournaments! We're looking for volunteers to lend their console or game for a few hours, to help set up the event, and to spread the word! Give Cara a ring if you'd like to help make this happen: 865-7228. The tournaments will take probably place on a weekend late afternoon, once a month. They will be free and hopefully include food and prizes. Once we get a few going, it will be easier and easier to make game nights a regular event.... Click "comment" to give feedback!
To read about popular gaming programs at other libraries, check out: http://libgaming.blogspot.com/