No Apparent Reason Parties, NARPs for short, are a long standing tradition here at Destructoid. NARPs are parties hosted by Dtoiders for Dtoiders and everyone is welcome to attend a party. It’s about playing games and interacting with other people all in the name of having a good time.
Today kicks off the first day of the super hyper fusion No Apparent Reason Party from Dtoid Portland and Dtoid Seattle-Vancouver. Community member Scion of Mogois hosting the NARPat his place in Eugene, Oregon where there will be a ton of console gaming as well as table top gaming going down. The NARP is happening all weekend long so if you’re near Eugene, just hit up theDtoidNorthWest GoogleGroupup so you can join in on the fun.
Dtoid Los Angeles, Australia and Europe all have some events in the works too. Hit the break to see what they’re all up to!
Who:DtoidLosAngelesWhat:Up coming eventsWhen:January 23, January 30 and TBA
On January 30, Project Infest is hosting aStreet Fighter IVtournament where there will be an open bar and some fighter-related vendors selling arcade sticks and the like. Get more details on the eventhere.
This weekend, Dtoider Alphador is having a little get together for his birthday. Later down the line, ceark (who’s not dead!) will be hosting a house warming party at his new giant pad in Los Angeles. If you’re in Los Angeles area and want to join in on the fun, just join theDtoidLosAngeles Google Group.
Who:DtoidAustraliaWhat:Mana Bar grand openingWhen: February
Australia is getting its first videogame themed bar! Yahtzee and some other folks are opening a gaming themed bar where you’ll get to play games and drink … AT THE SAME TIME! DtoidAustralia is planning on hitting up the bar the day it opens and invites you to come along. Hit up theirGoogle Groupto see how you can join in.
Who:DtoidEurope/BelgiumWhat:mistic’s birthday NARP, n0brein’s Berlin NARP, Dtoid UK’s Barcelon Trip, EURONAPR3 @ Teh LairWhen: February 19-21, TBA, September, TBA
Dtoid Europe has a number of NARPs in the works. Up first is mistic’s birthday party! He’ll be hosting the NARP at Teh Lair, which is a magical land full of videogames and out in the middle of nowhere. Check out DtoidEurope’spast blogsto see how awesome Teh Lair is.
More NARPs are in the works but no dates have been announced yet. Join theDtoid Europe Google Groupso you can be kept up to date on all they have planned.
That’s all that’s planned for now. Be sure to check outthe NARP group listfor a list of all the city groups. Check it out and join a group that’s near you. If you want to start up your own group, then send mean e-mail!
Who:DtoidSanFranciscoWhat: Dtoid HQ house warming partyWhen: Soonish
Once we’re all settled in, we’ll be hosting a house warming party at the new Dtoid HQ in San Francisco. We’ll announce the dates soon but expect it to happen in the next two or so weeks!
