God, imagine having a big enough friend group as an adult to justify an 18-gaming-PC LAN. These folks are doing something right

I... jeepers. I dont think i have enough friends for a 4 person LAN party in my adult life.

nerd life seems to get lonelier the older you get.

> nerd life seems to get lonelier the older you get.

Nerds always thinks they're special :) This is the same for most people in the world.

I can't speak to your situation, but I know that in mine the main blocker for a LAN party with adult friends wouldn't be a lack of interest nor lack of friends (though I don't have a giant pool, and can't even count 18 people I'd be able to even suggest such a thing to) it would be lack of time due to other life responsibilities, that tend to increase as we get older.

My solution has been to play boardgames remote using BoardgameArena[0].

I usually have 2x turn based games going with two separate groups along with a dedicated chat channel, and then do 1-2 live evening sessions over video call with other groups. But all setup to be flexible and made to fit with the constraints of adult life, so sometimes we play and sometimes we reschedule.

[0]: https://boardgamearena.com

I'm more or less in your boat, but I also know several folks who play D&D or warhammer every weekend in big groups. It's kind of a choices-one-makes and where-one-lives deal, I think

I shudder to think of an 18 person DND group... 5 is enough for me

This LAN house was featured in a LTT video. There's an entire house walkthrough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97Y0MVUgjOw

I hope they invested similar money in their home security.

Previously discussed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42156977

Dude this is so freaking cool.

Especially the cat entrances / infra to allow them access throughout the home and while human doors are closed. Would love to see a cat POV via an action cam of them running through the home.

Rich people are rich, ok I get it.

(2024)