Yes, you heard correctly!

We've been able to lay our hands on a very limited stock of Jolt for epic.THREE which will probably and sadly be the last time we're able to get hold of any reasonable quantities for the events after the announcement of the manufacturer's filing for Chapter 11.

We'll have some cans available for sale at the staff area, but we'd like to give you the opportunity to secure an entire crate of caffeine to be on your desk ready for when you arrive!

In addition, if you pre-order before the event, you will get 12 cans for the price of 11!

To secure your pre-order go to your epic.THREE Event Booking select Services and add the required flavour. Note that your order will need to be paid for in advance and this offer does not apply at the event.

So we asked you to show off your latest Christmas presents and how tidy (or not) you keep your  desk. The task was to simply take a photo of your desk perhaps including a small clue that might help people to guess whose desk it is.

16 People rose to the challenge and these are their desks below.

Send in your answers to desks@epiclan.co.uk between now and midnight 18th January we’ll work out
the winner. The person who then gets the most correct guesses wins a pint (or other drink) at epic.THREE. So let’s see how well you can remember what people bring to events.

Some clues are a bit more obvious than others...

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It's clearly time to announce some of the more important details about epic.THREE (25th-28th February), the bar times & prices and breakfast times!

For epic.THREE we will be using a large bar in the main hall with a huge space set aside for socialising, drinking, eating, playing card/board games and consoles. The bar will be open at the following times:

• Thursday - 5pm - 12.30am
• Friday - 1pm - 12.30am
• Saturday - 1pm - 12.30am

In addition, we'll also have breakfast being served every morning from 9am - 11am in the main hall, so you can get your morning nom without even having to leave the venue!

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As a result of recent stability issues with our website, forums and email services, our hosting provider will be moving us to a new physical server starting at 9am Friday 8th January 2010. As a result of the move and the following DNS changes, users may experience a period of downtime during this period.

We apologise for any inconvenience as a result of these changes, however the anticipated improved reliability will make it worthwhile.

Now is the time to show off your latest Christmas presents and how tidy (or not) you keep your desk. The task is to simply take a photo of your desk perhaps including a small clue that might help people to guess whose desk it is. Send in your pictures to desks@epiclan.co.uk between now and 11th January we’ll put them on display. The person who then gets the most correct guesses wins a pint (or other drink) at epic.THREE. So let’s see how well you can remember what people bring to events.

Just make sure your photo doesn’t include your nick as your wallpaper or some other massive giveaway!

Now go take those pics, and remember to send your nick when you submit your picture.

The team at epic.LAN would like to wish all of our community members and partners a very happy Christmas and all the best for the New Year.

2009 has been a great year for epic.LAN and that is thanks to the support of the community, we are very grateful and we look forward to seeing you all in the new year for epic.THREE in February, and we know that will come around fast!

Enjoy the festive break, don't drink too much and we'll see you all soon!

The epic.LAN Team

After DJ Superchief's live set at epic.TWO in July, we've decided to line up not one, but two live sets to take place at epic.THREE in February.

One of the things we aim to create at our events, is a great atmosphere. Through lighting and background music, we give you a LAN like no other in the UK!

So at 11pm for one hour on both Thursday and Friday nights, you'll get to hear a set from our very own DJs Superchief and Haden!

Yet another great reason to come to epic.THREE on 25th-28th February at Uttoxeter Racecourse, Staffordshire.

With 47 people currently booked, it's looking to be yet another fantastic event!

See you there!

The hunt has now started! 51 people so far are scouring the internet for clues in our test of lateral thinking, code breaking and cryptic puzzle solving.

Currently 50% of the participants have completed the teaser rounds (The Initiation) and eagerly await Round 1 - Basic Training.

Teams from all over the UK and even further afield are currently taking part, with some of the main winners and runners up from similar puzzle hunts all competing for the prize of a £100 Kustom voucher, or just general honour!

Not to mention all of the people who are just playing for the fun of it!

It's great to see so many people taking part, and of course we'd love to know what you think about it so far and as you go through the various rounds. If this one is successful, then we'll certainly look to run more online versions as well as our event hunt.

If you aren't playing yet, then you can still join in! It all officially kicks off at 12noon on Saturday 19th, but you can access the teaser questions before then. To take part, go to http://hunt.epiclan.co.uk.

Following on from epic.TWO, we made the commitment to improve the scheduling and communications at the events. After a number of staff discussions, and some inspiration from other events, we've decided to look at the big screen as a better communications method, as well as clearing up the sound from the speaker system.

Our current big screen used simple PowerPoint to display messages. While it did the job for static announcements, it made it difficult to include any dynamic content and was also a bit clunky to update.

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Thanks to support from Kustom and epic.LAN the prize for the online hunt has now been doubled to a £100 Kustom PCs voucher!

Our test of lateral thinking, code breaking and cryptic puzzle solving will be coming to your screens on the weekend of 19th & 20th December to give you something to do on a cold winter's weekend.

After two successful event-based puzzles, we've decided to test your skills purely online in this special edition of the hunt.

Anyone can join in, and it's absolutely free to take part. Registration is now open at http://hunt.epiclan.co.uk.

There will be some short teaser questions on the Friday evening to get you into the right mindset, and then the first round will kick off at 12noon on Saturday 19th.

The second round will begin at 12noon on Sunday 20th with the top 10 players gaining a 30 minute head start.