Calling on gamers and geeks of London on Saturday 7th March, DS:London will be holding a DS charity Tournament to raise money in aid of Red Nose Day. The main games being played will be Tetris, Bomberman and Mario Kart along with some other smaller tournaments on other DS games and Wii, time permitting. There will be plenty of opportunities for people to play games casually around the event as well.

There will be games prizes for the top players on the day plus other freebies for people donating kindly contributed by Forbidden Planet, the world’s largest and best-known science fiction, fantasy and cult entertainment retailer and Orbital, another great comic/manga/toy store in London. For people attending early and donating there will also be a goody bag! I would like to stress that you do not have to enter the tournaments! Just come join us watching the matches, chatting about topics of the day, enjoying a tipple or two or bash out some duel screen gaming! We are are aiming to get between 50 – 100 people.

The tournament structure will be knockout and entry will be £3 for all tournaments. A recommended donation of £2 for all other people joining us for the day to casually play or else socialise with other like minded gamers. All donations go to Comic Relief.

The event will be held at the The Gallery, ULU Student union bar, Malet Street. Nearest tube Goodge Street. Alternative tube stations are Euston Square and Warren Street
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Registration will be from 2 – 4pm with tournament rounds starting at 4pm. We are hoping to finish at about 8pm. There will be also projectors setup to view the tournaments during play so that people can also watch as well as play!

Please note there will be bar available on site and as there will be alcohol served on the premises, this event is for over 18’s only.

DS:London is meetup group based in London, England. It was formed two and a half years ago to bring together adult fans of the Nintendo DS console for socialising and gaming. Since forming, DS:London has held over 75 meet ups, a number of popular charity events and also hold the european record for the largest gathering of people DS in one place. For more information on DS:London and its meetups, look for us on at http://nintendods.meetup.com/7/ and also at our facebook group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=23859966334. DS: London is not affiliated with Nintendo.

We also have a website DSLondon.net which we have the latest news on the event and other imagery.

In support of Comic Relief, registered charity 326568 (England/Wales); SC039730 (Scotland).

PR