Good non violent LAN Games?

I run a "computer club" at the school where I work. We get together once a week for 2 hours and play computer games in one of the labs. We were playing unreal tournament and Quake II, but recently changed our gaming policy and are no longer able to play any games with violence. Does anyone know of any good LAN games, the students like to play against each other over the network, but the only good LAN games I can find have a violent shoot em up theme. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Midtown Maddness is fun.
Need for speed hot pursuit is also fun.

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Non-violent game policy?! Geesh! That cuts down to educational games! Lol!
Try Reader Rabbit Arena, or Jumpstart Tournament! https://forums.windrivers.com/
Are RTS games ok? Games like C&C, Age of Wonders, Warcraft?

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nerf blast is rather non-violent. you run around and shoot at people with nerf weapons. Can't get much more touchy feely than that. It is based on the quake II egine so it looks pretty spiffy too.
/SLK

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Quake II, BGII, Starcraft...er....wait...

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*cough*cough*...that's supposed to happen!

There is a paintball game would that work? How is non-violent defined? Also research has shown that if you remove all health ways for children to vent you get children with latent anger issues that manifest like an atomic bomb, so hopefully they have placed non-violent as a synonym with blood and gore.

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Why bother?

I didn't know there was such a thing.....

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There is a paintball game would that work? How is non-violent defined? Also research has shown that if you remove all health ways for children to vent you get children with latent anger issues that manifest like an atomic bomb, so hopefully they have placed non-violent as a synonym with blood and gore.

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It's the same damn thing with kids who parent's won't let them watch t.v.

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Now Doctor would you say that It's time for all citizens to crack open thier neigbors heads and feast on what flows forth? "Hmmm yes I would Kent."

PARENTS Thats the reason why this new policy came about, seems a parent called the school that their child was playing Quake and thought it was inapropriate, so now we can no longer have any games with violence. The kids loved playing Quake and Unreal tournament, it was their release from school, as long as they didnt get too out of hand I would let them get as loud as they wanted, and bring in music cd's to play. It's after school hours so these kids should be able to vent a little about their week.

Thanks for the game suggestions, but I do agree, I dont think any of them will be as fun as to what they were used to playing.

It may not be the same as Quake or Unreal, but does Star Trek Voyager Elite Force still count as being violent. I mean, the multiplayer aspect is reffered to as Holomatch and not Deathmatch, so no one really dies as such and all the weapons are laser based, so there isn't any blood. Or would they be pushing it https://forums.windrivers.com/ You would probably have to ask the opinions of the parents cause Im sure ones idea of violence, is different to someone elses. I never realised just how many good games are violent until you get a question like that.

Need for Speed 3 Hot Pursuit is a lot of fun, especially if you can get 8 players at the same time - it's pretty wild. I believe you only need one game CD to run the whole setup because you can do a special install of the game for multiplayer use only. You can find copies of the game for cheap since EA has released it under the Classics series.

But I suppose someone will find fault with this game, too, since the whole goal of the game is to break the speed limit and evade the police.

I love it when they catch you doing something like 250MPH in a 50 zone and the cop says "I'm in a good mood today, I'm letting you off with a warning"
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I'd argue that strategy games such as red alert 2 are just like chess... They keep the mind agile... If they wont let you do that, I wouldn't bother, either get a cheepo hub and get a team of PC's at someones house.... Network games are all about adrenalin, competition and getting the blood pumping.

I feel sorry for you. It's ridiculous for anyone to blame games for the kind of trenchcoat mafia stories.. A loony is a loony no matter what computer game they play. There are many more dangerous and subversive influences out there. It's long past the time these anal people and incompetent politicians stop using this kind of thing as a scapegoat and excuse for a messed up minority.

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"Modern times haven't gotten more violent, they've just become more televised." -- Marilyn Manson.

AKA, if violence is such an issue, get the media in general to quit focusing on murders, mob hits, etc. I agree that PC gaming (like Quake, CC&C, et al.) would be more of a healthier outlet than having these kids bottle their stress until they grow older, buy a gun, and go postal in the neighborhood.

Just ensure that the kids are taught right from wrong, and make sure they know that the PC gaming world is fantasy-based. Both my kids play (10 and 5 years old), and both know the difference between what goes on the PC monitor, and what happens when they watch the local news....

My $.02, anyway...



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Theres a game called 'laser tag' which is alot of fun. You can get it at download.com.

The best LAN (non-violent) game is the Age of Kings series. Sure there are battles and a little bloodshed, but it can be called justified education since it teaches history.

I would have to agree that a "non-violent" LAN game is more of an opinion. Our LAN group thrives on Counter Strike, Diablo II, and Q3 arena. We have also in the past spent hours and hours on some greats such as Need for Speed 2 SE, Worms 2, Ignition, Sarcraft, AOE, and other RTS Classics.
Not to sound too preachy, but I dont think the game content in the problem. It is the context it is taken in. I mean really, when I saw the coyote fall off a cliff with a small umbrella, it didnt make me want to give it a whirl.
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Could you possibly offer a parental-release slip to the kids? So you can have the violent games, just not for those whose parents haven't signed the paper https://forums.windrivers.com/ I know those things always worked for me... heehee!

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Would Age of Empires be considered violent?

Another game like Midtown Madness is REVOLT. Pretty cool RC Car racing game you can with with up to 8 on a LAN.

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"then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way..."

Try nerf arena blast

Today we had our first computer club without Quake or Unreal, the kids were upset they could no longer play them, but they seemed to have fun with the games I currently have for them. Today we played Sprint Car Racing, up to ten players per game, and we also played NHL 2001, up to eight players per game. I'm going to try and get nerf arena for next week, also Age of Empires, the students suggested these two. They also seem to like playing roller coaster tycoon and sim city, not LAN games, but they enjoy playing them.

Thanks for all the replies.

There is always that good old Violent classic HEARTS??????

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Maybe you should just skip the computers and play tiddly-winks that should be ok with the wilted lettuce eating, tree hugging, save the freakin' whales, can't mind their own business, "if you don't live like I do you are going to have to change to suit me", bastiches that have become such a nuissance lately.

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Listen, I've been playing games like Unreal tournament, rainbow six, etc for years and i'm normal. Games don't make kids violent and i'll kill anyone who says otherwise!


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Maybe you should just skip the computers and play tiddly-winks that should be ok with the wilted lettuce eating, tree hugging, save the freakin' whales, can't mind their own business, "if you don't live like I do you are going to have to change to suit me", bastiches that have become such a nuissance lately.

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LATELY?
Where you been man? These PITA's have been around for freakin years, I should know I used to live near several of them. you ever shoot bottle rockets at someones house in the rain? Pretty fun stuff. Also if you take all of the blood out of UT and turn off mature taunts it isn't really violent. I mean how bad could it be you get blowed up and come right back...
/SLkDprK


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