A Geek Adventure sees two World of Warcraft players abandon the comfort of their keyboards and embark on a journey across Europe, to finally meet members of their guild face to face. Check the menu on the left for more WoW stuff on RollZero, or follow these links to find tech humour in The Shed, ridiculous complaints in Chad's Letters and browse all the latest posts here.

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A Geek Adventure

Pixelsmith

On April 18, 2008, two English World or Warcraft players embarked on a 19 day trip across Europe to meet fellow players from their online guild. The trip would take them to seven locations through 11 countries, meeting 13 guild members, 20 WoW players and many of their friends and family members. Despite knowing some of them for two years online, they had never met most of these people face to face.

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The Game

Pixelsmith

When I started playing World of Warcraft, way back in January 2006, it was my first introduction to online games. I had loved games since my childhood, and had been nerd...

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Finding a Home

Pixelsmith

The move to the Ahn’Qiraj server came after a couple of months of playing. Having roped in another friend, Dave - known online as Davedodger - we found our dabblings in...

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Meeting Up

Pixelsmith

After more than a year of playing together, it went a stage further. Two English guild members who lived relatively close to each other - Rugal in Brighton and Brodos in...

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The Plan

Pixelsmith

It was the kind of half-baked idea which pops into your mind when it’s already past your bedtime. Both guild meet-ups to date had taken place in England, but the guild...

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The Airport

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Touchdown in Finland

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Supermarket and Sauna

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The Tower of Kuopio

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Leaving Finland

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A Double Decker Train

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Touchdown in Sweden

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Our Raid Leader

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Goats, Geeks and Booze

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Kebab Pizza

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The Fight

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Sweden, Second Stop

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Mooching About in Lund

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Bejeweled - Digital Crack

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Plotting a Route to Serbia

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Last Night in Sweden

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A Nation of Trains

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Lost on a Ferry

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Bad German in Hamburg

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Bad Russian in Berlin

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Faceache

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Traditional Austrian Cheeses

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11 Hours, No Food

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Reindeer and Licorice

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Minds Numb, Bodies Sore

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Then I Collapsed

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Cheese and Socks

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Speaking Serbian

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Dead Army HQ