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 | 20 May

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 | 22 May

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 | 25 May

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 | 31 May

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 | 2 Jun

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

4 Jun 2008

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Touchdown in Finland

13 Jun 2008

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Supermarket and Sauna

18 Jun 2008

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The Tower of Kuopio

6 Jul 2008

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Leaving Finland

21 Jul 2008

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A Double Decker Train

25 Feb 2009

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Touchdown in Sweden

11 Mar 2009

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Our Raid Leader

18 Mar 2009

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Goats, Geeks and Booze

26 Mar 2009

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Kebab Pizza

1 Apr 2009

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The Fight

8 Apr 2009

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Sweden, Second Stop

15 Apr 2009

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Mooching About in Lund

22 Apr 2009

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Bejeweled - Digital Crack

28 Apr 2009

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Plotting a Route to Serbia

6 May 2009

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Last Night in Sweden

20 May 2009

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A Nation of Trains

27 May 2009

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Lost on a Ferry

4 Jun 2009

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Bad German in Hamburg

11 Jun 2009

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Bad Russian in Berlin

16 Jun 2009

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Faceache

23 Jun 2009

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Traditional Austrian Cheeses

29 Jun 2009

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11 Hours, No Food

6 Jul 2009

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Reindeer and Licorice

15 Jul 2009

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Minds Numb, Bodies Sore

3 Aug 2009

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Then I Collapsed

22 Aug 2009

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Cheese and Socks

26 Aug 2009

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Speaking Serbian

3 Sep 2009

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Dead Army HQ

11 Sep 2009