Thanks guys...I should have asked the question sooner, i didn't get the word out to everyone in time for pple to get copies.
Anyways, the big conclusion of the LAN: VISTA SUCKS, couldn't play WC2 because VISTA doesn't support IPX networking. could only get some of the comps to work starcraft so we spent the majority of the weekend playing CS:S and WC3.
Anyways, my friends and I (elders of the group) got spanked by our little brothers who have the time still to play normally and are all CS:S and WC3 pros. To remedy this we old foggies (24-28 years) have decided to get ourselves the games for next years LAN now and just tell them a couple of weeks ahead of time. This way we'll have a years practice in.
Need a first person shooter and a strategy game, available before x-mas.
NOT THESE: WC3, AOE3 or 2, CIVILIZATION, CS:S, C&C
Thanks for suggestions so far I'll look them up online and get back to pple.
As far a comps, my sig below will by far be the best, most are C2D laptops and a couple of high end P4's desktops with 6600s.