Fragocity, the ETSU EDGE Club’s semi-annual all-night gaming extravaganza, was held this past Friday, March 16. The event is held once each semester in the ETSU Digital Media Center (across the street behind the Carnegie Hotel) and is one of the club’s main events. “Fragocity continues to be a good fundraiser,” said Daniel Gibson, ETSU chapter EDGE Club chair.
The event, which kicked off at 7 p.m. and cost $10, offered many tournaments for gamers to compete in, ranging from Gears of War to Halo 2 to Super Smash Brothers: Melee. This semester also featured the introduction of a new gaming system to the Fragocity lineup, Nintendo Wii. Gamers participated in both Wii tennis and boxing tournaments throughout the night in addition to playing friendly games of Wii bowling and golf.
In addition to competing in tournaments, gamers also had a chance to hang out with friends and even meet some new ones while playing old favorites such as Starcraft and Dance Dance Revolution. “I met several new people by participating in the Halo 2, Gears of War, and Wii Tennis tournaments,” said Josh Carr, ETSU freshman and second-time Fragocity attendee.
Despite heavy advertisement, attendance at this semester’s Fragocity was a bit lower than expected. However, the EDGE Club is optimistic about the future of Fragocity.
“We’ve made a few mistakes, but we’ve learned from those,” Gibson said. “I expect that next year we’ll be able to compensate for them and get a better turnout.”
“As it progresses, it will continue to grow. A lot of the people involved are really happy with the potential of Fragocity,” Gibson said.
Around 6:30 a.m., a heavy snow started falling on Johnson City and caused Fragocity to shut down a few hours early. “Everybody was asked to leave early because they were afraid that the roads would be unsafe,” Carr said.
Despite ending a bit earlier than planned, everyone at Fragocity still enjoyed the all-night LAN party.
“A lot of people had fun, it’s just a good way of getting together,” said Chris Amodei, EDGE Club historian and Fragocity coordinator.

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