FightClub NRW

Since some questions came up during the last days, I’ll answer them here for everyone to read.

Q: What if SSFIV:AE is released prior to the event?

A: Concerning the release of SSFIV:AE, Capcom finally gave us a date (http://www NULL.capcom-europe NULL.com/blog/2011/04/captivate-the-megaton/) that we all can look forward to. Sadly (or luckily?) it’s right after our event so to make this clear: for the tournament, we will play the regular version of Super Street Fighter IV on XBox 360.

Q: If I win, flying from and to germany sucks! I won’t come!

A: True. We’ve thought about this a lot and have already talked to different travel agencies and even airlines directly. Since we couldn’t come up with a solution that would make everyone happy (try booking a flight to the US without having the name of the passenger yet – good luck on that! )
So, if it’s a reasonable thing to book the flight from Paris/Rome/Stockholm/Berlin/Munich/London etc. and it won’t destroy our whole financial plan we will try to make it possible. Don’t pin us down on this tho, we’re only human and keep in mind, we’re doing all this without the support of a huge sponsor whatsoever who will pay for the trip. And we’re doing this for you guys to have a nice event

Q: I need a place to sleep! Where do I go?

A: We hoped that, as you’re all old enough to travel to cologne, you would find a way to figure this out yourself
Since we didn’t get too much feedback yet, we’re a little afraid that most of you will come to cologne and hope to find a place to sleep at the venue. Yes, this will be possible but most likely not for all players so please, if you want to sleep at the venue, send us an email to letmesleep@fightclubnrw.de so we can arrange everything. If you prefer a bed, check hrs.com for hotels or hostels. Keep in mind, it’s only 1 1/2 months to the event and Cologne is a busy town so make sure to get a room soon if you prefer a bed to the floor

We hope this will convince some of you to finally book their tickets and come to Cologne so we can have a nice, competitive and one of a kind event in germany!

We’re hearing from a lot of people from outside of germany who are currently thinking about joining our event. We’re of course happy to hear that and just want to give you some information that might help you in planning your trip.

Destination Airports

When you’re looking for flights, you can choose to either fly to Duesseldorf (DUS) or Cologne (CGN) Airport. Watch out when checking the Ryanair Flights. The Duesseldorf Airport listed there is actually the Airport in Weeze (NRN) which is 75km from the real Duesseldorf Airport and overall almost 120km away from the venue – so if you decide to fly there, make sure to also get a train ticket (http://www NULL.airport-weeze NULL.de/2-3-7_bus_koeln NULL.php?lang=en) or a rental car.

The best choice anyway would be to fly to Cologne Airport directly. From there, you can take the train S13 to Koeln Deutz/Messe (Fair) and from there, take the Bus 150 to “Koeln, Thermalbad”. This will cost you 2,50€ and will take about 35 minutes.

If coming from Duesseldorf, you just take the RE1 that goes directly to Koeln Deutz/Messe (Fair) and take the Bus 150 to “Koeln, Thermalbad”. Ticketprice is 10€ and the trip will take about 60 minutes.

Sorry, we won’t draw any maps or tell you how to get there by car, you should be able to use Google Maps yourself, the address of the venue can be found here

Traveling by train

If you’re planning on going by train, the nearest station is Cologne Deutz/Messe (Fair). Usually most trains (like Thalys) will stop at Cologne Main Station. From there a lot of trains head to Cologne Deutz/Messe so it is no problem to get a connection.

Car Pools

A very popular way to travel to events in germany are car pools. You can try your luck, maybe you’ll find someone that will be heading to Cologne from somewhere near you at the weekend of the event.

Mitfahrzentrale (http://www NULL.mitfahrzentrale NULL.de/index NULL.php?landnr=D&lang=GB) (mostly german)
Rideshare / envoiture / mitfahrgelegenheit.de (http://www NULL.rideshare NULL.co NULL.uk/) (quite a few trips from Paris/Amsterdam/London already listed there)

Hotel / Sleeping

We will soon get in contact with at least one or two of the hotels and try to arrange a discount for you, but for that we need to have a few more signed up people first, preferably also some non-germans

We will also have some space to lie down and sleep but this is limited. From past events, we know that people are quite flexible (in every way) when it comes to sleeping at the events but if you like it warm and cozy, you should get a hotel room!
If you decide to sleep at the venue however, you can also take a shower there (better bring your own towel ).

If you don’t want to sleep in a hotel bed OR the venue, you can also try your luck and ask some of the friendly people at hardedge.org (http://forum NULL.hardedge NULL.org/organisation-and-information/meetings-matches/12535-road-to-evo-%C3%BCbernachtungsm%C3%B6glichkeiten-community-f%C3%BCr-die-community/), we’ve put up this thread there so people can ask for a place to sleep – there are quite a few players from around cologne.

Should you have any questions, the quickest way to contact the team is by using the contact form.