BarCraft
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BarCraft is a portmanteau name for watching StarCraft at bars. This phenomenon popped up in the spring of 2011 in the US, with the start of NASL. It is often attributed to Team Liquid user "primadog", the redditor "o_Oskar", and the Chao Bistro in Seattle.
History[edit]
In May 2011 the user o_Oskar posted a topic on reddit saying that on the 11th of that month you could go to the bar Chao in Seattle to watch that day's North American Star League games while drinking a few beers and enjoying the company of other StarCraft fans.[1]
Past events[edit]
| Date | Link | City | Bar | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/10/27 | Link | Portland | Hebesha Lounge | USA |
| 11/8/28 | Link | Charlottetown | Dooley's | USA |
| multi | Link | Munich | Campus Cneipe | Germany |
| 11/8/26-28 | Link | Charleston | Mike's House | USA |
| 11/8/28 | Link | Chicago | Cravin' Chicago Wings | USA |
| 11/8/28 | Link | Charlottetown | Dooley's | USA |
| 11/8/28 | Link | Colorado Springs | Champ's Sports Bar | USA |
| 11/8/28 | Link | Dallas / Denton | Hailey's Club | USA |
| 11/8/28 | Link | Denver / Boulder | Boulder Beer | USA |
| 11/8/28 | Link | Edmonton | Rouge Lounge | Canada |
| 11/8/28 | Link | Gainesville, FL | Mars Pub | USA |
| 11/8/28 | Link | Kitchener-Waterloo | Molly Bloom's | Canada |
| 11/8/28 | Link | Minneapolis / St Paul | Legends | USA |
| 11/8/28 | Link | NYC | Legends | USA |
| 11/8/28 | Link | Ottawa | Clock Tower Brew Pub | Canada |
| 11/8/28 | Link | Pittsburgh | The Smiling Moose | USA |
| 11/8/28 | Link | Portland | Bistro 153 | USA |
| 11/8/28 | Link | San Diego | All American Grill | USA |
| 11/8/28 | Link | San Francisco | Mad Dog in the Fog | USA |
| 11/8/28 | Link | Tampa Bay | Three Birds Tavern | USA |
| 11/8/28 | Link | Toronto | Victory Cafe | Canada |
| 11/8/28 | Link | Vancouver | Yagger's Downtown | Canada |
| 11/8/28 | Link | Washington DC | Tenley Public | USA |
| 11/8/28 | Link | Maryland | Pratt Street Ale House | USA |
| 11/9/9 | Link | Honululu | Party Center | USA |
| 11/10/9 | Link | Pittsburgh | The Smiling Moose | USA |
| 11/11/20 | Link | Kelowna, BC | Friends Pub | Canada |
| 11/11/20 | Link | Aarhus | Waxies | Denmark |
| multi | Link | Vienna | Replugged Bar Top floor | Austria |
| multi | Link | Graz | Propeller | Austria |
| multi | Link | Oslo | The Scotsman | Norway |
| multi | Link | Bucharest | Club Fire | Romania |
| multi | Link | Cologne/Köln | Coellner Bar | Germany |
| multi | Link | Helsinki | Buza | Finland |
| 11/7/15 | Link | Utrecht | Man Cave | Netherlands |
| multi | Link | Sandy Springs, GA | Battle & Brew | USA |
| 11/7/15 | Link | Napoli | Taverna del Gargoyle Vomero | Italy |
| 11/7/15 | Link | Warsaw | Padbar | Poland |
| 11/1/15 | Link | Stavanger | H201 | Norway |
| 11/6/15 | Link | Madrid | Pixel Bar Madrid | Spain |
| 11/7/15 | Link | Corner Brook, Newfoundland | The Lair | Canada |
| 11/8/15 | Link | Sydney | Hotel CBD | Australia |
| 11/8/15 | Link | Sofia | Yalta Club | Bulgaria |
| 15/11/28 | Link | Helsinki | Sports Academy | Finland |
More can be found http://tinyurl.com/MapofBarCraft and https://tl.net/barcraft/
In media[edit]
- TeamLiquid NASL Finals Review - BarCraft
- Wall Street Journal - Geeks Beat Jocks as Bar Fight Breaks Out Over Control of the TV
- BlogTO - Is BarCraft Toronto the new Hockey Night in Canada?
- Edmonton Journal - Video games become spectator sport at Edmonton bar
- Ottawa Citizen - Beer, nachos and Starcraft II
- Battle.net Blog - BarCraft™ - Blizzard Gaming in Your Town
- 3 News (New Zealand) - New Zealand Barcraft, GSL, and PSY featured on 3 News
Gallery[edit]
Over 100 fans turned out to watch MLG Raleigh 2011 at Frank's in Austin, Texas.
Barcraft Tokyo for 2012 GSL Season 2 Grand Finals
Barcraft Stockholm for 2012 MLG Summer Championships
