Fairly sure it was "here's a bunch of games, distribute among yourself", and I think Simon and/or the brothers(?) got the better selections.

I initially got an off-road racing game "Insane", then later Delta Force 2.

And yeah, I didn't mean to suggest it was a bad memory, but the highlight was meeting forumites rather than playing games.

> CounterStrike, Delta Force 2, X Plane, Operation Flashpoint, Falcon 4

I think that was what miffed me about the unknown mod - I was already good at CS, and had no doubt been practising on demos of DF2 and OF, only to be presented with something different to what we'd been told.

Also, regarding the other team members, Philip (the hacker) was Simon's friend, but I think "Metalhead" was Luke Redpath? "Bash" might have been Beseku or Dan Cross, both ex-regulars who were in the original email chain.