As president of the nonprofit Halo Growth Guild (HGG), he’s about to quarterback Citadel I, a grassroots “Halo” event taking place Aug. 15 and 16 at Localhost in Lakewood. We reconnected in high school, and he was extremely good at ‘Halo 2’ and ‘Halo 3.’ advertisement advertisementAs documented in Merritt K’s book “LAN Party: Inside the Multiplayer Revolution,” LAN parties were (mostly, but not always) populated by young men. It’s the perfect outlet for local “Halo” players craving ’90s-style IRL connection — and trial by fire. It was the central focus of LAN parties and the joyful, Mountain Dew-soaked memories that came with them.