Imagine joining 5,000 new friends in the German countryside for six days of live-action role-playing (LARP) fun. DrachenFest is the second largest LARP gathering in the world and celebrated its 20th ...

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Aristocrats and servants at Fairweather Manor, a Polish live action role-playing (LARP) game starting Nov. 3. John-Paul Bichard On a dark night last November, Chris Bergstresser put on a tuxedo and ...

Organizers say homegrown event offers tabletop games, LARP, armored combat and community connection in downtown Tulsa.

Live-action role play is more than foam swords and pretend spells. “We’re teaching values like respect, but from a non-authoritative point of view,” says James Frishkoff. “We’re creating space for ...

So you want to be Harry Potter, or Aragorn, or Frodo, or Kirk or Picard, or a barbarian. Or some mash-up – say, a steampunked brigand Robin Hood character who pilots a dirigible while stealing from ...

Hello! All this week Eurogamer is celebrating Pride with a series of stories examining the confluence of LGBT+ communities and play in its many different forms, from video games and tabletop games ...

NATURE AND ALSO HUNGRY FOR SOME ADVENTURE. THEN I’VE GOT JUST THE PLACE FOR YOU. THIS MAY LOOK LIKE AN ALL OUT BATTLE FOR MIDDLE EARTH, BUT IT’S ACTUALLY A FIELD AT YE OLD COMMONS IN CHARLTON. THAT’S ...

There are hundreds of different larp games being played in the UK right now, all involving hundreds of people interacting as their characters and exploring their own unique skills and backstories ...