The first U.K larp was probably Treasure Trap and in this video the two presenters from the BBC Children’s TV show Blue Peter, Simon Groom and Peter Duncan visits the game.
For some more early larp video from the UK check out the videos: Part 1, part 2 & part 3 from South of Watford (1984).
Thanks to Lizzie Stark and Nathan Hook for the tip.
Between 2-7000 players will gather near the German city of Diemelstadt and slug it out in the huge fantasy larp Drachenfest. More than 100 referees, experienced role-players, professional event specialists and support staff will attend the event. 26 – 31. July 2011.
Web: Drachenfest
Article by Ole Peder Giæver
This weekend, 300 hundred larpers take off to one of the key nodal points of Swedish larp, the city of Västerås.
Västerås is known for both the 1000 player fantasy games of Eleria (previously organized by Enhörningen), edu-larping company LajvVerkstaden and a history of larping stretching back to the late 80’s.
Now, in the first weekend of April, the all-larp-convention Prolog (Prologue) takes place in Västerås for the third year with a three days packed with live-roleplaying. Participants are mainly Swedes but are also coming from Norway, Denmark and Finland.
Prolog is an annual larp convention that aims to connect Swedish larpers from all different styles and cultures. Through meeting new people, attending great workshops and of course by playing all kinds of larps, attendees will be exchanging experiences and cross-polinate.
We aim to go as deep as possible in every aspect of larping, from classic fantasy to jeep-form avantgardism. To do this we create a program ranging from workshops in reenactment handicraft to creating and playing small yet intriguing free-from roleplaying scenarios. Our goal is to unify the Swedish larp society and to create a big sandbox for trying new things and evolving the whole movement.
Web: Prolog – Ett svensk lajvkonvent (In Swedish, English with Google Translate).
Article by Petter Karlsson
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