Archive for the ‘Live-Action’ Category

METAL GEAR SOLID: THE LARP

[October 22, 2015] LARP?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRIEND COMPUTER: A Paranoia LARP

[July 7, 2015] Contains "full" "rules"

GRANTCON Report

[November 19, 2014] A con about me, starring all my friends.

Spirits Walk, Social Anxiety and Transgression

[March 14, 2014] What would it take to get people to dance with each other to music only they could hear on a crowded street?

My 10 (actually 11) favourite games of the year

[December 31, 2013] Technically, this is eleven games and not all of them were released this year; but this year was the first time I understood them, the first time they left a mark.

5 ways the Milgram Experiment can help us run better live games

[July 15, 2013] We had to build people into a sort of middle-management lynch mob in the space of three minutes.

Hunting Vampires: 5 Things I learned about running live games

[October 23, 2012] On Sunday, I ran a livegame to tie in with the release of Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter on DVD. Here's what I learned. It might be of use to you!

What is Hunting Club Live?

[October 10, 2012] Hunt vampires with silvered fireaxes, solve ancient mysteries, and die messily in the dark. It's not your standard Sunday night, for sure.

Incitement: How do you find your voice?

[September 18, 2012] On Saturday night, I saved the world from itself.

What is The Gobstopper Job?

[September 5, 2012] It's a cross between Ocean's Eleven, Supermarket Sweep and The Crystal Maze.

A blog about games – all kinds, from console to PC to LARP to tabletop to throwing bits of balled up paper in the bin and keeping score. Written by Grant Howitt, freelance journalist and debonair cad-about-town.