Wilderness LARP?

#1

Hey all, just got back from PineCon (https://pineconsite.wordpress.com/). @tomes and I were chatting about how there haven’t been many larps there…

The actual con’s physical setting is at a summer camp set in the mountains behind Los Angeles. It is at the foot of a huge mountain nestled in national forest land.

Wonder if anyone has any suggestions for a LARP that can be played in the wilderness?

I’m thinking of hiking out a ways away from the camp, and then larping it up.

And while I could spend hours searching on Google, I felt that the erudite and accomplished (not to mention good-looking) folks of the Gauntlet may have some thoughts.

Thanks,
Chris

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#2

While I haven’t yet played any I think Jeeyon Shim is definitely who you should be looking at.

https://jeeyonshim.itch.io/

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#3

What about a walking larp?

While I haven’t played it yet, Mo Holkar’s Experimental Findings might work.

#4

Jeeyon 100%

There are also occasionally larps designed for outdoor play among the Golden Cobras, like The Scarred Land, which also teaches land navigation.

I’m also really into this as a designer - working with Jeeyon on an outdoor game currently, and I have another that’s ready to playtest if you are interested. You need a mile of trail and a spot for up to 16 people to meet.

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#5

Most of the years I have attended Camp Nerdly (in a park in VA) someone has run Witch: The Road to Lindisfarne as a walking through the woods LARP.

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#6

My understanding is that Ross Cowman’s Night Forest was made to be played in the woods just after the sun sets as the night grows darker.

https://heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/night-forest/?v=7516fd43adaa

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#7

Witch as a walking game is super fun and atmospheric (and by now a Nerdly tradition), and highlights something I think is important and noteworthy - there are plenty of “tabletop” games that you can play standing up and walking around.

Archipelago
Fiasco (especially the new version!)
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Montsegur 1244
For the Queen

Basically any lightweight, low handling time game.

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