LARP Related Reviews
How we review LARPS
At LARPBook how we cover a larp depends on the context in which we enter an event.
When we play; we take on the full player experience and that is the time that we can write a full unbiased review. We appreciate that larps effectively only run once. Any subsequent game even if a rerun will always be different thanks to the change in players. So we don’t focus on that. We look at how fun the overall premise and system is. How friendly the event team are. Did we support in understanding what we needed to bring? We look at the experience. We also look at the cost. You cannot expect a £70 per head larp to have the same level of location and prop as a £700 one.
That’s playing. At times we also crew, or referee. These times we can’t really give a biased review as we are part of the event. So the focus then becomes an overview. This gives us a chance to post photos and videos. It lets us talk about player response and feedback. It’s like a review. Only less critical. More of an accounting of.
Reviews of LARP Kit
This is our chance to let you know what we think of weapons, accessories and props that we have encountered. We’ll also cover support equipment like tents. It’s our view on how good something was to use.
We are always looking for equipment to review. So if you’d like us to review something of yours then get in touch.
One Weekend Two Eras and a lot of LARP
Last weekend I was lucky enough to be part of the latest weekend by Twilight Realms. I'm saying part of as I had a couple of major NPCs to play and was also involved in some of the game preparation and reffing. So this cannot be a review as I am utterly and...
Review: Forest Argent – You Can Run
I was lucky enough to attend the Forest Argent event "You Can Run". I crewed the event and this isn't so much a what happened, as I'd have to talk about goat love potions. This review is more a feel of things and how well the event played out. Lets get started with...
Warcraft Live 2015 Review
We haven't had a post from Ivan Zalac from a little while - but this one is gold. I suspect the subject matter will pique some interest. It is a review of a World of Warcraft inspired LARP. Its not the first computer game inspired LARP I've heard of (Fallout always...
Bughunt – A Nerfed Up LARP
When I was looking at Nerf in LARP last year I got some excellent advice from Ram Ramadam who was putting together his Bug Hunt Game (That's as bug hunt as in 'Is this a stand-up fight sir or another Bughunt?'). Well that game has now happened and reports from the...
Review – Neothera Saga Event 1, and gallery
It's been just over a week since I got back from the first Neothera event and I gave it a somewhat awesome dude review on the Podcast whilst also comparing it to Azeroth. Having time to reflect I still stand by those descriptions. The game is best described as...
Needs and Blight – Event Overview
I'm calling this an overview and not a review. I cannot really review this one as I was an NPC on Needs and a Ref on Blight. If I did write a review the temptation to mention the sublime refereeing would be too great. These events ran over Halloween weekend. Night one...
Introducing The Workshop Handbook
This reference came to me via a comment on LARPbook and I'm glad it did. I've mentioned LARP Workshops before primarily with regard to Nordic Larp events and establishing the guidelines for how a society and social interactions work. The Workshop Handbook takes the...
Mythlore New Lands 2014 – Review and Gallery
There follows a review of the recent Mythlore event and a somewhat amazing photograph gallery. Please read the review, look at the pictures and check out the bylines for these very talented people. How to pick the sweetest dates out of the basket of wonderful that was...
Review Balrog Games 2014 LARP
Balrog games was created way back in the mists of Larping time it ran then and lay quiet for many a year. Then about 9 years ago its creator and group of like minded Gathering attendees decided to stop attending the Gathering (at the time the UKs largest fest larp)...
Introducing Nordic Larp – The Website – The Review
I've been fascinated by Nordic Larp since I first heard of the concept and as a result a number of Nordic styled games have been highlighted in LARPbook. I've also always felt that we needed more information on Nordic Larp resources. The best way to understand this...