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A Weekend at the Immersion Larp Festival

A world where you buy every word you speak, a sensory journey through Monet’s memories, and life in an open-air prison.

Nordic larps can also involve combat but they place a greater emphasis on collaborative gameplay rather than direct competition; players will pass up the chance to win a confrontation in favour of a more interesting and dramatic outcome for all. There was a constant undercurrent of worry – whether the fishers would gather enough food, how to tell your family you wanted to leave Finland – but it was always balanced by the routines and rituals of everyday life, like dinner and weddings and gossip and graduation. What I do remember are the pride and guilt of receiving a ticket out of Åland, my mother’s hand on my arm as she gave me her blessing to leave, a fatal last glance back as a bomb exploded, and spinning through the joyfully chaotic wedding dance.

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