Nordic LARP

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Nordic LARP is a style and tradition of live action role-playing games (LARPs) centered in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland. New games premiere at the annual Knutepunkt Nordic LARP conference.[1] Gameplay draws upon acting techniques[2] and typically addresses serious and complex historical, political, and/or intellectual themes.[3] For example, Just a Little Lovin' deals with the AIDS pandemic within the LGBTQ community in early 1980s New York City.[4] Games prioritize character development, worldbuilding, and intense emotional experiences, in contrast to American LARP, which prioritizes competition and strategy.[2][5][6] Nordic LARP players use the term "bleed" to refer to the experience of continuing to feel emotions from gameplay after the game has ended.[7]

Nordic LARP shares similarities with the Chinese style Jubensha.[8]

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  4. ^ Torner, Evan (2021-06-30). "Finding Queerness in Larp". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
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  8. ^ Ghorbanpour, Kamiab (2023-03-23). "Jubensha: the mix of Cluedo, Werewolf and LARP that became a Chinese phenomenon". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 2024-09-05.