Larping in Wellington
Wellington is currently seeing a big surge in its larps. Most are one-off theatreform games, but there are campaign games in the works, as well as various conventions.
There are at least one or two larps run every month, with a wide range in size and genre. Coming up soon are Nobilis, a Christmas larp, Asterix, a Dresden Files larp, horror larps, One Night in Heaven and a wide variety of others.
You can also get into larping at some of Wellington's gaming conventions...
Kapcon
Wellington's biggest gaming convention, Kapcon offers a mixture of tabletop games, mini larps (8-16 players) and a flagship larp of 80 players. The flagship game for the 2012 convention is Achaean, a game about Greek legends and gods, set on the eve of the Trojan war. The event takes place on Wellington Anniversary Weekend of January 21st - 22nd 2012, and more details can be found at www.kapcon.org.nz.
Hydra
Wellington's own dedicated larping convention debuts in April 2012. Featuring six rounds of games, and a traditional big flagship game which will be inspired by the Mayan apocalpyse for 2012. The event will take place on the weekend of April 13th - 15th 2012, and you can find out more at: hydra.nzlarps.org. Look out as well for Confusion, a casual one day convention in August, and Fright Night, a halloween based horror convention in October, for more larping opportunities.
Other upcoming events
To find out more about what's coming up, the best way to stay tuned is through the Wellington larp Google Group or by following the Wellington forum on Diatribe. Make sure you follow the Victoria University gaming club's Facebook page to find out more about their larping events.
You can also contact the head of the Wellington committee of nzLARPS, Ellen Boucher or the Wellington Marketing Officer, Bryn Jones.