Nova-Larp Day was Saturday, January 24. And it was pretty great. Rachael Storey Burke hosted, and Melissa S Cohen did a lot of organization.
First game was Top Secret Admirer, a Golden Cobra game and I facilitated. This game is by Sam Zeitlin and +daniel eison, neither of which can I +1 into a conversation.
Its about folks with top secret security clearances going to speed dating. It worked really well, and some parts were fantastic. Gender, in the game, is not a thing. Everybody can date everybody, and be attracted to anyone. So, everyone goes on a quick date with everyone else.
What makes it work, really, is the secret roles. Some of you are not what you claim, which leads to fantastic endings. We had arrests, orgies, and damn near a shoot out.
I think the player handouts could be more conductive, and I've put a bit of time into it while I'm thinking about it.
For the second game, we split up. Upstairs, we did Jason Morningstar 's JUGGERNAUT while downstairs they played the early alpha of Rachael Storey Burke 's top secret game.
Last game was At What Cost, by Christopher Amherst . For us, it didn't quite work. I had hopes it would be about how far would we -- the PC spies -- go to get information or figure out who a mole was in our midst. Instead, it became more torture porn than i was really into.
Some great games, with some great people. Davey Cruz co-facilitated Top Secret Admirer, Rachael Storey Burke wrote one game, and made sure JUGGERNAUT went off without a hitch. And thanks to Melissa S Cohen , Sean Leventhal and Misha Polonsky for playing evil Russians in At What Cost.