Last weekend, I was at the Nordic roleplaying and larp conference Knutpunkt in Sweden. Like always, it was a wonderful experience, showing how furiously the scene and the artform are progressing into new and exciting directions. Sometimes it feels like things are going so fast, you have to work hard Continue Reading
Games
Nordic Larp the book available for free
Nordic Larp, the seminal collection of articles about important games in the Nordic countries. Is finally available as a freely downloadable PDF. Get it here. I have an article in the book, about the larp Luminescence.
Roleplaying Game Movie Night #7: Knights of Badassdom & Lloyd the Conqueror
I and some friends have a project of trying to watch all movies, tv episodes and other stuff with moving pictures related to roleplaying games ever made. We’re pretty far along on this goal. I’ll write here about old and new things we’ve found and watched. (Knights of Badassdom) Movies Continue Reading
The New Knutpunkt Books Are Out
The Nordic larp conference Knutpunkt will be held shortly. The books published together with the conference are now available as free PDFs. This time, there’s two: a collection of new articles called The Cutting Edge of Nordic Larp and a collection of old articles humbly titled The Foundation Stone of Continue Reading
Roleplaying Game Movie Night #6: The Institute
I and some friends have a project of trying to watch all movies, tv episodes and other stuff with moving pictures related to roleplaying games ever made. We’re pretty far along on this goal. I’ll write here about old and new things we’ve found and watched. (The Institute) The Jejune Continue Reading
Roleplaying Game Movie Night #5: King of the Nerds
I and some friends have a project of trying to watch all movies, tv episodes and other stuff with moving pictures related to roleplaying games ever made. We’re pretty far along on this goal. I’ll write here about old and new things we’ve found and watched. (King of the Nerds, Continue Reading
Roleplaying Game Movie Night #4: The Gamers movies
I and some friends have a project of trying to watch all movies, tv episodes and other stuff with moving pictures related to roleplaying games ever made. We’re pretty far along on this goal. I’ll write here about old and new things we’ve found and watched. (The Gamers: Hands of Continue Reading
Photos from Halat hisar
The photographer Tuomas Puikkonen has published a set from our larp Halat hisar. More here.
Juhana Ropeconissa
Vuosittainen roolipelitapahtuma Ropecon järjestetään Espoossa Dipolissa 26.-28.7. Tässä ne ohjelmanumerot, jotka liittyvät tavalla tai toisella minuun: Larp in Palestine Pe 19:00 – 20:00, Klondyke Englanninkielinen esitelmä, järjestetään osana Halat hisar -larppiprojektia, jossa olen mukana tuottajana. Tässä esitelmän kuvaus Ropeconin saitilta: Larp came to Palestine in 2012 thanks to the efforts Continue Reading
Halat hisar – State of Siege – Piiritystila
(Picture: Joel Sammallahti) Halat hisar (State of Siege in English, Piiritystila in Finnish) is the name of a larp project I’m part of, bringing Palestinian larp to Finland. The game is set in an alternate world where Finland is under occupation and people have to live their daily lives under Continue Reading