Summer LARP Campout

Every year Minnesota role-players get together for some live action role-playing and outdoor activities - volleyball, badminton, bocce, hiking, board/card games, and burning food over an open flame. The brave set up tents and camp after the game, the rest take the short drive back to their home or a nearby hotel and return the next day. No previous knowledge or experience is needed, just a willingness to have fun.

When: 4:00 PM Friday, July 15th to 2:00 PM July 17th. The interactive games begin around 7 PM on Friday and Saturday.

Where: Blue Stem campsite, Crow-Hassan park in Hennepin County near Rogers, MN.

Cost: $7 per player per game.

Event Descriptions

Friday: Stargate: The Heart of the Matter

By Joe Donaghue, Brett Johnson, Kim Martineau, and Nate Nolan

Previously on StarGate … The war against the Goa'uld System Lords continues, but the fragile alliance between Earth, Caital, the Free Jaffa Nation, and the Tok'Ra is threatened.

A conference between the allies is planned, but it will take more than diplomacy to get to the Heart of the Matter before it is too late. Join us for this two part television event.

This game is set in the StarGate milieu, primarily using StarGate SG:1 as source material, taking place sometime during season 7. However, no special show knowledge is required.

Players: 20

Kid-friendly: Yes

Saturday: Action Acres Retirement Park

By Dave Ehren, Chris Oinonen-Ehren, and Jim Beecher

Remember the adventures of your favorite '60s and '70s heroes? What happened to them after they went off the air? Well, they got old. Now they live together at AARP. Until recently things were fine, if occasionally boring. That changed this evening when Dr. Evil began monologuing. Usually he just blows off steam, but tonight he described a sinister plan to destroy the world. It’s been many years since you tried anything more strenuous than shuffleboard or hoarding pudding. You’re unsure you have what it takes, but you won’t let the world perish without a fight!

Player characters are well-known heroes from the movies and TV of the '60s and '70s. They may be past their prime but they still have what it takes … occasionally.

Players: 22

Kid-friendly: Some characters.