Tiny Diggers – An iPad Construction Truck Game for Kids Age 2-5

A few weeks ago my wife and I were in a local park and witnessed a group of people dressed in old Knight’s uniforms complete with chain mail as well as Wizards and other centuries-old outfits. We wondered what the heck they were up to, why were they fighting with swords? Is this for a movie? Later we found out that it’s a group of LARP’ers or Live Action Role Players which is a live theatrical role playing game. Think of it as a active form of World of Warcraft or Guild Wars if you will – or perhaps a glorified version of Dungeons & Dragons. LARP’s will design their own character and an imaginary world then either battle it out or just hang out and talk shop in an alternate reality. There are ranks to think about too: You have your GM’s (Game Masters) NPC’s (Non Player Characters) and PC’s (Player Characters). To me it just sounds like a lot of work but I guess it’s that social acceptance and comradery that makes it worth while.

You can learn all about this game on How Stuff Works.
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