Make a Scene! Scenario Festival
@makeascenemn.bsky.social
North America’s European-style larp festival returns on August 14 - 16, 2026 in Minneapolis. Make a Scene is the only stand-alone festival this side of the Atlantic that premieres brand new larps organized around a bespoke theme. www.makeascenemn.org
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2026 THEME & CALL FOR LARP PITCHES
The scenarios at Make A Scene: TEMPO explore new realms of time and pace, harmony and discord, synchronicity and stasis.
They’re flooding the zone – we’re dreaming futures worth living in.
Time to make a scene!
The scenarios at Make A Scene: TEMPO explore new realms of time and pace, harmony and discord, synchronicity and stasis.
They’re flooding the zone – we’re dreaming futures worth living in.
Time to make a scene!
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Friends in the TTRPG sphere, if you are invited onto a project and there is: no contract, no structure, no deadline and you have been brought on while things are still being figured out: do not do the work until you have those things.
Signed, a freelancer who has been shafted many times!
Signed, a freelancer who has been shafted many times!
February 9, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Friends in the TTRPG sphere, if you are invited onto a project and there is: no contract, no structure, no deadline and you have been brought on while things are still being figured out: do not do the work until you have those things.
Signed, a freelancer who has been shafted many times!
Signed, a freelancer who has been shafted many times!
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Hennepin County and State Patrol officers can be seen in images from Whipple on Sat concealing their faces, which is against a MN law that also applies to cops.
In was 26 degrees on Sat. They cannot claim it was “protection from weather.”
In was 26 degrees on Sat. They cannot claim it was “protection from weather.”
February 9, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Hennepin County and State Patrol officers can be seen in images from Whipple on Sat concealing their faces, which is against a MN law that also applies to cops.
In was 26 degrees on Sat. They cannot claim it was “protection from weather.”
In was 26 degrees on Sat. They cannot claim it was “protection from weather.”
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The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
February 9, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
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We have published our first report on larp festivals and conventions, explaining the foundations of the work we are doing in Larpocracy: Larp Festivals as Democratic Spaces.
zenodo.org/records/1841...
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Larp Festivals as Democratic Spaces
This report is the first deliverable from Work Package 5: Design of Spaces for Human Encounter in the Horizon Europe funded research project Larpocracy. It lays the foundations for our research on lar...
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February 9, 2026 at 9:12 AM
We have published our first report on larp festivals and conventions, explaining the foundations of the work we are doing in Larpocracy: Larp Festivals as Democratic Spaces.
zenodo.org/records/1841...
zenodo.org/records/1841...
Larpocracy has just published the first part of their study on Larp Festivals, of which Make a Scene is a small part! What may be of most interest is the first attempt at a history of roleplaying festivals, going well beyond Gen Con and into the Nordics.
zenodo.org/records/1841...
zenodo.org/records/1841...
February 9, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Larpocracy has just published the first part of their study on Larp Festivals, of which Make a Scene is a small part! What may be of most interest is the first attempt at a history of roleplaying festivals, going well beyond Gen Con and into the Nordics.
zenodo.org/records/1841...
zenodo.org/records/1841...
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Swear to god, ICE could just announce they're leaving a city but not leave and the media will just stop covering that city completely even though ICE never left.
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
February 6, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Swear to god, ICE could just announce they're leaving a city but not leave and the media will just stop covering that city completely even though ICE never left.
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
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@lizziestark.bsky.social and I wrote a game about grinding the gears of oppression in the most annoying, deniable ways, inspired by the 1944 Simple Sabotage Field manual of the OSS. It's cozy! You play cute forest animals who work in a trap factory for predators! sixofhounds.itch.io/slow-walk
Slow Walk by Six of Hounds
Cute animals sabotage a mousetrap factory. A serious larp.
sixofhounds.itch.io
February 5, 2026 at 8:31 PM
@lizziestark.bsky.social and I wrote a game about grinding the gears of oppression in the most annoying, deniable ways, inspired by the 1944 Simple Sabotage Field manual of the OSS. It's cozy! You play cute forest animals who work in a trap factory for predators! sixofhounds.itch.io/slow-walk
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Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
February 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
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Minneapolis council committee delays liquor licenses for 2 hotels over hosting federal agents
Minneapolis council committee delays liquor licenses for 2 hotels over hosting federal agents
The City Council will hold a public hearing on the liquor licenses for the Canopy by Hilton in the Mill District and Depot Renaissance Hotel.
www.startribune.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Minneapolis council committee delays liquor licenses for 2 hotels over hosting federal agents
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The wonderful "Play Make Learn" 2026 Conference is back on July 9-11 at the beautiful campus of University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, WI.
This year the theme is " Scrappiness" - which ties beautifully with concepts of sustainability, problem-solving, tabletop design, and resistance.
This year the theme is " Scrappiness" - which ties beautifully with concepts of sustainability, problem-solving, tabletop design, and resistance.
February 2, 2026 at 8:21 PM
The wonderful "Play Make Learn" 2026 Conference is back on July 9-11 at the beautiful campus of University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, WI.
This year the theme is " Scrappiness" - which ties beautifully with concepts of sustainability, problem-solving, tabletop design, and resistance.
This year the theme is " Scrappiness" - which ties beautifully with concepts of sustainability, problem-solving, tabletop design, and resistance.
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This is a great *paid* opportunity for larp designers from @makeascenemn.bsky.social!
Submit a short pitch and if selected get $300 to write the scenario. First-time designers and BIPOC are especially encouraged to pitch – and you can be from anywhere!
Submit a short pitch and if selected get $300 to write the scenario. First-time designers and BIPOC are especially encouraged to pitch – and you can be from anywhere!
Submit a Scenario | MAKE A SCENE!
Calling all scenario authors, past, present, and future! We are seeking brand new live-action roleplaying scenarios exploring the festival theme of Tempo to premiere at Make a Scene in August 2026! We...
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February 2, 2026 at 5:49 PM
This is a great *paid* opportunity for larp designers from @makeascenemn.bsky.social!
Submit a short pitch and if selected get $300 to write the scenario. First-time designers and BIPOC are especially encouraged to pitch – and you can be from anywhere!
Submit a short pitch and if selected get $300 to write the scenario. First-time designers and BIPOC are especially encouraged to pitch – and you can be from anywhere!
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I flew to Minnesota over the summer in 2025 to film the role play festival of Make A Scene MN @makeascenemn.bsky.social and met the most amazing prevention advocates!
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January 30, 2026 at 8:39 PM
I flew to Minnesota over the summer in 2025 to film the role play festival of Make A Scene MN @makeascenemn.bsky.social and met the most amazing prevention advocates!
www.instagram.com/reel/DS56vvX...
www.instagram.com/reel/DS56vvX...
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The crowdfunding page for Odysseus, the epic Battlestar Galactica-inspired blockbuster larp, is out in preview!
Super thorough and really polished, while remaining unmistakably grassroots. Very excited about this one!
Super thorough and really polished, while remaining unmistakably grassroots. Very excited about this one!
Odysseus – First Light by Ellarion Tales - Indiegogo
Odysseus – First Light is an epic sci-fi larp about survival. Help us build a spaceship and join us onboard!
www.indiegogo.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:48 PM
The crowdfunding page for Odysseus, the epic Battlestar Galactica-inspired blockbuster larp, is out in preview!
Super thorough and really polished, while remaining unmistakably grassroots. Very excited about this one!
Super thorough and really polished, while remaining unmistakably grassroots. Very excited about this one!
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There was a story on Kare 11 about winter coat donation drives through various businesses in the metro area and they left out one key detail: the fact that these coats are for people that are being released from the Whipple building into the deadly elements of Minnesota winter with no protection
January 30, 2026 at 1:57 AM
There was a story on Kare 11 about winter coat donation drives through various businesses in the metro area and they left out one key detail: the fact that these coats are for people that are being released from the Whipple building into the deadly elements of Minnesota winter with no protection
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Game submissions are now open for our online event! Submit a game to run and join us on Discord goplaynw.org/online/run-a...
January 30, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Game submissions are now open for our online event! Submit a game to run and join us on Discord goplaynw.org/online/run-a...
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This is precisely my bullshit to a frightening degree.
January 29, 2026 at 1:12 PM
This is precisely my bullshit to a frightening degree.
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The 7th annual Aro Jam page is live! Have you ever wanted to make a video game (or tabletop game)? How about one with aromantic representation? Aro Jam is a game jam for this purpose. Check out the jam page for a bunch of resources. The jam lasts the full month of February! itch.io/jam/aro-jam-...
Aro Jam 2026
A game jam from 2026-02-01 to 2026-03-01 hosted by Metaparadox. Welcome to the seventh Aro Jam! If you’re looking for the previous Aro Jams, here’s the links: https://itch.io/jam/aro-jam , https://itc...
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January 29, 2026 at 3:28 AM
The 7th annual Aro Jam page is live! Have you ever wanted to make a video game (or tabletop game)? How about one with aromantic representation? Aro Jam is a game jam for this purpose. Check out the jam page for a bunch of resources. The jam lasts the full month of February! itch.io/jam/aro-jam-...
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Feeling like a failure at game design means - you guessed it! - time to design something.
Sometimes the only solution is to do something.
Sometimes the only solution is to do something.
January 29, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Feeling like a failure at game design means - you guessed it! - time to design something.
Sometimes the only solution is to do something.
Sometimes the only solution is to do something.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Bully Pulpit Games has 28 larps and larp-like games published - for free, pay what you want, and for sale; some by me and some with friends. We have lots more available to our patrons but never published for various reasons. Some of my personal faves in a thread... www.patreon.com/posts/bully-...
Bully Pulpit Games Larp Catalog | Bully Pulpit Games
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January 27, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Bully Pulpit Games has 28 larps and larp-like games published - for free, pay what you want, and for sale; some by me and some with friends. We have lots more available to our patrons but never published for various reasons. Some of my personal faves in a thread... www.patreon.com/posts/bully-...
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Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Minnesotans have all "studied the playbook."
(Please quote repost with your playbook, Minnesota. Have at it.)
(Please quote repost with your playbook, Minnesota. Have at it.)
January 26, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Minnesotans have all "studied the playbook."
(Please quote repost with your playbook, Minnesota. Have at it.)
(Please quote repost with your playbook, Minnesota. Have at it.)
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The No ICE in Minnesota charity bundle submission period is now open: itch.io/jam/no-ice-i...
All games, free and paid, TTRPG and browser based-alike are welcome
Submissions are open until January 26 & the charity bundle supporting a Minnesota based Immigrants' rights org will go live in February
All games, free and paid, TTRPG and browser based-alike are welcome
Submissions are open until January 26 & the charity bundle supporting a Minnesota based Immigrants' rights org will go live in February
January 7, 2026 at 10:32 PM
The No ICE in Minnesota charity bundle submission period is now open: itch.io/jam/no-ice-i...
All games, free and paid, TTRPG and browser based-alike are welcome
Submissions are open until January 26 & the charity bundle supporting a Minnesota based Immigrants' rights org will go live in February
All games, free and paid, TTRPG and browser based-alike are welcome
Submissions are open until January 26 & the charity bundle supporting a Minnesota based Immigrants' rights org will go live in February
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Renee Good's last words: "I'm not mad at you."
Alex Pretti's last words: "Are you ok?"
These are the people they're trying to paint as violent and dangerous
Alex Pretti's last words: "Are you ok?"
These are the people they're trying to paint as violent and dangerous
January 25, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Renee Good's last words: "I'm not mad at you."
Alex Pretti's last words: "Are you ok?"
These are the people they're trying to paint as violent and dangerous
Alex Pretti's last words: "Are you ok?"
These are the people they're trying to paint as violent and dangerous