Court of last resort

RPG system: LARP
Participants: 7-13 players

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Ropecon (2017), Expo and Convention Centre Messukeskus, Helsinki, Finland

	Denis Muravlyansky
	Alexey Shkorkin

Ropecon (2018), Expo and Convention Centre Messukeskus, Helsinki, Finland

Denis Muravlyansky

Description

Let’s face it – no-one likes making choices. We try to find the golden mean, we call for objectivity and neutrality in difficult situations. You have to be responsible for the choice you’ve made. And sometimes this burden seems too heavy. If you think you are ready to take it, let’s check it. At least, in the form of a game.

‘Court of last resort’ is quite a simple game. As members of the jury, you will examine a few cases. Your work will result in the court’s decision whether to implement the extreme penalty (capital punishment) or not.

We don’t expect you to make ideal decisions. You just have to choose between the two options: guilty or innocent.

You can’t abstain.

The game contains issues that may seem unethical to some of you. You will probably find yourself in the situation you don’t like, and you woudn’t wish it on your worst enemy.

Before the game, you will create your own character using the method we provide. Your character’s features will depend on you.

We have to warn you that all the choices must be made from the players’ standpoints, not from the characters’! The characters are just masks you are wearing.

That’s why we advise you to be guided by your own ethical and moral principles while creating your characters and during the game.

With love,
‘Povidlo’

Age limit 18

Designer: Art group "Povidlo"

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