The Tribunal

By J. Tuomas Harviainen

Players: 5-12

Genre: Oppression

Two soldiers from your unit have been charged with the crime of stealing bread. If found guilty, they will be shot. The problem is that they are innocent.

The Tribunal is a short, intense participatory scenario about the mechanics of oppression, inspired by Orwell, Krylov and Buchner. The scenario takes place in a space of waiting, just before the first one of you is called to testify in front of the military tribunal. Each of you will face the judges alone, not knowing what the others will say. So if you want to make a difference, or be sure you survive, you need to discuss and deal now. The Tribunal has been played all over the world and won the 2010 Larpwriter’s Challenge award and is an approachable point of entry for learning about Nordic LARP.

Cost: free

Available from: http://leavingmundania.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/tribunal_02.pdf

Previous NZ runs

Christchurch 2016

Wellington 2015