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This was back when LARPing had no life past Civil War reenactors, before cosplay went mainstream, before “Dungeons & Dragons,” Medieval Times restaurants and thatched-roof fantasy blockbuster movies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2024

There is a fine line between aesthetic “cores” and straight up live-action role-playing, or LARPing — another subculture.

From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2021

But they’re people with no training, basically LARPing.

From Slate • Aug. 6, 2021

This story may have started as an especially loony version of live action role play, or LARPing.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2021

Well, at that point, LARPing got a lot less cool.

From Little Brother by Doctorow, Cory