LARP Icebreaker

Source: A comment by Stéphane Rigoni on this post on LARP workshops:

"I’m often using this exercice as an icebreaker. It’s easy and works pretty well. It has three parts you will repeat 2-3 times before getting to the next one.

Part one :

  1. ask people to walk randomly in the room (or any area you are in, not to big nor too small).
  2. ask them to choose each someone secretly they will have to be as close as possible physically as soon as you clap your hands
  3. clap your hands !
    Repeat 2-3 times. People sticking to each other skin to skin is a good beginning for warming up.

Then, Part Two :

  1. walking (same as part 1)
  2. ask them to choose someone they will have to be as far away as possible
  3. clap !
    Repeat 2-3 times. This time this is a bit more physical because they will have to run away and it might take time to find a balanced position taht suits everybody.

Then, Part three :

  1. walking (same as part 1)
  2. ask them to select one person they will have to be as close as possible and an other one they will have to be as far away as possible.
  3. clap !
    This the funniest and most physical part because often it’s impossible to find a balanced solution. So people will be chasing and being chased at the same time, often using each other as a human shield and will have to be constantly moving.
    Repeat 2-3 times."