Hlasko
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Hlasko is a freeform live-action adaptation of Marek Hlasko's infamous post-war novel Killing The Second Dog .
Robert and Jacob are two destitute Polish con artists living in Israel in the early 1960s. They make their living scamming American women visiting on vacation¸ tricking them into falling in love with Jacob. Robert¸ who directs the scheme from behind the scenes¸ and Jacob¸ who plays a broken romantic¸ are hard-boiled¸ desperate men¸ adrift in a foreign land after being forced out of tyrannical Poland.
Players wrote:
"Hlasko is a gloriously dark game that combines a tight script with the numinous mechanics of a classic grift to deliver a singular - and memorable - experience. Also there is a dog.” - Jason Morningstar
"Hlasko successfully evokes post-war existential emptiness in a larp. Our bodies and voices become animated with anxieties and decisions of characters in a novel written over 50 years ago. If this is not testament to the games consequential design and spare brilliance¸ I am at a loss of what else to say." - Evan Torner
"Hlasko gave us the opportunity to explore some truly complex characters doing some truly despicable things...Possibly more importantly¸ I walked away feeling more invested in this piece of literature than I think I would have if I'd just picked up the book - which I now plan to do.” - Clio Yun-Su Davis
This is a free game. Free as in freeform.
Hlasko is a freeform live-action adaptation of Marek Hlasko's infamous post-war novel Killing The Second Dog.
Robert and Jacob are two destitute Polish con artists living in Israel in the early 1960s. They make their living scamming American women visiting on vacation¸ tricking them into falling in love with Jacob. Robert¸ who directs the scheme from behind the scenes¸ and Jacob¸ who plays a broken romantic¸ are hard-boiled¸ desperate men¸ adrift in a foreign land after being forced out of tyrannical Poland.
Players wrote:
"Hlasko is a gloriously dark game that combines a tight script with the numinous mechanics of a classic grift to deliver a singular - and memorable - experience. Also there is a dog.” - Jason Morningstar
"Hlasko successfully evokes post-war existential emptiness in a larp. Our bodies and voices become animated with anxieties and decisions of characters in a novel written over 50 years ago. If this is not testament to the games consequential design and spare brilliance¸ I am at a loss of what else to say." - Evan Torner
"Hlasko gave us the opportunity to explore some truly complex characters doing some truly despicable things...Possibly more importantly¸ I walked away feeling more invested in this piece of literature than I think I would have if I'd just picked up the book - which I now plan to do.” - Clio Yun-Su Davis
This is a free game. Free as in freeform.