O JOGO DO BICHO

O Jogo do Bicho (The Animal Game), created by Luiz Falcão and Luiz Prado, is a two-hour chamber larp for eight people about (bad) luck, uncanny experiences, and what people do together when there is nothing to do. The game makes heavy use of meta techniques and is one of the first Brazilian larps (that we know of) in this style. We wanted to document this larp because we believe that it is a unique and interesting game, it is relevant to the regional and international larp communities, and it epitomizes Brazilian flavors. O Jogo do Bicho (2014) takes its name from the infamous folkloric and illegal betting game. The larp is set in Brazil in 1971, during our military dictatorship. Our larp attracted a wide variety of participants including role-players, game designers, larpwrights, an academic researcher on role-playing and a psychodramatist. In O Jogo do Bicho, we experienced various possibilities within the medium of larp which broke from the main traditions of Brazilian larp.