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'''Treasure Trap''' was the first [[live-combat]] campaign larp in the [[UK]]. It ran from 1982 to 1984 and has had a significant influence on the development of UK larp.<ref name="hook1">Nathan Hook, "The Children of Treasure Trap: History and Trends of British Live Action Role-Play". In ''Playground Worlds: Creating and Evaluating Experiences of Role-Playing Games'', Solmukohta (2008), p 70.</ref>

Treasure Trap first advertised in ''White Dwarf'' in Dec/Jan 1981/82, using the slogan of "You've Fantasy Role Played on the Table... NOW PLAY FOR REAL!"<ref>''White Dwarf'', #28, p. 6.</ref> and began running in April 1982. It received a positive review in ''White Dwarf'' later that year.<ref name="wdr31">Ian Livingstone, "Treasure Trap". ''White Dwarf'' #31, p. 25.</ref> The adventures were short [[linear]] adventures, lasting two to three hours, in which the player characters would pursue a set goal such as rescuing a princess. Mechanically, the game used live combat and [[boffer]] weapons, with a location-based system of [[hit points]] and armour based on ''Runequest''. Monsters "would fall down 'dead' if they felt a weapon hit any critical part of their bodies,"<ref name="wdr31"/> while monster weapons and claws were marked with dye, allowing hits to be counted after each fight ([[battleboarding]]). Spells were represented with thrown tennis-balls or dye-filled eggshells.

At its height Treasure Trap had 5,000 members.<ref name="hook1"/> It ended in 1984 when the castle was sold, but spawned a host of successors, including [[Durham University Treasure Trap]] and [[Labyrinthe]].

==See also==
* [[Durham University Treasure Trap]]
* [[Cambridge Larp Society]]
* [[Birmingham University Treasure Trap]]
* [[Labyrinthe]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6GVntOTY9g "Treasure Trap"] on "South of Watford" (starts 3m 10s in; Ben Elton presents)
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoU9eNHqXL8&hl=en-GB&gl=GB "Treasure Chase"], a film of Treasure Trap
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_Trap Treasure Trap] at Wikipedia

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