A closer look
When thousands of nerds gather in the woods with foam swords, the resulting bureaucracy naturally rivals modern governments. At the massive Canadian LARP Bicolline, the faction politics run so deep that players trade real-world currency for in-game 'solars' to buy imaginary land, secure trade routes, and hire actual human mercenaries for massive weekend battles. Guild leaders spend the entire off-season acting like shadow diplomats, signing actual paper treaties and betraying rival factions before anyone even sets foot on the physical battlefield.
