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The Golden Cobra Challenge @goldencobra.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Our "long tail" is now fixed! Ssearch hundredss of Golden Cobra gamess in our interactive archive sstarting with 2014 and ending with 2025. "I wonder if there's a Golden Cobra game about...." Well just go ahead and look it up! www.goldencobra.org/GCInteractiv...

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The Golden Cobra Challenge @goldencobra.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Did you know? Golden Cobra pre-datess all the itch <dot> io jamss. Ssnakess co-exissted with the dinosaursss. You know.

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Shelly Jones (they/them) @shellyjones.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Should I be working on my next novel? Yes. Am I instead obsessed with an idea for my @goldencobra.bsky.social challenge submission and working on that before the October 15 deadline? Yesssssssssss 🐍🐍🐍 #WritersLife #GameDesign #IndieGames

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Graham Walmsley 🎲 @grahamwalmsley.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

If you haven't submitted to @goldencobra.bsky.social , I really encourage you to use it as a creative prompt and just do it. Don't think about winning, don't try to do something "good'. Just write a LARP you'd want to play. www.goldencobra.org

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The Golden Cobra Challenge @goldencobra.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

What is the future of gaming? Whatever it is, it coalescess within the entriesss of the Golden Cobra Challenge! Ssubmit your game by October 15th. goldencobra.org

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Shelly Jones (they/them) @shellyjones.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Ca-caw ca-caw! 🐦‍⬛

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Junnie Lannes @erosoxide.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

MAJORRRRRR

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The Golden Cobra Challenge @goldencobra.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

sssssssss Early Tim Hutchingsss did thiss award-winning game A Crow Funeral for the 2015 contest that runs well with an impromptu group of 5 or 6 friendss. BE LIKE A CROW www.goldencobra.org/pdf/2015/Cro... bsky.app/profile/euph...

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Hazel Anneke Dixon @hazelxd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I love this challenge a lot, do check it out!

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Matthijs Holter (Hyperfictive) @matthijs1000.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Oh, I wanna do this this year!

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Dr. Emily Friedman @ecfriedman.com · 15/09/2026

Sssssssssss

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Sharang Biswas @sharangbiswas.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Ssssssss

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The Golden Cobra Challenge @goldencobra.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Just write your weird ssstuff and send it to us. Playable weird sstudf iss even better!

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Charlie "The Common DM" @thecommondm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Ssssssssss!

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🪼Ghost Jellyfishlines 🔜 PaxU🪼 @jellyfishlines.itch.io · 15/09/2026

My time has come.

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Jim Markus @writingduels.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Do you play or design larps? If so, this event is worth your time.

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Jason Morningstar @jmstar.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The 2026 Golden Cobra Challenge is live! I'm on the organizing committee and I'd be happy to answer questions and/or cheer you on. It's a cool larp contest and often generates interesting, weird, and sometimes excellent games. www.goldencobra.org

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The Golden Cobra Challenge @goldencobra.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

ssssssssss The Golden Cobra Challenge 2026 is OPEN for sssubmissions. Ssubmit by October 15th! www.goldencobra.org

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satahshanks the kale gay cat 🛸 @posatahchips.gaygothvibes.online · 04/07/2026

nothing better than learning about amazing things through slightly ominous QRTs-- check out the categories & winners from last year www.goldencobra.org/2025winners....

This year, we will be handing out awards in the following categories:

Game We're Most Excited About
Game That Best Incorporates Connection and Community
Best Game That’s Easy to Pick Up and Play
Game That Celebrates Play For Its Own Sake
Game That Makes Us Want to Run Outside
Game The Credit-Card Processors Would Flag For Possible Licentious Content

Games may be submitted in any language by any participants around the world, but our judges are fluent in English, with some fluent in Spanish, French, German, and Japanese.

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The Golden Cobra Challenge @goldencobra.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Our awardsss criteria change, like the shedding of snakessssskin. We ssserve the community, as well as our own dark tastesss. Play a Golden Cobra sssubmission this July. Plenty to choossse from!

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The Golden Cobra Challenge @goldencobra.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

We hear that sssome people are jusst dissscovering that freeform larping exissts. Yessssss The Golden Cobra Challenge hass a huge wealth of material dating back to 2014 waiting for those who dare. Download and try a larp. You might like it? sssssssssss goldencobra.org

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Jason Morningstar @jmstar.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Every RPG is a one-page RPG if you only read one page of it

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The Golden Cobra Challenge @goldencobra.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

One of our co-foundersss has a number of larpsss you need to try!!

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Dr. Emily Friedman @ecfriedman.com · 19/01/2026

@guyintheblackhat.bsky.social crows and @goldencobra.bsky.social hisses approvingly and @jmstar.bsky.social is now crowned with fresh laurels. To turn to LARP coverage is to get into a part of the hobby even more complexly-related to capital (to put it mildly!) so I’m … paying attention.

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The Golden Cobra Challenge @goldencobra.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

GOOD DAY January is the month you should gather in small groups and PLAY GOLDEN COBRA GAMESSS Peruse the many entriess here: www.goldencobra.org

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The Golden Cobra Challenge @goldencobra.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Fight Truck isss Golden Cobra 2015 bsky.app/profile/rasc...

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shing yin khor @shing.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

This came in during an intense production week so I completely missed it, but my first little LARP got an honorable mention in the Golden Cobra Challenge! You can read it, and many other amazing short LARPS, on their website!

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Make a Scene! Scenario Festival @makeascenemn.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Congrats to all! Especially to 2025 MAS author Peter Hagmann on the win!

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Charlie "The Common DM" @thecommondm.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Check out all this cool art! I have so much reading material now to prepare me for next year!

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Aaron Trammell @aarontram.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Hssssss

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Gabe Makes Games @gabescaping.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

WHAT? @goldencobra.bsky.social invented a special category...for me?! I'm FLOORED. Thank you!

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Sharang Biswas @sharangbiswas.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Woo it was a joy to judge for the Golden Cobra Challenge this year! (Also this might be the first time I’ve live presented a game award? I want to do this more often…)

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Jax O'Lantern, Bimbo Reprobate 🎃✨️ @rufflejax.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

super congratulations to @luckoftheharbor.com on her Honorable Mention!!!

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Francine @wildt.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Omfg I got an honorable mention!! I'm so freaking hyped!! I wrote Final Commencement 🎓

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Lin Codega @lincodega.com · 08/11/2025

Thanksssssss to the judgesssssssss and congratssss to all the winnerssssss

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Dr. Emily Friedman @ecfriedman.com · 08/11/2025

I want to play this for my next book. And I’m scared to.

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The Golden Cobra Challenge @goldencobra.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

There are live physsical people at Metatopia presenting the awardsss thiss year.

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The Golden Cobra Challenge @goldencobra.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

sssssss tesssting tesssting sssss *mic tap*

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Remko @rvdpluijm.itch.io · 07/11/2025

Today the @goldencobra.bsky.social awards(ssss) are announced! While I cannot make it, you can find my entry along with all those other cool games at www.goldencobra.org/submissions2...

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The Golden Cobra Challenge @goldencobra.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Tomorrow, JOIN USSS at Metatopia, 7 pm, to hear the Golden Cobra Awardssss announced. OR: Ssubscribe here and we'll fill you in. Either way: PLAY THESE GAMESS!

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Make a Scene! Scenario Festival @makeascenemn.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

No need to wait for the awards to get playing! There's a "vibe edition" of Shawn Roske's Roots Underground inspired by local MN game Still Life. Plus a fresh game from past MAS contributor Alyse Leung.

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The Golden Cobra Challenge @goldencobra.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

You can read ALL the ssssubmissionss now. Awardss announced THISS Friday at Metatopia! www.goldencobra.org/submissions2...

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Jax O'Lantern, Bimbo Reprobate 🎃✨️ @rufflejax.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

The @goldencobra.bsky.social 2025 entries are up, including my game "a person is just meat" Go check them out! www.goldencobra.org/submissions2...

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Sharang Biswas @sharangbiswas.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

I’m enjoying reading these unhinged games. Even the ones I’m not considering for awards are weird and wonderful. Keep making experimental art everyone. The world needs it.

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Sharang Biswas @sharangbiswas.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Send us your larps!!

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The Golden Cobra Challenge @goldencobra.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Sssubmissssions now arriving!! We needss them. We needss YOURSS. Due: Monday goldencobra.org

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