Mina Amiri Kalvøy ☄︎

Grand Opening! is a live-action role-play (LARP) inspired by the absurd history of the BER Airport. After years of delays, the long awaited airport finally opened in October 2020, 8 years after its initial opening date in 2012. The LARP draws from real anecdotes about what happened during the years before the opening, such as the many dress rehearsals held to simulate different scenarios, employees hired to run empty trains through tunnels and flush toilets to prevent mould, and the idea of using students as human fire alarms when the automated system failed.

Grand Opening! consists of 11 characters, a backstory (setting), campaigns, rules, and game artefacts. Each player receives a game package containing a boarding card assigning their character, an ID card, an official handbook with the backstory and general information, and a character handbook with personal campaigns and insights into their role.