WELCOME! What is RISING?

RISING is a live action game putting you into the heart of the zombie apocolypse.  You are now part of the story line, where your decisions can change the entire plot, including the outcome.  YOU can limber through lazers, kill abhorations of nature, and hopefully put an end to the world that you know now as ZOMBIES.  YOU can actually help find an end to the distruction, or you may even become a part of it.  You will be put to the test against all types of walking dead, a variety of interactive puzzles, and lots and lots of combat*.  Ever think you have what it takes to survive? This is your chance to find out! Jump into you favorite Survival Horror game or Zombie Apocolypse movie and experience it for REAL.

What is live action gaming?

Live action gaming or live action role playing (LARP) does not use a board, miniatures or dice to determine what happens in the game world. If you want your character to do something, you must actually do it! Want to attack that zombie horde shambling toward you? Well, pick up your safety checked boffer weapon and have at them. Want to try and disarm the computer lock that has you cornered in a room listening to the moans and wails of bloodthirsty undead? Get out your toolkit and start snipping wires. This makes live action games much more immersive than even the best table top or board game since you are actually experiencing the adventures that your character is undertaking.

WHAT'S NEW FOR 2009???

BOFFER MAKE AND TAKES! You can join ZBP to learn how to make a RISING-safe boffer weapon and take it with you when you're done. You can even use them later on in our games to test them out.

PLAY AS A ZOMBIE (not just NPCing or Volunteering)! This must be best addition to the RISING game! Join us in our RISING games as a zombie. What makes this different from volunteering is that you can level up your zombie to become one of the most menacing, horrifying, mutated undead to revel the human race. Check here for more information!

GOOD NEWS FOR CHILDREN! A kid's version of RISING should be available to play at the conventions, with puzzles and Nerf(tm) action.  But don't worry parents, the kids do the fighting but don't get hit! Check back for more information. 

Card games and board games.  We have a card game and board game currently in development too! We not only hope to have a game to show you next year, but have it on the market by then too! There is also a third game which will hopefully be out for testing. 

RISING events will have a whole new fling to them for 2009.  You've seen the mansion, you've witnessed the beginning of it all... now it's time to find yourself in new situations.  Puzzles will be all new and better than before, and we are always improving on props. (Check the RISING schedule for more of a taste of what to expect for next year's convention events.)  Can't wait to see you!

A RISING weekend event at Stonehouse park is giving us all the jitters.  The atmosphere for the weekend will be several years into the RISING as you find yourself either entering or apart of a makeshift community.  No one is sure who can be trusted, and it's survival of the fittest as zombies have started finding the camp and a tip comes in of where an antivirus lab is hidden.  Strange characters seem to wonder through frequently too, but can you trust, let alone understand what is coming out of their mouths?  Always, always, always check for traps, and watch where you step if entering unknown territory! You'll need to watch your back since you never know what you're going to encounter.

         GREAT CHICAGO RISING, our Chicago chapter, will be coming up with new and even more twisted events for you Chi-town lovers for a brand spankin new JULY event!  Keep up-to-date with their site as they will bring you more details closer to June.