Games - Boffer

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A boffer is any padded weapon used in the act of boffing and quite often associated with LARPs. Normally they are constructed by taking a solid core (such as PVC or wood, though sometimes graphite or bamboo) and wrapping with some sort of padded material, such as closed-cell pipe insulation foam. Some boffer weapons also feature a thrusting tip of open-cell foam, which is much softer and more compressible than the foam on the blade of the sword. Depending on which set of rules are being used, the pommel of the boffer may also have a thrusting tip for striking with the back of the weapon. The foam on the weapon may be covered with either duct tape or cloth, though some extravagant boffer weapons are dipped in a latex coating that can be painted to add to the realism.

Weapons such as swords, axes, polearms, maces, spears, and defensive devices such as shields can all be made for boffer combat. Blades such as that of a boffer axe are normally constructed of a large piece of open-cell foam to make them safer.

Rules for constructing boffers vary a great deal from group to group. Boffer groups differ on the allowed weight, flexibility, thickness of foam, length of thrusting tip, and type of materials that may be used as a core.

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