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Two or more characters or groups are involved in a "conflict" that they at first glance seem to take very seriously. Yeah, there's a huge war going on here. They really hate each other. Well, except that they don't. It's just a game, and there's actually no hard feelings involved. They simply fight each other because they know they all enjoy it and are comfortable to trust that no one gets hurt for real. They might even have a [[Safe Word]].
 
If everyone involved makes sure no one gets hurt, it can be [[Internal Subtrope|narrowed down]] to a [[Harmless War]]. However, not all friendly fighters are so considerate. If they are in it [[For the Evulz]], the collateral damage might be considerable. (For the ''other'' kind of "Harmless War", see [[Non-Lethal Warfare]] and [[Nobody Can Die]].)
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* In the novels about Bill Bergson ("Kalle Blomkvist" in the original language) we have "''Röda Och Vita Rosen''": The main characters have divided themselves into two teams that constantly oppose each other just for the hell of it. Often they fight over some destigated treasure, which they only want because they don't want the other side to have it. Of course, they don't let this struggle get in the way of the ''actual'' plot.
* In ''[[Peter Pan]]'', the Lost Boys and the Indians take turns attacking each other as a game. It turns serious in the Disney version when the Chief accuses the Boys of kidnapping Tiger Lily, who was actually taken by Captain Hook for the purpose of trying to get the location of Peter Pan's hiding place out of her.
* In the ''[[Anne of Green Gables]]'' series, Anne and Gilbert's academic rivalry is played up as this, as least on Gilbert's side. To Anne, though, it is taken ''very'' seriously.
 
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
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== [[Tabletop RPG]] ==
* ''[[Dungeons and& Dragons]]'' adventure EX2 ''The Land Beyond The Magic Mirror'': The [[PC]]s can encounter a huge lion and a gigantic unicorn fighting each other. They're actually having a contest to see who will receive a valuable crown.
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
* In ''[[RunescapeRuneScape]]'', the neighboring island nations of Miscellania and Etceteria are in a state of perpetual war, despite neither side having an army and nobody ever actually fighting.
 
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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