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Lawyer Up

A courtroom card duel: draft the evidence, grill the witnesses and tug the jury toward your side.

A courtroom duel for two, played entirely with cards. One of you is the prosecution, the other the defense, and every case brings its own story and its own twists, from murder to racketeering. First comes Discovery: you go through the evidence and draft the pieces you think will win it. Then you take turns calling and questioning witnesses, chaining cards with matching symbols into arguments that earn influence. Finally you spend that influence to tip the jury's biases toward your side. Think of a tug-of-war dressed up as a legal drama, with roles that really feel different from each side of the table. There is a solo mode too, for anyone who enjoys arguing against themselves.

Prosecution against defense, truly asymmetricDraft evidence, then chain witness cardsSpend influence to swing the jury

Who it's for

You and one other person like clever card duels with a story, and a legal drama sounds more fun than another fantasy fight.

Not for you if…

You are more than two, or you dislike games where symbol-chaining takes some thinking. The competitive mode needs exactly two.

Vibe's take

Tense and argumentative in a good way. Every card you chain feels like a point scored in front of the jury, and the swing of the jury's mood keeps both sides sweating until the end.

#2,974 on BGG

of over 30,000 ranked board games

Published 2021 Β· 5 years ago

newer than 63% of games

In 4,542 collections

collected more than 55% of games

1–2 players Β· ages 14+

Best with 2 Β· publisher: 13+

60–75 min

longer than 71% of games Β· typical 30–90 min

Complexity: demanding

Takes some learning Β· 2.6 out of 5 Β· heavier than 74%

Opinions: usual spread

A normal range of ratings

Language: some text

Text on cards or in the rules

Play style: competitive Β· solo too

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