I'm the Judge.
To my right stands the Prosecutor, whose goal is to convict a suspect.
To the left is the Lawyer defending them.
Prosecutor, you begin by writing two Facts - short, factual sentences like
[The victim was killed by a spear].
Then you both draw 5 cards from a shuffled 52-card deck.
At each turn :
- Draw a card.
- Play one (or more) face-down card, take a deep breath and
yell...
____ _ _ _ _ _
/ __ \| | (_) | | (_) | |
| | | | |__ _ ___ ___| |_ _ ___ _ __ | |
| | | | '_ \| |/ _ \/ __| __| |/ _ \| '_ \ | |
| |__| | |_) | | __/ (__| |_| | (_) | | | | |_|
\____/|_.__/| |\___|\___|\__|_|\___/|_| |_| (_)
_/ |
|__/
If you played :
> One JQKA-card : Add a new Fact.
I'll check if it doesn't contradict the others Facts.
[The suspect was seen holding a spear]
> One (or more) Heart-card : For each card, add, delete or change exactly one letter in a Fact.
I'll decide if the updated Fact is meaningful.
[The suspect was seen holding a *pear]
If you think your shady opponent is bluffing, you can reveal their face-down cards by shouting...
_ _ _ _ _
/\ | | (_) | | (_) | |
/ \ | |__ _ ___ ___| |_ _ ___ _ __ | |
/ /\ \ | '_ \| |/ _ \/ __| __| |/ _ \| '_ \ | |
/ ____ \| |_) | | __/ (__| |_| | (_) | | | | |_|
/_/ \_\_.__/| |\___|\___|\__|_|\___/|_| |_| (_)
_/ |
|__/
If they're indeed cheating, the effect is canceled and you draw a card. Otherwise, they draw two.
I'll deliver my verdict after the Lawyer's tenth turn :
- The suspect is guilty if linked to a [Murder Weapon], has
a [Mobile] and no [Alibi].
- Otherwise, they're free.
_ _ _____ _ _
/\ | | | | __ \(_) | |
/ \ | | | | |__) |_ ___ ___ | |
/ /\ \ | | | | _ /| / __|/ _ \ | |
/ ____ \| | | | | \ \| \__ \ __/ |_|
/_/ \_\_|_| |_| \_\_|___/\___| (_)
Court is now in session.
This game was heavily inspired by my ♥ towards the Ace Attorney franchise. Thanks to H for their relevant suggestions during our playtests.