Lawyer Up: Witch Trial

About this expansion

Lawyer Up: Witch Trial is a two-player game about a judicial system overwhelmed by mass hysteria, with each game lasting about 75 minutes.

Set during the infamous witch trials of colonial Massachusetts, this case examines a time when more than two hundred people were accused of being witches between February 1692 and May 1693. Here, the jury is removed from the proceedings and replaced by an angry mob ready to hang anyone it believes to be a witch.

The Prosecution and the Defense face sharply different objectives. The Prosecution aims to hang three witnesses as witches before running out of cards, while the Defense must scramble to keep the mob under control and prevent a full-blown witch hunt.

• Players: 2
• Playing time: 75 minutes
• Central conflict: Prosecution versus Defense
• Key pressure: An angry mob replaces the jury

Every side of the case is shaped by the dangerous atmosphere surrounding the trial. The Prosecution pushes toward its grim objective, while the Defense works to contain the growing hysteria before more witnesses are condemned.

With its focus on accusation, public anger, and the struggle to control the judicial system, Lawyer Up: Witch Trial presents a tense two-player interpretation of one of America’s most infamous historical episodes.