Watch “Lawyer Up - Kickstarter Trailer,” a board game video for Lawyer Up from Rock Manor Games on BoardGameVideo.
Description provided by Rock Manor Games on YouTube:
Coming to Kickstarter March 17th: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mikegnade/lawyer-up/
Lawyer Up is an asymmetrical two-player courtroom drama card game where one player is the noble prosecution and the other the steadfast defense. Each game begins with the Discovery phase, where players draft vital evidence to support their case and bury evidence that might help their opponent. Next comes the Trial phase, where players call witnesses and play powerful arguments along with the evidence they drafted in their examination pools. To form a coherent line of questioning, players will need to chain together their cards by matching bias symbols. The player who can best examine the Witness by generating the most influence will spend the difference to sway the Jury to their side. Every game is different, but the lawyer with the best case and most convincing arguments will be sure to get the verdict they are after!
Mostly reviews and playthroughs. Lawyer Up is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 25 reviews, 9 how-to-play guides, 16 recorded sessions, 3 unboxings, and 3 other videos.
1 - 2 players
60 - 75 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
About Lawyer Up, from BoardGameGeek:
In Lawyer Up, a two-player asymmetrical card game, players take on the roles of attorneys facing off against each other in a courtroom case. One player takes on the role of the prosecution and the other takes on the role of defense. Each case has its own unique mechanisms and story from Murder to Racketeering.
Lawyer Up is a game of arguments, influence and strategies. Players start with Discovery, where they will go through all the evidence of the case and draft what they think is important for them to win. Then Players will take turns calling and questioning witnesses - building arguments by chaining together cards with the same symbols and earning influence. Attorneys then spend their influence to sway the biases of the jury to their side of the argument.
-description from the designer