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Flar's Freyja
October 1st, 2002, 11:25 AM
Received this in an e-mail......

Who thought this one up?

This is for REAL!

Cheap@$$ Games

http://www.cheapass.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CAG&Product_Code=CAG031&Category_Code=CG

Witch Trial Board Game

Players: 3-7
Playing Time: 90 minutes
Elements: Game Board, 84 cards, rules
You Also Need: One counter, two six-sided dice, money

It is a dark time in American history. Society has
chosen to rid itself of the influence of "witches,"
i.e., unmarried women, free thinkers, vegetarians, the
homeless, and other undesirables.

In Witch Trial, you play an attorney at a prestigious
law firm. You will act as prosecutor or defender in
several cases involving unsavory characters mentioned
above. While witchcraft per se isn't really a crime,
it's customary to bring suspects into court on related
offenses, such as Card Playing, Smoking, and Tampering
with the Post.

There's no burning-at-the-stake in this game, for two
reasons. First, once the case is out of the courtroom
you couldn't really care what happens. But more
important, you don't normally burn witches at the
stake. You press them to death with stones. This game
requires lawyer-like reflexes, a little bit of luck,
and the willingness to plea bargain when you know you
can't win.

Flar's Freyja
October 1st, 2002, 11:27 AM
:rotfl:

Just checked the link to make sure it worked....their site is "closed for maintenance." Maybe they've been subpoenaed?

kblackthorne
October 1st, 2002, 02:48 PM
Yes, it's for real.

And it's a rather fun game.

The setting is Victorian-era, the art is by Gibson (as in "Gibson Girl"), the "crimes" include "Showing of ankles".

It's more about Victorian social gaffes than the Witch Trials you're thinking of.

I own the game, and we've spent a couple entertaining evenings playing it.

Flaire-FireStar
October 1st, 2002, 09:15 PM
:T It's working now (:rotfl: "cheap@ss.com")

Flar's Freyja
October 1st, 2002, 11:46 PM
:) Thanks. I couldn't access the site to find out more about it.

WynterWynd
July 28th, 2003, 12:44 PM
I think I'll order that!

Mistiblue
July 29th, 2003, 07:58 PM
Too Cool! I think I might get it too. Now I just have to find someone with a sense of humor to play it with. :lol:

SimplyStrange
July 30th, 2003, 02:39 PM
That actually looks really cool! :lol: