Trial By Trolley

In Trial By Trolley, one player takes on the role of the driver of a runaway streetcar, while the other participants use cards to argue in favor of their choices. The aim is to persuade the operator to divert the streetcar's route in order to save his own "passengers" and condemn those on the other track to a fateful fate. Each round brings exciting and funny moral dilemmas, where black humor and difficult decisions intertwine, resulting in an engaging and unpredictable experience.

Table of Contents
- How to Play
- Tips for playing
- Game mechanics
- Game components
- Additional Information

The main objective of the game "Trial By Trolley" is to create moral dilemmas based on the famous "trolley problem" experiment, where players take on the role of conductors of an out-of-control trolley and have to decide which track to follow, sacrificing as few people as possible or opting for a creative or strategic decision criterion. The other players represent "lawyers" who add characters or elements to the tracks to make the decision more difficult, promoting debates and judgments based on ethics and logic, with the aim of convincing the conductor to choose saving one group over the other.

Tips for playing

Here are some tips for doing better in the game Trial By Trolley:

• Ask open questions to engage all players in the discussion.
• Take advantage of the characteristics of the characters on the trail to create entertaining narratives.
• Use clever arguments to influence the driver to choose your opponent's track.
• Remember that humor and exaggeration are welcome to make the game funnier.
• Don't be afraid to switch sides if it makes the game more interesting.
• Use the context of the group of players to customize the cards and arguments.
• Be creative when presenting moral justifications for saving or sacrificing characters.
• Stimulate ethical or absurd debates, depending on the mood of the group.

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GAME mechanics

• Simultaneous Action Selection - All players perform their actions at the same time, without the need to take turns. Each player chooses a card to play, preparing to argue and defend their choice.
• Hand Management - Players receive cards in their hands and must strategically decide which cards to play in order to maximize their chances of success or damage their opponents.
• Team Play - The players are divided into two teams, each trying to persuade the Trolley Conductor to follow the track their team has chosen, saving their cards and implicating their opponents.
• Voting - After the cards are played, the players debate and vote on which track the Trolley should follow, thus deciding which set of cards will be eliminated.
• Campaign / Card Driven Battles - The cards represent arguments or scenarios placed on the track, and the teams must use these cards to create the most convincing or frightening case to influence the Driver's decision.
• Take that - Cards can include effects aimed directly at undermining the opposing team's strategy, forcing them to reconsider their plan of action and deal with the unintended consequences.

Game components

See all the items in the game below Trial By Trolley:

• 497 letters
• Train file
• Elimination cards
• Game instructions

Additional Information

• Ludopedia link: https://ludopedia.com.br/jogo/trial-by-trolley
• Link Tabletopia:
• Amazon Brazil link: Comprar Trial By Trolley
• Amazon USA link: Comprar Trial By Trolley

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