The Lawyer, in round spectacles, fans out his power cards at his desk under a brass lamp, law books on the shelves behind him

Lawyer

The roles

Dealt 5 power cards at the deal, keeps 2, and each works once.

Team
Town, or Solo with the contract
Acts
When his cards allow
In the game
Advanced: unlocks after five games

How it works

  1. 1

    At the deal, pick the 2 cards you keep; if your time runs out, 2 of the 5 are kept at random.

  2. 2

    Use each card at its moment from your Secret actions drawer. The TV says the Lawyer steps in, without naming you.

  3. 3

    At the end, the truth shows the cards you kept and whether you used them.

What it does

While everyone reads their card, your phone deals you 5 of the 17 power cards at random, and you keep 2. Every phone shows a card screen for the same time, so nobody can tell.

Each kept card works once, at its own moment: a verdict, a vote, a night or your death.

Your Secret actions drawer offers a card only when it can be used, at most one a day or a night.

A host variant, the contract, makes you Solo with one power instead: a secret client you win with.

See also

Gather your town

Palermo Noir comes to the web first, then to Android. Free, for 6 to 14 players with a phone each and one TV.