Trial by Trolley (English)

Trial by Trolley is a darkly humorous party game created by Cyanide & Happiness, based on the trolley dilemma: A runaway trolley is heading towards a section of track where it splits into two. On both tracks are innocent people, who should the trolley driver choose to let the out-of-control trolley hit?

How to play Trial by Trolley:

In each round, a train conductor will be appointed, who also plays the role of the final judge, deciding who ultimately must lose their life and who escapes the gruesome death.

The other players will then be divided into two equal groups, and each will be assigned a role to play for the round.

In the game, there are various cards featuring both "innocent" and "guilty" people. At the start of each round, each team is allowed to place one optional "innocent" card (out of three) and a random "innocent" card on their own track. They may then place a "guilty" card on the opponent's track. After this, both teams have the opportunity to balance things out by using "balancing cards" that can make a "guilty" card a little better or an "innocent" card a little worse!

Now you have the chance to influence the conductor by making arguments for why he should spare your track and let the trolley hit the other team's track. In the end, the conductor must make a choice, and everyone on the track he chooses dies.

Everyone on the losing team receives a skull, and then you must prepare for a new round.

When everyone has been conductors, you count your skulls, and the player with the fewest wins the game!

Trial by Trolley includes:

• A game board
• 200 "innocent" cards
• 125 "guilty" cards
• 175 "balancers"

Play even more Trial by Trolley:

• Trial by Trolley R-Rated Track Expansion
• Trial by Trolley R-Rated Modifier Expansion

Do you want to protect your cards with plastic sleeves? Then you need the following:

10x Board Game Sleeves - Standard (50 Non-Glare)