PROFESSIONAL GAMES

is a fun and educational game for adults and children ages 8 and up. Players experience and learn about the law in a fun way as they make their way through law school, past the bar exam and into their own law practice and the courtroom. It's a game for the whole family, and friends too!

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The game includes the following:

Game board
3 sets of cards: , APPEAL and SETTLEMENT
Playing money ($250, $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000)
6 playing pieces
1 die

The board is divided into 62 spaces. Players proceed through law school; the nitty gritty of running a law practice (hiring a secretary, paying office rent); and the ups and downs of bringing a case (preparing papers for court, going to trial). Players also land on spaces, where they are directed to pick cards describing all sorts of whimsical (and family-friendly!) case scenarios.

When a card is chosen, a player must decide whether to accept the result or appeal it. On an appeal, a player may double or even triple his award -- or lose some or even all of it!

Instead of advancing when it's their turn, players may also choose to settle a case by drawing a SETTLEMENT card. Like appealing, settling a case can result in gaining -- or losing -- part or all of one's recovery.

Players may also double the stakes by "buying in" to a partnership. All awards "and costs" are doubled for partners. Whether or not to become a partner is therefore a key strategic decision, and adds to the suspense and intrigue, as everyone wonders whether it will pay to have become one.