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Laws and Disorder

The game of making & breaking laws

Requirements

<30
2-6
12+

Description

It was a time of great corruption, and also of great wealth for those who knew the secrets of the court and could turn it in their favor. In Laws and Disorder, you play noblemen in a land ruled by ever-changing laws, and must bribe and bully the court into passing laws which benefit you, or harm your opponents.

Each player has one of six different professions which grant them certain abilities. The shrewd Trader may buy additional assets, while the cunning Thief can steal from other players. The deck contains words which players combine into laws that everyone must obey. The Trader might make a law stating The Theif loses 2 cards when they use an ability, which should put a stop to the Thief's meddling - for awhile.

Things get interesting when the Doctor, Priest and Banker manipulate existing laws, and when the Thief gives up his life of crime to swap professions with another player. The result is a game which is never the same twice, and will keep you looking for new ways to turn the situation to your advantage.

Laws and Disorder is best played with 4-6 players and ample table space, although it makes for a longer and more strategic game with 2-3 players. Package includes deck plus rules. You must provide pocket change, play money or peanuts to use as game currency - I leave this choice up to you.

Want to try before you buy? You can also play Laws and Disorder in your browser on Whirled.com.

Components

Component Quantity Photo
Poker Deck 1 deck of 90 cards Poker Deck component icon
Poker Tuck Box (90 cards) 1 Poker Tuck Box (90 cards) component icon

Vitals

Average Rating 3 reviews
Publish Date July 23, 2011
Edition First
Department Games
Tags Historic Empire Building Dark Ages Casual Gamer Dynamic Rules Fluxx
More Info Laws and Disorder web site

Why buy this?

  • Changing game rules
  • Six different professions
  • Different every time

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Ratings and Reviews

Posted 9 years ago
Own It Played It Fun

First played this on the old Whirled site, wanted to play it in the real world. It's a fun game, kind of a more structured game of Fluxx. I kind of wish the cards had a more horizontal layout, so the ...

Posted 13 years ago
Own It Played It Fun High Replay Value Well Written Rules

Let me start this review by saying that this game needs counters of some type, so this ends up being a deck of cards in a big black box (10x10). They could have put some winks in and sold this in a me...

Posted 14 years ago
Own It Played It Fun Priced Well High Replay Value

I enjoy playing Laws & Disorder, with all of the different professions, and different types of law cards. The evolving nature of the laws keeps everyone on their toes. Once it a while you can get in...

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