Petty Precedent

Welcome to the Court of Small Claims. A goose in a full wig watches over the door, and today you are the judge.

Who gets the last croissant? The good armchair? The sun lounger by the pool? Each case comes with a handful of facts: the hedgehog fell asleep on it, Grandma was there first, the seagull has a ticket with a seat number. Pick the two facts that decide it, award the thing, sign your name and bring down the gavel.

Here is the catch. Your ruling becomes law. Every player shares one court, so the next stranger with a case like yours is bound by what you decided. And when a judge before you ruled on a case like yours, you must follow them, or name the fact that makes yours different.

How to play: tap the two facts that decide the case, choose who gets the thing, pick a judge name and press the gavel. Three cases on each docket. Every ruling gets its own entry in the Petty Law Reports, with a link to share.

In English and German. Plays in your browser on desktop and phone, no download, no account. If the records office cannot be reached, the court keeps going on your device.

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