This game is called Sea Dracula!

treason and robberies are good crimes to not uncommon for animal lawyers to
describe. Parking violations suck. Dont represent other countries, abstract
Animal City is a magical town full of waste your time with that. That would be concepts, religions or shapes and colors. It
hardworking talking animals with crazy stupid. doesnt matter who or what your animal
names and silly opinions. The city is lawyer represents; all that matters is that
famous for its nonsensical legal system, Once the scene is set the cops arrive and they have a theory about the crime that the
where the lawyers are responsible not just begin their investigation. We need to know wish to prove in court. Or just a theory in
for prosecuting cases but also for fighting what the cops find! Each player is going to general! Its not uncommon for a murder
monsters and throwing parties. This was take a turn describing 3 pieces of Evidence investigation in Animal City to be derailed
the legendary legal system pioneered by and 3 Witnesses. Write these down! Make by a lawyer that wants to prove that ham is
that great giraffe lawyer, Sea Dracula. The sure to tell everyone who your Witnesses delicious!
proud traditions of the Animal City legal are and what your Evidence is. Remember,
system have been handed down from in Animal City everything is crazy and Important things to say during the
generation to generation, slowly losing strange. Dont waste time with normal Opening Statements:
their meaning and becoming strange and evidence and witnesses. The stranger your
obscure. Dont mistake the ways of this evidence and crazier your witnesses, the -Tell the court who you are!
legal system for those of your own! The better! Here are some examples: -Tell the court who (or what) you
lawyers of Animal City strive only to win! represent!
All other considerations, even the welfare Describing a Witness The cops enter the -Tell the court about the theory you wish to
of their clients and the sanctity of the law, crime scene with pistols drawn. They hear prove true (this does not have to actually
are secondary. They dance the dance of the a sound from the bathroom, and rush to do be related to the crime)
animal lawyers, and mere mortals such as some investigating! Tearing open the
us can only stand back and watch in awe shower curtain, they find Abacus Rex Multiple animal lawyers can represent the
and terror! whimpering and trying to cover his tender same party. These lawyers dont work
bits. Abacus Rex is my witness! together. Instead, they argue different
What kind of game is this? Sea Dracula theories of the crime. In Animal City its
is kind of a role-playing game. Were Describing Evidence While searching not uncommon for 5 lawyers to represent
going to pretend to be crazy animal the kitchen the cops spot a half eaten order the defendant with no one representing the
lawyers who are prosecuting an important of egg fooyung from the Chinese place on city!
case in Animal Citys highest court. Were 5th street. The victim hated Chinese food, Guilt and innocence are relative. All that
going to act out the 4 steps listed below as so it must belong to the perp! The Chinese matters is which lawyer wins!
if we were actors in some crazy, stupid Food is my Evidence! Go ahead and move on to the next step
cartoon. You can use a funny voice if you after everyone gives his opening statement.
want. As long as we follow the rules, we Make sure to put some spice into your
can do whatever we want. Remember that! descriptions! Try to role-play a bit, for STEP 3: COURTROOM SCENE
Making up crazy stuff is part of the game! gods sake! Once each player has had a
chance to introduce all his Evidence and This is where the good stuff happens! Each
What do I need to play this game? Youll Witnesses, move on to the next step. player is going to take turns doing stuff,
need 3-6 players, paper and a pencil to starting with the player that owns this
keep track of Lawyer Points, Witnesses STEP 2: OPENING game. You can use your turn to do one of 4
and Evidence and a space large enough for STATEMENTS different things: Introduce Evidence, Call a
dancing. Witness, Request a Recess or Rest Your
Now its time to start the trial! The players Case. Keep taking turns until the Court
How the hell do I play this game? Its take turns giving their opening statements, Scene ends!
stupidly easy! The game happens in four stating who they are and whom they
steps: represent. This is when you tell us the Introduce Evidence: Choose one of the 3
name of the animal lawyer you are playing! pieces of Evidence that you made up in the
Step 1: Crime Scene Dont choose a normal name! This is Crime Scene step of the game. Stand up in
Step 2: Opening Statements important! Choose a CRAZY NAME! front of everyone and tell them how this
Step 3: Courtroom Scene Also, if your animal is a horse or a beaver Evidence helps prove your theory of the
Step 4: The Jury or whatever, dont call it something crime. If no one objects, youll get a
Important! Make sure you read all the horse or something beaver. Thats just Lawyer Point! If one of the other players
rules before you play! stupid. Here are some examples of Objects, youll have to dance! The
awesome names: Sea Dracula, Zebra Tiger, objecting player chooses the dance! If you
STEP 1: CRIME SCENE Rocket Walrus, Jason Morningstar, Wheat cant do it (or dont want to), you dont get
Beaver, Abacus Rex, Impressive Snake, the Lawyer Point!
A crime has been committed, and its up to Weird Beard, Yard Ass, Bat Sandler,
the brave lawyers of Animal City to Mystery G. Call a Witness: Remember those
investigate the crime scene! The player Witnesses you made up in the Crime Scene
who owns this game gets to set the scene, The player who owns this game goes first. step? Point to another player (it doesnt
describing the location of the crime scene Players can represent the city, the matter who) and say I call you (insert
and the nature of the crime itself. Murder, defendant, or anything else they want. Its name of Witness here)! The player you
point to will play the part of the Witness player with the most points wins. If
and read the Sea Dracula Oath! Ask the theres a tie, youll have to do a dance
Witness whatever questions you want. The off, with a third player acting as judge!
Witness can make up whatever answer they
want, but they must answer the question. If you want, you can play Sea Dracula with
Continue until you feel you have proven a Jury. The Jury consists of anyone who
your point, and then say, I have proven wants to watch, but is too chicken to play.
my point and have no further questions! At the end of the game the Jury will vote
Another player can choose to cross- on the winner. If the jury votes
examine your Witness. This means that you unanimously for one player, that player
both have to dance a dance chosen by a wins! Other wise each Jury vote for a
third player! The third player chooses the player counts as a Lawyer Point. Whoever
winner, who gets a Lawyer Point. If no has the most Lawyer Points wins!
other player chooses to cross-examine your
Witness, you get a Lawyer Point! The Sea Dracula Oath. Each Witness
must recite the Sea Dracula Oath before
Request a Recess: A player can request a they can testify. The Oath must be recited
recess for three reasons; to have a Party, a solemnly and in a loud voice, exactly as
Boss Fight or a Break. If no one objects written here:
than you get to take a recess. If someone
does object, then youll have to dance! The I, (your name here), solemnly swear to
player who objects chooses the dance, and stop collaborate and listen. Ice is back with
if you cant hack it, you dont get your my brand new invention. Something grabs
recess! a hold of me tightly; flow like a harpoon
daily and nightly. Will it ever stop? Yo, I
Party: Animal lawyers throw lavish dont know. Turn off the lights and Ill Place your ad here for $$$. Contact
parties that everyone enjoys! The glow. To the extreme I rock a mic like a [email protected]
player who requested the Party gets to vandal Light up a stage and wax a chump
choose a dance, and everyone who like a candle.
dances (including that player) gets a Amen
Lawyer Point! If the player that
requested the party buys everyone a
drink, he doubles his total Lawyer
Points!

Boss Fight: A Boss Monster attacks! The

Break: Sometimes youll need to take a

Rest Your Case: On your turn you can say

STEP 4: THE JURY

This is where you find out if you won the