Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Games People (appellate lawyers!) Play

Law360 has PBS Atty Rolls The Dice With New Supreme Court Board Game about First Monday in October, a strategy game focused on the history of the U.S. Supreme Court. Set to be released in late summer of 2025, the game lets players experience more than 200 years of high court history in two hours.

First Monday in October is described in the Kickstarter campaign as a "tug-of-war" over how the court has interpreted key constitutional provisions throughout history. It centers on four tracks: the scope of congressional authority, the scope of executive authority, applications of the First Amendment, and the scope of individual equality and liberty.
The players vie to "gain renown by shaping the composition of the high court, taking sides in landmark cases throughout the history of the United States, and determining the governing laws of the land," the game rules say.