Judge, Jury, and Executioner
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Lynchings and killings are barbarian. This game features an orderly judicial system.
Every day, the town selects three defendants in a democratic vote. The three defendants will be jailed by the sheriff at the end of the day and brought before the court.
Unfortunately, the mafia has not only infiltrated the town, but also the judicial system. Luckily, the judge is always guaranteed to be a law-abiding citizen, and the jury is still randomly selected. However, the executioner is selected anew every night by a suspicious clerk, and the cases always seem to end up before the court in a particular order.
In a deliberation phase, one defendant each will be assigned to the judge, the jury and the executioner by the mafia. They will be given a defense statement by the defendant and are expected to return a verdict by the end of the deliberation phase. Both judge and executioner can freely decide to convict or acquit; for the jury, a vote will be held, with a majority required for conviction.
However, as the numbers dwindle, the judicial system will start to crumble. At first, there will not be enough citizens to fill a jury, and only judge and executioner remain. Finally, as not even a judge and an executioner can be found in the town, vigilante justice makes a return.