About LAWGAMES

LAWGAMES are daily true-crime puzzles and games built on one rule: every case is real. Not inspired by a real case — the actual reported decision, with the facts as the court had them and the citation to prove it.

Who makes them

LAWGAMES is made by criminal defence lawyers in Toronto and owned by Bornfreund Legal Services, Professional Corporation. We spend our working days arguing over facts, doubt and what the prosecution did or didn't prove. The games are that job, turned into something you can play in the time it takes to drink a coffee.

The real-cases rule

Nothing in any LAWGAMES title is invented. Every case comes from a court's published decision, cited on the reveal screen with a link to the source. Names are held back until you've committed to a verdict, so you're judging the facts and not the headline. If a case can't be verified against a primary source, it doesn't go in.

What it's for

Doing the thing a judge or jury does, once a day, is a workout: read carefully, hold two arguments at once, decide, then find out. You'll be wrong more than you expect, and the reasons are usually the interesting part. Play long enough and you start to see how doubt actually works.

The games

GUILTY or NOT?

The daily true-crime puzzle. One real criminal case a day. Read the facts, weigh both sides, render your verdict, then see what the court decided.

Play today's case

Sober As A Judge

The multiplayer party trial. Everyone judges the same real case on their own phones. If the court overrules you, you drink. A family-friendly version is included.

Start a trial

Bet! GUILTY or NOT?

The sportsbook for cases under advisement. Read the brief on a real, still-pending case, set your line, wager play-money Gavels. The book pays out when the real court rules.

See the docket

Where things stand

• The daily case in every game is free, no account needed.
• The Play Pass unlocks the archive and the themed dockets.
• Playing in Canada? Every Defence LLP hosts a free Canadian edition of GUILTY or NOT? at everydefence.ca.

LAWGAMES are for novelty and education. They are not legal advice, and playing them doesn't create a lawyer-client relationship with anyone.