About Lawmaxxer

Why make a game about this?

The Prisoner's Dilemma explains a lot about the world: why rivals cooperate, why feuds escalate, why trust is hard to build and easy to lose. Most people meet it as a table in a textbook and forget it a week later. We think you learn it properly by playing it, getting burned, and working out why.

So every case in Lawmaxxer ends with a debrief. Win or lose, the court reveals who you were facing, how they decided their moves, and what would have beaten them. A loss is a lesson with a gavel attached.

No sign-up

Open the page and play. There are no accounts and no server keeping score: the whole game runs in your browser, and your coins, record and daily streak are saved on your device. Your opponent stays “Opposing Counsel” until the verdict, so the fun is in reading their moves.

How it's paid for

Lawmaxxer is free to play. Ads on the site pay for it, without charging anyone or interrupting a case.

Get in touch

Lawmaxxer is an independent project. Found a bug, have an idea for a new kind of opponent, or want to use the game in a classroom? Email lawmaxxer@gmail.com or see the contact page.