You decide a blockade is the best way to get your point across.

In doing so, you are committing yourself to a violent seizure of goods that is sure to attract a lot of attention. Everyone agrees it is worth the risk in order to make a firm stance that the food shortage will not stand.

The blockade goes without any problems. The farmer's goods are seized and he is locked away in his house. The food is redistributed and all the farmers are forced to lower their prices. During the course of the riot, however, the offending farmer's property and house are trashed and looted. The local magistrate catches wind of this and has fifteen people, you included, rounded up as the ringleaders of this riot and sent to Newgate Prison to await trial for inciting a riot.

After two months in prison, you are brought before the grand jury at the twice-yearly assize to determine if there is enough evidence to warrant a trial (5). You are all quickly whisked through this stage without much deliberation--there is ample evidence for an indictment. At the trial, on the same day, you present your case to the judge and jury, claiming that your were simply defending your rights and that the blockade was necessary to make sure the people of your town were fed. After all the facts are presented, the jury adjourns for a quick deliberation.

There is no standardized judicial system. Sentences are not unified and more than half of the time, the convicted are eventually pardoned. You will find that these same rules hold true on this site. Your punishment is randomized. You might be found innocent, guilty, or you may receive a pardon. After you receive your punishment, return to this page, click the button again, and learn about the other possible punishments.