Q. Can I use a countersuit Unfair Advantage™ card or a Sue Anyone card if I'm bankrupt or don't own enough properties to sue?

A. No.

Q. If I have a lawyer and lose a frivolous lawsuit, does the lawyer have to help me pay the frivolous lawsuit penalty?

A. Are you kidding? They collect if you win, and pay nothing if you lose. Nice racket, huh?

Q. What if someone sues me into bankruptcy, but in the same turn I countersue and win enough to stay out of bankruptcy? Am I bankrupt or not?

A. No, you're not bankrupt, because the winnings from your countersuit help pay off the original suit.

Q. Is it OK to make a side-deal after someone has filed a suit against me?

A. It's frowned upon. Say you buy an Unfair Advantage™ card after someone files a suit against you. If you hadn't had that card, she might not have sued you, so it's a bit unfair. On the other hand, we're not going to be there to stop you, and as we like to say around the Factory, all's fair in love, war, and lawsuits.

Q. What are some kinds of side-deals that might help me win?

A. You can be as creative as you like making deals. You could sell a property to raise quick cash to help get out of bankruptcy or to defend against a big lawsuit (you might sell it to someone who needs 1 more property to hit the 10-property mark and get double income). You can trade insurance. You can help someone cover his legal fee and then take part of the award if he wins the lawsuit. You can buy and sell Unfair Advantage™ cards. We've even seen a player charge another player to look at an Unfair Advantage™ card to see if he wanted to buy it. Go wild!

Q. Suppose I'm bankrupt and working as a lawyer. My client wins, putting the only remaining player into bankruptcy. So the game should be over, right? But wait – I earn a $200,000 fee, which puts me over the $1 million limit and back into the game. Am I back in play, or is the game really over?

A. The defendant is bankrupt, but you're back in play, so the game goes on. And if you didn't have a chance to get back in, you wouldn't have taken the case as a lawyer anyway, right?

Q. How do I know when to settle and for how much?

A. Think of it this way: if you have really good odds of winning a suit, why would you accept a small settlement? While if your suit is a long shot, either because of bad odds or because the defendant has an Unfair Advantage™ card, it might make sense to take a small amount as a sure thing rather than gamble on getting more and maybe losing. You have to find the suing style that works best for you – it's part of winning at life.

Q. You said "gamble"– do you guys really think that winning a lawsuit in court is like gambling?

A. Of course not! We would never be so cynical.

Q. Are there going to be other editions of So Sue Me!?

A. Yes.

Q. Why is there no penalty in real life in the USA for filing a frivolous lawsuit?

A. We have no idea.

Q. Why do you use a "gull-wing" game board design?

A. It's more aerodynamic.

Q. Are the 2 guys on the million-dollar bill really the founders of the company?

A. Yep. But in real life we look more like photographs and less like cartoons.

Q. Why are you called New York Game Factory?

A. Hello! We're in New York and we make games. Next!