The Verdict

The Verdict is a TikTok LIVE courtroom game. A viewer types try me, an AI judge in a barrister's wig reads out an invented charge, another viewer is called as a witness, the defendant types a defence, and chat votes guilty or not guilty in fifteen seconds. Sentence or acquittal, then the next case.

How a trial plays out

1. The docket fills. try me puts you in the dock; try @name puts a friend there. The list is on screen.
2. The charge. The judge bangs the gavel and reads the accusation by name. If the defendant has a Trace file, their "evidence" comes from it.
3. The witness. A real viewer is called and has twelve seconds to type what they saw. Whatever they type, the judge reads it into the record.
4. The defence. The defendant gets ten seconds to type their side.
5. The vote. Fifteen seconds. Everyone in chat types guilty or not guilty.
6. The sentence. Something ridiculous, read with total seriousness — or, rarely, an acquittal. It goes on the night's record and the next name is called.

Why it works

Every trial needs three real people

A defendant, a witness and a jury. That is three separate reasons to type in the space of ninety seconds, and all three are one word or one sentence. The witness slot in particular pulls quiet viewers in, because being called by name and given twelve seconds is a very hard thing to ignore.

Putting friends on trial

try @name is the growth mechanic. Viewers put each other in the dock, then send the link to the person they just accused. It is the same energy as tagging someone in a comment, except the payoff is live and the judge says their name out loud.

Stakes that last the whole stream

The record on screen means a guilty verdict has consequences beyond the moment. Regulars keep score, argue about it, and come back to appeal. The judge remembers who has been convicted tonight and brings it up.

What the judge does on his own

• Reads every charge, witness statement and defence out loud in a dry English courtroom voice.
• Hurries people who go quiet, fills every gap with a rotating set of beats — instructions for newcomers, digs at the room, callbacks to earlier cases — and never says the same thing twice in a row.
• Keeps a live headline over the picture: what is happening, what to type, and how many seconds are left. A viewer who arrives mid-trial knows what to do without being told.
• Runs a like ladder with promises he mostly keeps (the wig is glued on).
• Treats gifts as moments, never verdicts: a small gift earns a word in court, a larger one gets a character reference read at your trial. Nothing changes the vote.

Setup

The Verdict is a 1080×1920 portrait stage. Generate your link in the members area with your TikTok @username, add it to OBS or capture it in TikTok LIVE Studio, and go live. See the TikTok setup guide for the exact steps.