Blood on the Clocktower is a social deduction game for 5 to 15 players and one Storyteller. Everyone gets a secret character with a special ability. Good players try to find and execute the Demon. Evil players lie, kill and survive.
Good
Townsfolk have helpful abilities. Outsiders are good, but their abilities get in the way.
Good wins when the Demon dies.
Evil
Minions help the Demon and cause trouble. The Demon kills a player every night.
Evil wins when only two players are left alive.
Evil knows who is on their team (in games of 7+). Good does not. You can say anything you like, including lies, but you may never show anyone your character token or your phone’s card.
| Players | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Townsfolk | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Outsiders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Minions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Demons | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The first night
Everyone closes their eyes. The Storyteller wakes characters one at a time to give them information or let them act. Evil players meet each other. No one dies on the first night.
The day
Everyone wakes. The Storyteller announces who died overnight (never how). Players talk in groups, in private, and all together. Claim a character, or claim someone else’s. Share information, or don’t.
Nominations
When the Storyteller calls for nominations, any living player may nominate one player per day, and each player may be nominated once per day. Every nomination goes to a vote.
Execution
At the end of the day, the player with the most votes (if it reaches half the living, rounded up) is executed and dies. A tie means no one is executed.
Night again
The Demon now kills each night, and more characters wake. Repeat until the Demon dies or only two players remain.
With 8 alive, a nominee needs 4 votes to go on the block.
Dead players keep talking and stay in the game. Their team can still win. They lose their ability, cannot nominate, and get exactly one ghost vote for the rest of the game. Use it wisely: the final day is often decided by the dead.
Drunk
You have no ability, but you don’t know it. Any info you get may be false.
Poisoned
Exactly like drunk, but caused by an evil ability.
Registering
Some characters (Recluse, Spy) can show up as a different team or character to other abilities.
Night order
First night
Other nights
The starter script. Clear information, one Demon, and plenty of bluffing. Play this first.
Townsfolk
Outsiders
Minions
Demons
Blood on the Clocktower is a game by The Pandemonium Institute. This is an unofficial fan-made companion.