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Blood on the Clocktower
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In Machala, Ecuador
portable version (D.I.Y)
Grimoire before game night
Made a German copy for myself until it's finally released :)
Playing @ LeiriaCon2023
The First Night
Game done in cosplay costumes :)

Blood on the Clocktower (2022)

Players
6–21
Best: 9, 10, 11, 12
Playing time
30–120 min
Age
15+
8.33
Average rating
12,285
Ratings
3.03/5
Weight
#65
BGG rank
Top 100
Alternate names:Krvavá Hodina Odbila +4 more
Designer:Steven Medway
Artist:John VanFleet, Micaela Dawn, Grace VanFleet, Aidan Roberts
Publisher:Fox in the Box +8 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 5, Luck 5, Interaction 10, Complexity 6.1, Theme 8
Strategy5.0
Luck5.0
Interaction10.0
Complexity6.1
Theme8.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

BluffingParty GameDeductionMurder / MysteryRock-Paper-ScissorsBetting and BluffingVariable Player PowersVotingTeam-Based GameTraitor GamePrisoner's DilemmaHidden RolesRoles with Asymmetric InformationNegotiationDeduction

Overview

In the sleepy town of Ravenswood Bluff, ‌a demon walks amongst you. During a hellish thunderstorm, on the stroke of midnight, there echoes a bone-chilling scream. The townsfolk rush to investigate and find the town storyteller murdered, their body impaled on the hands of the clocktower, blood dripping onto the cobblestones below. A Demon is on the loose, murdering by night and disguised in human form by day. Some have scraps of information. Others have abilities that fight the evil or protect the innocent. But the Demon and its evil minions are spreading lies to confuse and breed suspicion. Will the good townsfolk put the puzzle together in time to execute the true demon and save themselves? Or will evil overrun this once peaceful town?

Blood on the Clocktower is a bluffing game with players on opposing teams of Good and Evil, overseen by a Storyteller player who conducts the action and makes crucial decisions. The goal of the game is to successfully deduce and execute the demons before they outnumber the townfolk.

During a 'day' phase players socialize openly and whisper privately to trade knowledge or spread lies, culminating in a player's execution if a majority suspects them of being Evil. During a 'night' time, players close their eyes and are woken one at a time by the Storyteller to gather information, spread mischief, or kill.

The Storyteller uses the game's intricate playing pieces to guide each game, leaving others free to play without a table or board. Players stay in the thick of the action to the very end even if their characters are killed, haunting Ravenswood Bluff as ghosts trying to win from beyond the grave. If you arrive late to a game, you can enter after it's started as a powerful Traveller character with unusual talents and questionable allegiances. Each character comes with their own special ability and no two players in a game are ever the same character.

Expansions

Blood on the Clocktower: Clocktower Con 2023 Experimental Characters
Blood on the Clocktower: The Carousel – Experimental Character Collection
Blood on the Clocktower: The Cacklejack – Experimental Character
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