Blood on the Clocktower
147 questions players ask about Blood on the Clocktower. Pick one for the answer. See also the full rulebook.
Updated 2026-11-01.
Understanding the Basics and Setup
- With only 5 or 6 players, do the Minion and Demon learn who each other are, and does the Demon get bluffs?
- How many players do I need for Trouble Brewing and for the other editions?
- What is the maximum number of players, and can you play with more than 20?
- How many bluff characters does the Demon get, and does it depend on the number of evil players?
- Do the Minions get bluff characters from the Storyteller like the Demon does?
- If a character is really the Drunk, can I show that character to the Demon as a bluff?
- Should the Demon's bluff characters be put in the bag with the player tokens?
- Can two copies of the same character be in play?
- How many Legion tokens and good tokens go in the bag for a Legion game?
- In a Legion game, do the evil players keep their Demon and Minion abilities?
- Is there a minimum player count for the Baron?
- If a character with a setup ability (shown in square brackets) enters play mid-game, does the setup change?
- Does the Spy see upside-down tokens and alignment changes in the Grimoire?
- Does every player get a character sheet at the start?
- How do I set up the Lunatic so the real Demon is shown the Demon token?
- If the Puzzlemaster makes a character with a setup ability drunk, does that ability still change the setup?
- In 6-player Teensyville No Greater Joy with the Baron, how many Outsiders are added?
- When does the Storyteller decide who the Drunk is?
- How many Outsiders and Minions are there at each player count?
- What do the leaves on a character token mean?
- Is the Demon a character or a type of character?
- Why do Outsiders exist?
Running the Game — The Night
- What order do characters wake in at night, especially on a custom script?
- Do I still wake a drunk or poisoned player on the night they would normally act?
- Does the Demon kill on the first night?
- Can players talk during the night phase?
- Can evil players mime or signal their characters to each other at night?
- In what order do two Demons (or two players with the same night ability) act?
- Can a player decline to use a night ability?
- Do I call out each character by name while running the night?
- Can the Demon tell its Minions which characters are not in play?
- Can the Imp or another Demon target the Storyteller to avoid a kill?
- Does the Spy wake last in Trouble Brewing?
- How do I handle a poisoned Spy who sees the Grimoire?
Running the Game — The Day
- Can players hold private conversations during the day?
- When is the Butler allowed to raise their hand to vote?
- If the Butler votes when they shouldn't, is the vote counted?
- If the Butler's Master raises their hand after the Butler was passed over, can the Butler still vote?
- Can more than one execution happen in a single day?
- How many votes does a nominee need to be put on the block?
- What happens when two nominees tie for the most votes?
- Who votes first and last when a player is nominated?
- Can a dead player vote, and can they vote more than once?
- Can a player nominate themselves?
- Can a dead player be nominated and executed?
- Can the Storyteller call a vote without anyone nominating?
- Can day abilities like the Slayer's shot be used after an execution is declared?
- Does a Gossip or Moonchild's day statement still count if they are drunk or poisoned?
Running the Game — Ending the Game
- If both teams would win at the same moment, who wins?
- Does the game end as soon as only two players are left alive?
- Can the Storyteller end the game early when one team clearly wins?
- If the Pit-Hag turns the last Demon into a different character, who wins?
- If the Demon is executed and only the two Twins are left, who wins?
Abilities: Information Characters
- What happens if someone who isn't the Slayer claims the Slayer and shoots, or the Slayer misses?
- Can the Slayer kill a Recluse who registers as the Demon?
- Can the Spy register as a Minion or as good when another character's ability checks them?
- If the Spy nominates the Virgin, is the Spy executed?
- Can the Spy share what they see in the Grimoire with other evil players?
- Can the Librarian be told there are no Outsiders when the Recluse is the only Outsider?
- When the Washerwoman is shown a Spy, what Townsfolk can I show?
- Does being shown a player's character reveal that player's alignment?
- What does the Chef count?
- Can the Recluse register differently to each neighbour for the Chef?
- If the Imp kills itself to pass the role on, does the Fortune Teller get a yes for the new Imp the same night?
- Does a Sage or Ravenkeeper wake immediately on dying, or in the usual night order?
- Who counts as waking for the Chambermaid, including drunk or poisoned players and the Lunatic?
- What kinds of statements can a Gossip make?
- If the Gossip's statement is true but the Demon already killed someone, must another player die?
- What if the Gossip is drunk or poisoned at night, or is killed first?
- Can the Juggler guess on any day, or just the first?
- What counts as a malfunction for the Mathematician?
- What does the Professor do when they point at someone who is alive?
Abilities: Killing, Protection and Demons
- Can the Imp choose themselves, or a dead player, or decline to attack?
- Can an Imp who kills themselves pass the Demon role to a Recluse?
- Can every evil player end up as the Imp in a Trouble Brewing game?
- Can the Storyteller bounce the Imp's kill off the Mayor onto the Imp so a Minion takes over?
- If the Storyteller bounces the Demon's kill onto the Soldier or a protected player, do they die?
- If the Poisoner poisons the Mayor the same night the Imp attacks, does the Mayor's bounce work?
- When does the Scarlet Woman become the Demon, and can she kill that night?
- Can a Recluse registering as the Demon trigger the Scarlet Woman?
- How does the Pukka's delayed kill work, and why does the victim become healthy?
- Do the Monk or Innkeeper stop the Pukka's poison or death?
- If the Pukka poisons the Fool, does the Fool die the next night?
- What happens when a player chooses the Goon?
- How long does the Goon's drunkenness last?
- What does the Monk protect against?
- Can the Soldier be executed?
- When does the Fang Gu jump to an Outsider, and how often?
- Which Minions killed by the Vigormortis keep their ability and poison a neighbour?
- Can the Vortox's execution requirement be met by executing a dead player?
- What does the Vortox make false?
- Does the Witch act on the first night?
- What if a poisoned Moonchild names the Demon?
- Does the Demon learn who the Exorcist is?
- If a Saint nominates an unspent Virgin, is the Saint executed?
- What happens if a poisoned Saint is executed?
Abilities: Characters That Change Characters or Alignment
- If the Pit-Hag creates a Demon, who dies that night?
- Does the Pit-Hag change a player's alignment?
- If a player gains a new character mid-night, do they wake that night?
- Can the Pit-Hag turn someone into a character a dead player already has?
- If the Snake Charmer swaps into the Demon, does the new Demon kill that night?
- What happens when the Snake Charmer picks the Recluse?
- When a character is resurrected, are they a fresh version of the character?
Abilities: Other Character Rulings
- Should the Storyteller prompt a dead Klutz to choose a player?
- Who can the Cerenovus make mad?
- Does the Sailor's "you can't die" protect the player they choose?
- How do I run the night when a Lunatic and the real Imp both think they're the Imp?
- Can the Lunatic be in a Legion game?
- How does the Cannibal's gained ability work?
- Are Al-Hadikhia's kills simultaneous?
States: Alive, Dead, Drunk and Poisoned
- Does a drunk or poisoned player still have their ability?
- Does a drunk or poisoned player always have to get false information?
- What can I show a drunk or poisoned information character, such as the Washerwoman, Librarian, Investigator or Empath?
- Do I tell a player they are drunk or poisoned?
- Do protection and kill effects work if the character is drunk or poisoned?
- Does a drunk or poisoned player stay that way after becoming a different character?
- Does a Poisoner's poison end when the Poisoner dies or becomes another character?
- Does a Sailor who made themselves drunk stay drunk forever?
- What happens if the Poisoner poisons themselves?
- How long do poisoned and drunk effects last?
- What do information characters see when the Drunk is involved?
- If the Drunk nominates a Virgin, does the Drunk die?
- Can the Storyteller make the Mayor the Drunk?
- Can the Drunk believe they are a Townsfolk that is already in play?
- Does a drunk or poisoned Butler still have to follow the voting restriction?
- How does a Zombuul that has been killed once count — alive or dead?
- Can dead players keep talking and sharing what they know?
- Does a dead Demon (Imp or Fang Gu) still register as the Demon?
- Can a dead Spy still see the Grimoire?
States: Alignment, Registration and Madness
- What does being mad about something actually require?
- Can a mad player break their madness in a private conversation the Storyteller can't hear?
- Can the Storyteller execute a Mutant who claimed to be an Outsider in private?
- Does Cerenovus madness continue after the player changes character or dies?
- Does a Townsfolk who turns evil win with the evil team?
- Does the Demon learn about an evil Townsfolk, such as one made evil by the Bounty Hunter?
- Does a Spy gain the ability of the Townsfolk they register as?
- Does a Recluse or Spy misregistering count as false information?
- Can the Recluse register as a Minion that isn't in play when the Investigator looks?
Traveler Characters
- What does an evil Traveler learn, and does the Demon learn about them?
- Can a Traveler be executed, or only exiled?
- How does exiling a Traveler work?
- With 16 players, is the extra player a Traveler or another regular character?
- Can the Beggar be drunk or poisoned?
- Can the Poisoner poison a Thief or Bureaucrat?
- Which Travelers are recommended for each edition?
- Does a Devil's Advocate get to protect a Traveler?