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Cut the Gordian knot

v3.0.0

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Djinn
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Characters

Townsfolk

  • Dreamer

    Each night, choose a player (not yourself or Travellers): you learn 1 good and 1 evil character, 1 of which is correct.

  • Artist

    Once per game, during the day, privately ask the Storyteller any yes/no question.

  • Town Crier

    Each night*, you learn if a Minion nominated today.

  • Oracle

    Each night*, you learn how many dead players are evil.

  • King

    Each night, if the dead outnumber the living, you learn 1 alive character. The Demon knows who you are.

  • Gossip

    Each day, you may make a public statement. Tonight, if it was true, a player dies.

  • Cannibal

    You have the ability of the recently killed executee. If they are evil, you are poisoned until a good player dies by execution.

  • Choirboy

    If the Demon kills the King, you learn which player is the Demon. [+ the King]

  • Savant

    Each day, you may visit the Storyteller to learn 2 things in private: 1 is true & 1 is false.

  • Flowergirl

    Each night*, you learn if a Demon voted today.

  • Mathematician
    Jinxed with Drunk

    Each night, you learn how many players' abilities worked abnormally (since dawn) due to another character's ability.

  • Ravenkeeper

    If you die at night, you are woken to choose a player: you learn their character.

  • Philosopher

    Once per game, at night, choose a good character: gain that ability. If this character is in play, they are drunk.

Outsider

  • Drunk

    You do not know you are the Drunk. You think you are a Townsfolk character, but you are not.

  • Barber

    If you died today or tonight, the Demon may choose 2 players (not another Demon) to swap characters.

  • Mutant

    If you are "mad" about being an Outsider, you might be executed.

  • Sweetheart

    When you die, 1 player is drunk from now on.

Minion

  • Godfather

    You start knowing which Outsiders are in play. If 1 died today, choose a player tonight: they die.

  • Widow

    On your 1st night, look at the Grimoire and choose a player: they are poisoned. 1 good player knows a Widow is in play.

  • Cerenovus

    Each night, choose a player & a good character: they are "mad" they are this character tomorrow, or might be executed.

  • Poisoner

    Each night, choose a player: they are poisoned tonight and tomorrow day.

Demon

  • Imp

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp.

  • Vigormortis

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. Minions you kill keep their ability & poison 1 Townsfolk neighbour. [-1 Outsider]

  • Fang Gu

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. The 1st Outsider this kills becomes an evil Fang Gu & you die instead. [+1 Outsider]

  • Lil' Monsta

    Each night, Minions choose who babysits Lil' Monsta's token & "is the Demon". A player dies each night*. [+1 Minion]

Fabled & Loric

  • Djinn

    Use the Djinn's special rule. All players know what it is.

Night order

First night

  1. 1
    D
    Dusk

    Start the Night Phase.

  2. 2
    M
    Minion Info

    If there are 7 or more players, wake all Minions: Show the THIS IS THE DEMON token. Point to the Demon. Show THESE ARE YOUR MINIONS token. Point to the other Minions.

  3. 3
    D
    Demon Info

    If there are 7 or more players, wake the Demon. Show the Demon token. Show all Minions. Show the THESE CHARACTERS ARE NOT IN PLAY token. Show 3 not-in-play good character tokens.

  4. 4
    Philosopher

    The Philosopher either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to a good character on their sheet. If they chose a character: Swap the out-of-play character token with the Philosopher token and add the 'Is the Philosopher' reminder. If the character is in play, place the drunk marker by that player.

  5. 5
    King

    Wake the Demon, show them the 'This character selected you' card, show the King token and point to the King player.

  6. 6
    Lil' Monsta

    Wake all Minions together, allow them to vote by pointing at who they want to babysit Lil' Monsta.

  7. 7
    Poisoner

    The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.

  8. 8
    Widow

    Show the Grimoire to the Widow for as long as they need. The Widow points to a player. That player is poisoned. Wake a good player. Show the 'These characters are in play' card, then the Widow character token.

  9. 9
    Godfather

    Show each of the Outsider tokens in play.

  10. 10
    Cerenovus

    The Cerenovus points to a player, then to a character on their sheet. Wake that player. Show the 'This character selected you' card, then the Cerenovus token. Show the selected character token. If the player is not mad about being that character tomorrow, they can be executed.

  11. 11
    Dreamer

    The Dreamer points to a player. Show 1 good and 1 evil character token; one of these is correct.

  12. 12
    Mathematician

    Show the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of players whose ability malfunctioned due to other abilities.

  13. 13
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

  1. 1
    D
    Dusk

    Start the Night Phase.

  2. 2
    Philosopher

    If the Philosopher has not used their ability: the Philosopher either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to a good character on their sheet. If they chose a character: Swap the out-of-play character token with the Philosopher token and add the 'Is the Philosopher' reminder. If the character is in play, place the drunk marker by that player.

  3. 3
    Poisoner

    The previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.

  4. 4
    Cerenovus

    The Cerenovus points to a player, then to a character on their sheet. Wake that player. Show the 'This character selected you' card, then the Cerenovus token. Show the selected character token. If the player is not mad about being that character tomorrow, they can be executed.

  5. 5
    Imp

    The Imp points to a player. That player dies. If the Imp chose themselves: Replace the character of 1 alive minion with a spare Imp token. Show the 'You are' card, then the Imp token.

  6. 6
    Fang Gu

    The Fang Gu points to a player. That player dies. Or, if that player was an Outsider and there are no other Fang Gu in play: The Fang Gu dies instead of the chosen player. The chosen player is now an evil Fang Gu. Wake the new Fang Gu. Show the 'You are' card, then the Fang Gu token. Show the 'You are' card, then the thumb-down 'evil' hand sign.

  7. 7
    Vigormortis

    The Vigormortis points to a player. That player dies. If a Minion, they keep their ability and one of their Townsfolk neighbours is poisoned.

  8. 8
    Lil' Monsta

    Wake all Minions together, allow them to vote by pointing at who they want to babysit Lil' Monsta. Choose a player, that player dies.

  9. 9
    Godfather

    If an Outsider died today: The Godfather points to a player. That player dies.

  10. 10
    Gossip

    If the Gossip’s public statement was true: Choose a player not protected from dying tonight. That player dies.

  11. 11
    Barber

    If the Barber died today: Wake the Demon. Show the 'This character selected you' card, then Barber token. The Demon either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to 2 players. If they chose players: Swap the character tokens. Wake each player. Show 'You are', then their new character token.

  12. 12
    Sweetheart

    Choose a player that is drunk.

  13. 13
    Choirboy

    If the King was killed by the Demon, wake the Choirboy and point to the Demon player.

  14. 14
    Ravenkeeper

    If the Ravenkeeper died tonight: The Ravenkeeper points to a player. Show that player’s character token.

  15. 15
    Dreamer

    The Dreamer points to a player. Show 1 good and 1 evil character token; one of these is correct.

  16. 16
    Flowergirl

    Nod 'yes' or shake head 'no' for whether the Demon voted today. Place the 'Demon not voted' marker (remove 'Demon voted', if any).

  17. 17
    Town Crier

    Nod 'yes' or shake head 'no' for whether a Minion nominated today. Place the 'Minion not nominated' marker (remove 'Minion nominated', if any).

  18. 18
    Oracle

    Show the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of dead evil players.

  19. 19
    King

    If there are more dead than living, show the King a character token of a living player.

  20. 20
    Mathematician

    Show the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of players whose ability malfunctioned due to other abilities.

  21. 21
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Djinn doesn't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.

Jinxes
  • Jinxed with Mathematician
    Jinxed with Drunk
    Mathematician & Drunk

    The Mathematician learns if the Drunk's ability yielded false info or failed to work properly.