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The King's Ball

v1.3.0

by ZacharyCustomDifficulty:

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Djinn
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Characters

Townsfolk

  • Knight

    You start knowing 2 players that are not the Demon.

  • Noble

    You start knowing 3 players, 1 and only 1 of which is evil.

  • Shugenja

    You start knowing if your closest evil player is clockwise or anti-clockwise. If equidistant, this info is arbitrary.

  • High Priestess

    Each night, learn which player the Storyteller believes you should talk to most.

  • Balloonist

    Each night, you learn 1 player of each character type, until there are no more types to learn. [+1 Outsider]

  • General

    Each night, you learn which alignment the Storyteller believes is winning: good, evil, or neither.

  • King

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

  • Fortune Teller

    Each night, choose 2 players: you learn if either is a Demon. There is a good player that registers as a Demon to you.

  • Savant

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

  • Artist

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

  • Princess

    On your 1st day, if you nominated & executed a player, the Demon doesn't kill tonight.

  • Juggler

    On your 1st day, publicly guess up to 5 players' characters. That night, you learn how many you got correct.

  • Choirboy

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

  • Banshee

    If the Demon kills you, all players learn this. From now on, you may nominate twice per day and vote twice per nomination.

Outsider

  • Drunk

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

  • Recluse

    You might register as evil & as a Minion or Demon, even if dead.

  • Sweetheart

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

  • Puzzlemaster

    1 player is drunk, even if you die. If you guess (once) who it is, learn the Demon player, but guess wrong & get false info.

Minion

  • Poisoner

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

  • Witch

    Each night, choose a player: if they nominate tomorrow, they die. If just 3 players live, you lose this ability.

  • Xaan

    On night X, all Townsfolk are poisoned until dusk. [X Outsiders]

  • Marionette
    Jinxed with Kazali
    Jinxed with Balloonist

    You think you are a good character but you are not. The Demon knows who you are. [You neighbour the Demon]

  • Vizier

    All players know you are the Vizier. You cannot die during the day. If good voted, you may choose to execute immediately.

Demon

  • No Dashii

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. Your 2 Townsfolk neighbours are poisoned.

  • Imp

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

  • Kazali

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. [You choose which players are which Minions. -? to +? Outsiders]

  • Lord of Typhon

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. [Evil characters are in a line. You are in the middle. +1 Minion. -? to +? Outsiders]

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
    King

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

  5. 5
    Marionette

    Select one of the good players next to the Demon and place the Is the Marionette reminder token. Wake the Demon and show them the Marionette.

  6. 6
    Poisoner

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

  7. 7
    Witch

    The Witch points to a player. If that player nominates tomorrow they die immediately.

  8. 8
    Fortune Teller

    The Fortune Teller points to two players. Give the head signal (nod yes, shake no) for whether one of those players is the Demon.

  9. 9
    Noble

    Point to 3 players including one evil player, in no particular order.

  10. 10
    Balloonist

    Choose a character type. Point to a player whose character is of that type. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.

  11. 11
    General

    Show the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.

  12. 12
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

  1. 1
    D
    Dusk

    Start the Night Phase.

  2. 2
    Poisoner

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

  3. 3
    Witch

    If there are 4 or more players alive: The Witch points to a player. If that player nominates tomorrow they die immediately.

  4. 4
    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.

  5. 5
    No Dashii

    The No Dashii points to a player. That player dies.

  6. 6
    Sweetheart

    Choose a player that is drunk.

  7. 7
    Choirboy

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

  8. 8
    Fortune Teller

    The Fortune Teller points to two players. Show the head signal (nod 'yes', shake 'no') for whether one of those players is the Demon.

  9. 9
    Juggler

    If today was the Juggler’s first day: Show the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of 'Correct' markers. Remove markers.

  10. 10
    Balloonist

    Choose a character type that does not yet have a Seen reminder next to a character of that type. Point to a player whose character is of that type, if there are any. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.

  11. 11
    King

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

  12. 12
    General

    Show the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.

  13. 13
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Knight, Shugenja, High Priestess, Princess, Banshee, Xaan, Vizier, Kazali, Lord of Typhon, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.

Jinxes
  • Jinxed with Marionette
    Jinxed with Kazali
    Marionette & Kazali

    If there would be a Marionette in play, they enter play after the Demon & must start as their neighbor.

  • Jinxed with Marionette
    Jinxed with Balloonist
    Marionette & Balloonist

    If the Marionette thinks that they are the Balloonist, an Outsider might have been added.