Blood on the Clocktower

Announcing the Blood on the Clocktower Script World Cup 2025 - The Garden of Djinn

As we're taking a break from releasing characters, we feel it's time to give you all a chance to show us what you can come up with using the ones that are already out there. To that end, we invite you all to participate in our grand tournament, the Script World Cup!

The concept is simple. We want you to submit a full-sized script that contains a custom Djinn rule. This rule can be anythin...

App version 3.37.0 is live now - A Wizard is never late!

This update adds a brand new Minion, The Wizard, as well as a quick fix for the Magician.

• 🚀 added Wizard and character release script "I Am Modavious" by The Bazaar

• 🌟 Magician will be ignored for automatic "This is the Demon" and "These are the Minions" card player selections, if drunk or poisoned

App version 3.36.0 is live now! - X gon' deliver to ya

This latest major update adds a brand new Minion, The Xaan, along with some game balance updates and a cool, new clock animation.

• 🚀 added Xaan and character release script "X GON GIVE IT TO YA" by TPX

• 🚀 game balance update 054: jinx list reordering

• 🚀 game balance update 053: new ability text for Al-Hadikhia: "Each night*, you may choose 3 pla...

  2024-12-09 22:19:44 +0000 UTC View Post

Upcoming character releases and Christmas break

Howdy Backers.

We just wanted to drop a quick update to inform you of a few upcoming schedule changes.

This month's release will be pushed back by a week, taking place on Thursday, December 5th.

Next month's release will also be delayed by a week, taking place on Thursday, January 2nd.

This decision has been taken for a number of reasons...

App version 3.35.0 is live now - We Gnome you're gonna love this!

This latest major update adds a brand new Traveller, the Gnome, along with generic 'good' and 'evil' reminder tokens and pop-out character sheets.

• 🚀 added Gnome and character release script "Halloween Dressrosa (Cucurbitophobia Version)" by Zets

• 🚀 added option to pop out character sheet on Chrome browsers

• 🚀 added "Update" popup to be s...

  2024-11-02 17:34:39 +0000 UTC View Post

This quarter's Q&A is live now with Jams, bra1n, Evin, Claire, Reggie and Ben

We're answering all of your questions, plus some you never knew you wanted to know the answer to!

Our final Q&A of 2024 has been scheduled

Greetings Denizens of Ravenswood Bluff

As promised, we'll be holding our quarterly, company-wide Q&A at the end of this month, on Tuesday 29th, at the times seen in the attached image. It will be streamed live over at https://www.youtube.com/@BloodontheClocktower and will be free to view for eve...

App version 3.33.0 is live now - Boffin time!

This major release adds the brand new Minion, the Boffin, as well as some other quality of life and accessibility features.

• 🚀 added Boffin and character release script "Moves Like Igor" by The Panda Money Couch

• 🌟 the selected nameplate color will now also be used in the user list

• 🌟 show whether a player has spent their ghost vote on private c...

  2024-09-27 14:29:44 +0000 UTC View Post

The future of Q&A sessions

Hello Backers/Followers.

Some of you may have noticed that we had no Q&A last month and I wanted to just check in with you all and keep you abreast of what our future plans are regarding Q&As.

Over the last couple of years we've had some absolutely fantastic guests on here to discuss a variety of topics. Every one of them, from celebrities like Chris Grace, to popular YouTub...

App version 3.32.0 is live now - Zookeeper, Baker and voice indicator bars

This major update adds a whole bunch of 'quality of life' stuff, including two new Fabled, empty seat avatars, and more noticeable voice indicator bars. See below for more details.

• 🚀 added two new ways to run nominations to the Game Settings for the Storyteller to choose from:

  • "Baker": the nominated player has the group's attention

  • "Zookeeper": only...

    2024-09-14 12:47:21 +0000 UTC View Post

App version 3.31.0 is live now! - Avatars and Bulls

This major update brings with it a lot of shiny, new stuff, including a brand new Demon, a re-work of the webcam feeds, and user avatars!

• 🚀 added Lord Of Typhon and character release script "One Mosh Cat Pit 2.0" by Jams & Ben

• 🚀 added user avatars and a selection of new avatars to be used when someone does not have a camera enabled

• 🌟 enab...

  2024-09-03 17:01:32 +0000 UTC View Post

App version v3.30.0 is live now! - Zealous Bugfixing

This month's major update adds the new Outsider, The Zealot, as well game balance updates and some QOL patches.

• 🚀 added Zealot and character release script "Tunnel Vision 2.0" by KatJam

• 🚀 game balance update 032: new ability text for Lleech: "Each night*, choose a player: they die. You start by choosing a player: they are poisoned. You die if & only if the...

  2024-07-26 16:13:08 +0000 UTC View Post

July 2024 Q&A Live from Sydney with Steve, Evin, Reggie, Jams, and Ben

This month's Q&A has taken advantage of ClocktowerCon Sydney to enable most of us to appear on-screen together. We hope you enjoy it!

App version 3.29.0 is live now - Alsaahir and the Standalone App Update

Howdy Folks.

A major update just went live, adding a brand new Townsfolk as well as some significant changes to the standalone versions.

• 🚀 added Alsaahir and character release script "AL VS AL 2.3" by Ekin

• 🚀 updated app build infrastructure and standalone release process (replaced Webpack/Electron with Vite/Tauri)

  • there are now 2 standalone...

    2024-06-28 12:06:51 +0000 UTC View Post

July's Q&A will be live and in-person with most of TPI!

Hello Patreons.

I (Ben) will be flying my buns over to Sydney, Australia in a couple of days and I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to have a live and in-person Q&A with most of TPI in attendance, including the game's designer, Steven Medway, and the business and legal manager, Evin Donohoe.

I've no doubt many of you have a lot of questions you'd like to ask them, so please...

June's Patreon Q&A is live now

This month we're chatting with the mod team from the Unofficial Server.

June Q&A with the unofficial server moderators

Next month's Q&A has been arranged and it'll be a little different to our usual chats with YouTubers and comedians. This time we'll be talking to the moderation team over at The Unofficial Discord server. These guys perform the often thankless task of ensuring the game's largest community can function both practically and fairly.

As usual, please post your questions in the 'q-and-a-qu...

App version 3.27.0 is live now - The swamp update

This latest patch adds in a new Outsider, the Ogre, as well as a few quality of life improvements.

• 🚀 added Ogre and character release script "Get Out of my Swamp" by Aero & Jams

• 🚀 game balance update 011: new Jinx for Cannibal / Juggler: "If the Juggler guesses on their first day and dies by execution, tonight the living Cannibal learns how many guesses th...

  2024-05-28 12:53:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Update 3.26.0 is now live! - First major game balance update

This update marks our first foray into balancing jinxes and character text, in preparation for a big push towards prioritising game design and ultimately getting the expansions finished. That means you can expect new jinxes and minor alterations to character text to become more prevalent in the future. Here are the details:

• 🚀 game balance updates 001-010 have been added:

  2024-05-16 13:14:07 +0000 UTC View Post

May Patreon Q&A with Chris Grace

This month's Q&A is live now, with actor, comedian, and Clocktower player Chris Grace.

May Q&A with Chris Grace

Howdy Patrons.

This month's Q&A will be taking place on Monday 6th/7th (depending on where in the world you are). We'll be hosting celebrity Clocktower fanatic Chris Grace, who you may know from a very long list of acting and writing credits, including Superstore, College Humor, Stumptown, and the musical parodies of '50 Shades' and 'Game of Thrones', as well as his recent work with N...

App version 3.25.0 is live now! - Banshee

This latest major update adds a brand new Townsfolk, the Banshee, along with some special features that enable it to function.

• 🚀 added Banshee and character release script "SHRIEEEEEEK!" by The Con Couch

• 🌟 added "Session" chat tab that will contain all session & game events

• 🌟 improved various other aspects of the text chat

• ...

  2024-04-26 23:02:40 +0000 UTC View Post

A new web address for the app

Greetings everyone.

This is just a quick update to let you all know that you can now access the app via 'botc.app'. The old address, online.bloodontheclocktower.com, is still usable and will simply redirect you to the new one. This has been done for a myriad of reasons, most of them boring and technical, but t...

App version 3.23.0 is live now! - Summoning a new character

A new version of the app just dropped, bringing with it a brand new Minion in the form of the Summoner, as well as some QOL changes.

• 🚀 added Summoner and character release script "One Quiet Night" by The Good Couch

• 🌟 added Streaming Storyteller option to hide cameras on the Town Square from players that are in private chats

• 🌟 timers will now ...

  2024-03-22 14:29:26 +0000 UTC View Post

March Q&A with Theo

This month's Q&A sees us chatting with Theo, who is responsible for ClocktowerCon Australia.

March Q&A with Theo

For this month's Q&A we'll be chatting with Theo, who many of you will know from our Twitch channel's Wednesday stream. Theo has been playing since 2018, years before the game's release. He's also the organiser of Clocktower Con Sydney, which will be happening in July.

As usual, please post any questions you have for Theo in the 'q-and-a-questions' channel on our official Discord serv...

Version 3.21.0 is live now - Lobbying for better games

A major update has just dropped which adds lobbies to the app. See below for the details.

• 🚀 added a "Lobby" screen that shows you all publicly available games and makes it a lot easier to find a place to play
• 🚀 when creating a game, you can now select the game language, whether it should be private or public, and a lot more
• 🌟 updated Script of the Month to...
  2024-02-13 13:55:09 +0000 UTC View Post

App version 3.20.1 is out now - Village Idiot

A small patch has just been released, adding in the Village Idiot Townsfolk and fixing up server stability.

• 🚀 added Village Idiot and character release script "An Eldritch Uprising" by Ben Burns
• 🌟 removed Livekit chat server due to lack of stability

January Q&A with the app's designer, Steffen

This month's Q&A is now live. We're answering questions about the app's design and future trajectory.

New Year Q&A with the app's developer

A belated happy new year to you all.

This is a quick update to let you all know that this month's Q&A will be happening on Tuesday 23rd January. We'll be chatting with Steffen aka bra1n, the app's sole developer. He'll be able to answer questions about the app's design, it's trajectory, and what kind of features can/will be added in the future. As always, please put your questions in ...