Gnarly Carley Gaming: My Love Affair With Blood on the Clocktower
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2024
- In this episode of Gnarly Carley Gaming, I discuss my love affair with the new social deduction game, Blood on the Clocktower, set to be delivered late this year. In the video, I talk how I came to find BOTC, what it has meant to me in my life, and the 3 things I think make it the most elegant social deduction game I've ever played.
Thanks to James Baldassano for the intro music and to my generous sponsors for their support as I get started in the big, bad world of UA-cam.
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IMO this game fixes a lot of the flaws that Werewolf has, especially among experienced gamers:
1) Everyone has a part to play
2) No one is truly eliminated
3) There's an actual set amount of info that exists that jumpstarts the puzzle solving, rather than just staring at everyone hoping to catch a tell.
4) The moderator has ways to fix a game that has skewed heavily towards one team and is threatening to be not fun.
You perfectly hit that nail on the head.
One extra point that makes me like this game, which ties in with point 4, is that the storyteller gets to play their own little game, trying to get the game to a final 3.
This makes playing the part of the storyteller a fun challenge in it's own right. In something like Werewolf, the storyteller basically just takes the role of program, player makes choice (input) storyteller gives result (output). The storyteller is just there to facilitate the game. Not in BotC.
exactly. in werewolf, dying first basically means just silently watching the game happen, which sucks. in botc, meanwhile, how bad dying is depends a lot on your character. dead empath, meh. dead ravenkeeper, yay. or vigor-killed minion, so much fun. it also makes it a viable choice to die as a good player to take one for the team or get information, whereas in werewolf, it's basically just another point for the evil team.
and the storyteller involvement is awesome. you don't just run the game, you take part in it. that's even underlined by the storyteller being the first one to die.
and the starting info fixes one really bothersome thing with werewolf; nobody wants to start nominating, to not seem suspicious. i remember many games of werewolf where i'd just go "i nominate (usually the player across from me) just to get things going."
I found you through the NRB playthroughs and you became my favourite player in the group! Love your approach to social deduction games and can't wait to see more of what you do on this channel!
NRB got me totally hooked on this game and made my anxious self actually reach out to strangers to be able to play it because I was so excited by it. I've now played several games online with people I've never met and am still amazed at my audacity in doing so. But it's just so much fun! Though terrifying when I had to be the demon in my second ever game, complete with lots of technology fails, and plenty of chaos! Have loved watching you and the guys play and you are absolutely amazing the way you figure things out!
I found you through NRB, and am I glad Adam messaged you to join you have made the games of blood infinitely more fun, especially this last game with Adam as the demon. I am looking forward to more of your videos! Good Luck
Watching you pick apart your comrades in the circle brings me such joy. My family loves watching you play Blood on the Clocktower on NRB. You’re spellbinding Carley and we all route for you !
The gleeful look on her face the entire video truly shows how much Carley loves this game.
I just learned the word gleeful, I was looking for a word to describe her look thanks :) She has the most whimsical eyes
You absentmindedly decorating a cake while absolutely dismantling the evil team in the recent No Rolls Barred Patreon game of BotC is one of the funniest things I've seen this week, thanks for that.
Oh my goodness. I forgot that was coming down the pipeline. Glad you enjoyed the episode and me trying to get too much done at once
After months of playing and coincidentally never being a minion I was FINALLY the Poisoner the other day. Poisoned the Investigator on night 1 and rode that out to victory, so it was definitely worth the wait!
It’s always great to see you play with NRB, looking forward to more videos in the future 🙂
Reasons BotC is the best social deduction game I've ever played:
*1)* No player elimination (and, as you said, ghosts being important for the finale)
*2)* Players have fun and talk during the night (because ST is silently communicating with players using gestures and nods instead of narrating it)
*3)* They can also have private conversations during the day. No other social deduction game I know of allows walking off and whispering with someone.
*4)* The moderator is actually a player in a sense. They make active decisions that are meant to make the game as fun and fair as possible.
*5)* The voting system allows for bluffing. You can raise your hand last second or drop it right before it's counted (and pretend it was an accident if you like).
*6)* The big bad Demon you're supposed to kill not only knows their team (like others) but they also know three characters they can bluff as (and share with fellow evils).
*7)* It's not a shouting match like almost every Werewolf game I've played. Yes, there will be some still, but you're working with usable info. There's a puzzle to solve. It's up to the good team to see the puzzle pieces and it's up to the evil team to add puzzle pieces that seem valid (or distract/confuse if you want).
*8)* Not only can you not necessarily trust your own info, but you might not even realize you're on a different team. (Lunatic or Marionette) Even if you're sure what team you're on, you don't know if the solution will actually lose the game for you! (Atheist or Heretic) Think carefully about what clues the ST left for you and player reads. Someone might be hiding key info for you to win.
*9)* There are a special set of characters called Travelers which are for people who need to either leave early or join late. What other social deduction game lets people start mid-game or leave after playing the first day or two?
*10)* There are special rules you can add called Fabled. They're designed to make sure the game is fun for everyone. For example, do you have a couple that wants to play, but they can read each other so well, they'll instantly know the other is on the other team? Invoke the Revolutionary. It makes it so two neighbors (sitting by each other) are known publically to be the same alignment. To offset this, one of them will register falsely at some point in the game. The Angel protects new players. Sentinel adds or removes an Outsider. There's even the Fiddler if you need to end the game early. Players have to vote between two players: the Demon and a good player secretly chosen by the Demon. There are more but you get the idea.
I might have more points, but I think the fact I can think of 10 really solid reasons it's the best says plenty. There are other social deduction games I love for their own reasons, like ONUW is a great one to play in a quick little game, but if you want to feel like you're part of a play/movie and just have the most insane mind-blowing experiences, nothing beats BotC. Everyone is engaged and even people with seemingly useless characters can spend the game playing the social aspect or watching voting patterns and they might even end up being responsible for a key piece of evidence. I played it online until I was sick of it and I still love it to death and can't wait for my physical copy to come in the mail even though I spent 2 weeks (not even exaggerating) bootlegging my own copy to run it in person. It's just that good.
I should probably also point out the Revolutionary has other very good uses like allowing someone and their translator to be on the same team. Basically any time you feel like you need to force people to be on the same team.
This is such a lovely video, hearing you talk about your love for the game and what it means to you.
You've been my favourite player since the first NRB game you were on. I used to watch a bunch of channels where other groups played social deduction games, and there often is a person that everybody hails as "the best one", "too smart for us", "knows this game too well". But it's always been a guy. Usually in a group of almost exlusively men anyway.
And seeing a woman be _that player_ has been very enjoyable and I have had a lot of fun rooting for you :D
And honestly, it's been kind of inspiring. I don't know if I'll ever get the courage to try to play it myself, with strangers on some discord server... but I really want to.
I don't have nearly enough friends to play this with, but I love the NRB plays Blood on the Clocktower series!
Currently rewatching until the next episode comes out. And wow, that Cerenovus play you did on Sully was so spot on.
Just played my first game on Discord. There are several games going on every week that one can jump into. Hope you’ve had the chance to play!
I honestly think you should be a storyteller with Ben for NRB and give Tom a game stressing you and Ben would be godlike
Agree, I love NRB videos with BOTC. You are a really entertaining group to Watch and the videos are just great because you get to follow the nights by ST and days wispers. Love it and wait for new videos From NRB playing BOTC!!
boy do i have good news for you...
Carly!! So glad I found your channel pop up in my recommended! Watching your ceranovis play BROKE me.
Just bought the game because of you! Keep doing what you’re doing ^_^
Great video Carley! I had so much fun when you came to Frederick to be our storyteller for our group of 18 some-odd weirdos! We've been trying to find time to play it recreationally ever since. Thanks for sharing it with us!
If you need help getting started with in-person or digital play, let me know. Happy to assist how I can. You all are a joyful group, and it was awesome to storytell for you.
I just found your channel through NRB and I just wanted to say thank you for the amazing moments!
So Glad Adam found you! You are a beast at the game... and seeing you put things together to frustrate and confound your fellow players is a joy! Those moments where we realize how far ahead of the curve are the most enjoyable! Either you putting together who the demon is and trying to see if you can take his power or when you show that you see the demon flailing and you only see one move left to keep the bad team's game going... your love of this genre shines and me and my wife consider you the scariest boct player on nrb!
Blood on the Clocktower is one of my favourite social deduction games. I absolutely agree with the points you've raised, and they're the reason I love it too!
I've stayed up countless nights playing BotC for 12+ hours just because it's so fun, and every new game is different, and you kind of never want it to end.
You and the other people on the NRB BotC games got me into this game, and I'm so happy to have found a community of people who also enjoy lying to each other for fun and entertainment (okay, when I put it that way, it sounds bad).
So thank you, for introducing me to Ravenswood Bluff, it's helped a lot during lockdown and how isolating it felt.
I found you through the nrb videos and now am I fan, looking forward to your next video
My first video on your channel, I'm glad it was this one. I've become pretty obsessed with watching it.
Awesome first video, really love these memoir/essay style videos! Also I love the intro jingle, a nice jazz to compliment the bombastic theme on NRB.
Now I REALLY wanna see you run a game on NRB - and make Daddy Ben have to play!
Watching you and the No Rolls Barred crew play Blood on the Clocktower is so entertaining! Hopefully one day we'll get to see an in person play with them?
Also as far as content, would love to see tips/a guide for first time storytellers in person. I have the game pre-ordered and I'm so looking forward to playing it, I will be the storyteller, and it seems a little intimidating. Especially watching how Ben and Tom tag team that role so expertly. Also running a game in person is a whole different experience I bet. Thank you!
I would have almost thought that you were screen peeking you were so dead on. i will never forget you perfectly nailing that you were affected by the Devil's Advocate turn one and stuck by your guns. Positively brilliant. Thank you for the great content and look forward to more!
By the way Carly I thoroughly enjoy your performance in the nrb videos. Highly entertaining. You're very skilled at the game!
I appreciate that you have a channel and are going to share your board gaming love...Love it when you are in videos on NRB
I found you through NRB and I’m glad Adam was being a creep and messaged you to join because you are so much fun to watch and listen to. So insightful
Watching Carley play Blood on the Clocktower is really something special. If you haven’t seen her play with NRB go check their videos out. It’s truly incredible to see the way she controls the narrative and cuts through to the heart of the puzzle. A true master at work, I’m in awe.
My favorite NRB player and just found out we went to the same college! Love your videos, keep beating Adam :)
Great video, your love for this game is infectious.
Audio stuff. Not sure if your editing outside of YT, but look at using a low pass filter to clean up some of the static/ambient noise.
Thanks Jacob, and will do. Appreciate you.
@@GnarlyCarleyGaming I’d suggest getting a table microphone too! Good audio is essential for a channel, your content is already going to be great. Already subbed. :)
A Blue yeti microphone might be a good place to start looking.
You're a lot of fun to watch on NRB. As someone who has listened to hundreds of TPI vods, Cult of the Clocktower Podcasts and other playthroughs but has always been too scared to try it, it's great to see games with disparate levels of experience for once instead of all beginners or all experts. Having people like you and Ben there makes it twice as fun to watch IMO.
Thanks for the content. :)
I found you and this game through the play throughs on NRB And you are easily one of my favorite players in that group partially because you play social deduction games the way I like to play it which is be evil and cause chaos.
This was so great! I'd love to hear more about the experience and process of storytelling. And also about Travelers--they're an interesting mechanism, but I haven't seen them be very pivotal in games we've played
I found Blood on the Clocktower because of No Rolls Barred, and fell in love with the game when I saw how masterfully you played your first game with the group. As someone who loves social deduction games, I'd love to get into the game through the online community to play until my copy arrives, but I also have what can best be described as extreme social anxiety. How welcoming and patient is the online community of this game. particularly with people that may take some time to come out of their shell?
I just love that you highlighted this game and what it has meant to you.
I just watched you play on NRB, it was amazing! You looked like you had an absolute ball
started watching NRB because of a friend, and you've consistently been a phenomenal player. Keep slaying it queen
This was so wholesome! I didn't hear about BotC until earlier this year. Before then, my favorite social deduction game was Throne of Lies. Having someone turn evil every other night made that game really interesting. Then I watched NRB play BotC in person. I still haven't played it myself, but I've never watched other people play social deduction for this many hours. Not even with Among Us. Can't wait to play it myself!
I am so glad you finally have a UA-cam channel as your skill and love for playing evil in blood was what got me to fall in love with the game and sent me down the evil path whenever I got the chance (snake charmer and philosopher ftw)
Hi Carley, I just found your channel after seeing a lot of BOTC games on NRB. I'm finally deciding to jump into Clocktower after watching SEVERAL games, but since I have the "most" experience, I'm going to be the storyteller (go team Evil!), However I'd really love some advice for a first time storyteller. Thanks for the great content and I really respect your game play on BOTC, you're amazing at the game! All the best!!!
What a legend. Nice opening music btw ;)
THIS IS AWESOME!!!! So glad you made a youtube channel. Absolutely love BOTC and it is because of NRB and you that I am such a fan and have been playing.
Would love to see a video in almost a watchalong format or just talking about the games you played on NRB to hear your thoughts all the way through the games.
Thank you Carley
I agree about it being hard to be a board gamer during the pandemic. I think this is the first time I've had so many games I have yet to play or at least get a full experience with more than just two people playing a game. I'll have to check Blood on the Clocktower, you make it sound so fun.
Thank you for that wonderful sharing Carley! You've truly elevated the game for me and your every appearance on NRB has been an absolute masterclass. I'm so glad this is your first video and I can't wait for the next one!
Found your channel through Father Benjamin posting it in a sarcastic post on Twitter. You are a NRB highlight. Through NRB and Pandemonium Institute I have fallen in love with this game and am hoping to find time to play one of these days. Through you I'm hoping to have my first play through be given evil cause I would relish it so much.
Thanks for introducing this game to me! It was so much fun to play, even getting assigned the demon for my first play through!
great video ^_^ love watching you play with no rolls barred :3
I was also bitten by the 'Blood Bug' and I want to run it ALWAYS. I am so grateful other people are just as obsessed as I am about it. I want this game to be just as popular as Werewolf!
It's really cool watching you on NRB. It always feels like you are pulling all the strings.
Would love to get a shelf tour. Your games look great.
I mean from seeing you absolutely crush everyone on NRB I can certainly understand your love for it. If you didn't you wouldn't be so amazing at it!
You are the BEST BOTC salesperson ever
Discovered BotC at SHUX, it was great. Played a session at the volunteers dinner and had so much fun. This past halloween I made a DIY version just to run a few games for my friends. Can't wait to get a legit copy of the game.
Thanks for this! My friends are thinking of joining and I've sent an NRB and our own playthrough but this explains it very well
Nice video. Very informative. I want to play this someday.
I’m glad AdamNRB messaged u in 2020. Hope to see u in a live NRB BotC soon!
As one who likes the puzzle solving aspect, I prefer the good team and Sherlock Holmesing my way to victory. Although being a minion is quite fun when you are hitting the right level of chaos on your friends.
I love the online play, finding new group and discords also makes this game infinitely playable as you interact with different play styles. Especially since my inner circle of friends still haven't warmed up to the social deduction games just yet. Fun video Carley hope to see more soon!
I love being the storyteller. Who stirs more shit than the storyteller? And you just get to sit back and watch the ladder of chaos
You were AMAZING with the playthroughs at NRB especially when you were the Imp. You played it with composure and you were so evil that it scared me. Lol. I then found you reply on someone's comment about having no friends to play with and now here I am subscribing to your channel.
I like many others found you from NRB…I want to play BOTC with you cause you are so awesome at it…
BOTCT is the dungeon masters dream social deduction game
Oh I didn't realise how similar to Werewolf this is. It's just super fleshed out and developed. Shame I don't have my old playgroup around anymore to try it out D:
I love it when you play on No Rolls Barred
I think that what you got out of BotC during the pandemic, we (or I at least) got out of the many hours of watching No Rolls Barred playing BotC
So much genuine joy and passion! You and Isaac are my all time favourite evil team 😈😍
So when you're on the evil team, you aren't lying, you're spinning a puzzle for the Good Team to solve! 😁
It seems like forever a go when I found your IG. And I had no clue what Blood on the Clock Tower was. I'm not 100% sold on it because it seems like it really relies heavily on having a good narrator. So it's like a hybrid of social deduction and an RPG. I do need to try it some time though. It's nice to see how genuinely enthusiastic you are about the game! They should pay you royalties. 🤣
Hahaha of course your first UA-cam video (other than the intro one) would be on Blood on the Clocktower! Great video and can't wait for more content!
Great storytelling! Still haven't tried Blood on the Clocktower but it's super high on the list
my copy is coming in the mail as we speak. i'm so excited >:D
Interesting. Hadn't heard of this one. I'm always a sucker for a good social deduction game.
Your love of the game shines through here, and through each of your games with NRB. After your debut on NRB, you have become the player I root for the most. If Adam ever leaves you off an episode, I let him know about it (though I doubt he saw the comments). I hope to one day find a girl like you as you are gorgeous, passionate, wickedly smart and, best of all, a huge board game nerd. My dream girl right there.
Hearing your thoughts on any board game, or even some gameplay if you have a set up for it, would make for great future videos.
Awesome to see a review of the queen of BotC herself. Your plays are always phenomenal, and is a joy to watch any episode of NRB where you appear. My copy of BotC just came on the mail and I'm so excited to try it!
I've ordered this game, sooo excited to play🥰
You have the voice and the style. Please keep making more videos. You'll be successful I'm very sure.
I imagine that your love of BotC is also supported by the fact that you are supernaturally good at it... A couple of the realisations you've had on NRB are nothing short of amazing.
One thing I'm curious about is how BotC compares in-person to online. I've seen a couple of videos of people playing in person, but it's hard to get a feel for how they compare. Thus far the in-person version seems closer to a standard Werewolf game than the mingling of Two Rooms and a Boom. Online seems to have a lot more note-taking and analysis...
Loved the latest live version of Blood on the Clocktower you did with the NRB team. How did you find playing it live and in person compared to playing online?
I see "Oath" on your top shelf ... did you do a video on that one?
FUCK I loved watching poor Jon try to figure what the hell was happening when you turned on him, I don't think I ever laughed as hard
You have no idea how similar our lives are at least as it relates to the pandemic and social deduction games. I turned to werewolf a game that I never had any love for. It worked incredibly well over zoom and was great for getting to know a lot of people most games would have 24 players. I played way more werewolf than I ever imagined I would, but eventually everyone started playing this new game Blood on the clock tower, and my goodness is blood on the clock tower Superior to werewolf. At this point I have played well over 200 games of Blood on the clock tower. For months we were playing until 3, 4, 5 a.m. night after night. We eventually burnt ourselves out and have slowed to a more reasonable pace, but at the same time our group has continued to grow. At this point our group runs several games a day and everyone gets to play as much as they would like. I to love evil. My play style is fast and loose and chaotic. I play for evil even when I'm good. My goal is to win but I intentionally play poorly to make it an uphill battle because a I want to establish that I am a dumb player so when I play for evil you can't tell that I'm evil because I'm literally playing the same stupid way I always do, and be it makes the game more interesting to me when it's a struggle. As far as friends go I have friends from all over the world Egypt, Australia, Denmark, Sweden, Philippines, Austria, even strange places like Canada. I never thought I would have such a diverse group of friends it's amazing. And the thing about the game is even after playing hundreds of times there are still things that happen that I've never seen before. Ben Burns story told for us about a week ago and something almost happened that he said that he had never considered before. It's amazing how much diversity and unpredictability the game can deliver. And that's just the game when you get into Homebrew it's even crazier. I have gaming friends that I have not been able to convince to play Blood on the clock tower and it's so sad they have no idea what they're missing out on. As my friend Blake puts it Blood on the clock tower is the gift that keeps on giving.
After the last NRB BITC video she has solidified herself as the GOAT (or revealed herself as a Loki)
But either way excellent player fun to watch
smart and beautiful are a dangerous combo so watch out for this one! Truly Gnarly keep up the entertainment!
GVO 👍🏾
Should of just said blood on the clock tower is a game where I win and everyone loses, and even when I do occasionally lose I’ve done enough genius plays it’s pretty much a win. Honestly the best, but anything that makes Adam mald is a win for everyone
I don't think we can trust her.
Definitely can't.
I'm playing this for the first time tonight!
Best of luck!!!
Ah! Have fun. Be bold. Good luck :)
It can only be said that you are a beast of a player!
Omg,
Carley has a channel!
So I'm addicted to NRB playthroughs of botc. You all influenced my preorder of the game lol. You seem like a really clever player so I wanted to ask your opinion. I'm on the hunt for a game that can be played solo (doesn't have to be exclusively) that is engaging and a crunchy. Do you have any suggestions? I'm very selective of what goes in my collection cuz I hate having to turn around and resell haha! But I've been back and forth on titles like Arkham horror lcg, MoM to iss vanguard.
If it isn't asking much, do you have any forever games in your collection you love to pull out for solo plays?
Didn't know you had your own channel!!!
It really is so good. I do feel like you have to see it to get it then once you get it the game is awesome.
Of course you love blood on the clocktower, it's just so great.
I’m sold. I’m buying this game.
Carley your channel popped on my recommended and I just had to subscribe. Love you on NRB and I'm truly enjoying your videos. Do you or Gnarley Carley Gaming have a twitter?
Gencon Sunday!
I'm only on the fence because storyteller seem to be boring but also difficult role just like werewolves game, which makes that person not able to play like the others, also game is expensive and need minimum of 7 to play, what r ur thoughts?
Out of curiosity, what is your favourite memory from this game?
Also, you mentioned that you don't like being a citizen in other social deduction games. Is it that different from being an outsider like the recluse or the tinker?
Outsiders can be fun. I like to lie for good and they often have incentives to do so in creative ways. I think I dislike most being night one only info roles because you can come to feel used up. But even then, your use can change if you let it or if you hold back, you can do something really cool with it. I just like wiggle room to try new things
A favorite memory of mine was actually one of my big fuck ups. I was playing in person and was an evil townsfolk who misunderstood the storyteller and didn't realize they were evil the entire game, and evil did win meaning I won but I was a true pain in their ass that game when I should've been helping them. Just sort of cracked me up.
What a hero
The part about poison and game teller can choic how or what to say, at 7:40 i don't understand it, can u clarify more?
Hey Carly here from nrb
Judging by how much you enjoyed being the storyteller, I imagine that you would truly enjoy running a game of dungeons and dragons. Have you ever DM’d?
Excellent 1st episode!
I'm not the biggest fan of these type of games, specially the ones that have a Moderator/Narrator like this one... I haven't played this one but from your description the Narrator is crucial to the game and can be the decisive factor on the victory of either side by what he decides to do... I don't like these type of roles because a lot of the game depends on that person and how good they are at that role!
I was going to ask if you have played Secret Hitler but then I see you trashed it :p That one is my favorite game in this genre, it doesn't have the Narrator role, so everyone is actually playing and it gives the players the tools to actually deduce information from what everyone is doing... it's for me much better in this aspect than Resistance Avalon (or vanilla Resistance).
Anyway, excellent video, really enjoyed watching it :)
Just to let you know that I've now watched 3 of the videos and the game does indeed look excellent... and wow, you play it masterfully!!! You and Adam are great at it
so I dont have 7+ friends who are into more complex boardgames nor do i have anyone to storytell for me, is it possible to play this game without those?
Just down here in the comments to tell you, I think you're friggin amazing.