# Blood on the Clocktower

Blood on the Clocktower is a board game for 6–21 players. It plays in 30–120 minutes and is meant for ages 15 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 12. It is rated 8.5 out of 10 by 102 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $135.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 6–21 (best with 12)
- **Playing time:** 30–120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 15+
- **Complexity:** 3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2022
- **Categories:** Murder / Mystery, Party Game, Bluffing, Deduction
- **Mechanics:** Traitor Game, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers, Hidden Roles, Betting and Bluffing, Voting, Roles with Asymmetric Information, Prisoner's Dilemma, Rock-Paper-Scissors, Deduction, Negotiation
- **Ludoya rating:** 8.5 out of 10, from 102 reviews
- **Owned by:** 149 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 4,421
- **Unique players:** 2,872

**Designers:** Steven Medway

**Artists:** Micaela Dawn, Aidan Roberts, Grace VanFleet, John VanFleet

**Publishers:** The Pandemonium Institute

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 135.99 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/blood-on-the-clocktower |
| Cardhaus Games | 147.29 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/blood-on-the-clocktower/ |
| Good Games | 173.2 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/blood-on-the-clocktower |
| Gameology | 192.45 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/blood-on-the-clocktower |
| Games Empire | 209.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/blood-on-the-clocktower |
| La Gameria | 134.95 € | https://gameria.es/juegos-de-mesa/blood-on-the-clocktower-15049.html |
| Juegos de la Mesa Redonda | 134.99 € | https://juegosdelamesaredonda.com/15745-blood-on-the-clocktower-castellano-8437022228624.html |
| Zatu Games | 122.25 £ | https://zatu.com/products/blood-on-the-clocktower |
| World of Board Games | 1649 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/blood-on-the-clocktower |
| Guf | 239.95 $ | https://guf.com.au/products/blood-on-the-clocktower |
| Alphaspel | 1699 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/167885-blood-on-the-clocktower-en |
| Ludifolie | 164.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/23972-blood-on-the-clocktower.html |
| Game Ninja | 1899 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/blood-on-the-clocktower/ |

## Expansions

- [Blood on the Clocktower: The Carousel – Experimental Character Collection](https://www.ludoya.com/games/blood-on-the-clocktower-the-carousel-experimental-character-collection)
- [Blood on the Clocktower: Clocktower Con 2023 Experimental Characters](https://www.ludoya.com/games/blood-on-the-clocktower-clocktower-con-2023-experimental-characters)
- [Blood on the Clocktower: The Cacklejack – Experimental Character](https://www.ludoya.com/games/blood-on-the-clocktower-the-cacklejack-experimental-character)

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## Upcoming events featuring this game

- Blood on the Clocktower — 2026-09-25 — Santander
- Blood on the Clocktower — 2026-09-26
- Blood on the Clocktower — 2026-09-27
- Blood on the Clocktower — 2026-09-26
- Blood on the Clocktower — 2026-09-27
- Blood on the Clocktower a Plaça Reial — 2026-09-26 — Barcelona
- Blood on the Clocktower — 2026-09-25
- Blood on the Clocktower — 2026-10-03
- Blood on the Clocktower — 2026-10-03

## Rules questions

### Can dead players still talk or vote?

Yes — dead players may talk as much as they like, but they immediately lose their ability, cannot nominate, and may only vote once for the rest of the game (remove their vote token when they use it) (p.17).

### When someone dies, do we have to reveal their character?

No — a dead player’s identity remains secret; you place a shroud on their token and remove their ability, but you do not tell the group which character they were (p.17).

### How does a nomination become an execution — what counts as enough votes?

A nomination succeeds if that nominated player has more votes than any other nominee that day and the number of votes is at least half the number of alive players; there is only one execution per day (pp.16–17).

### If a player is killed at night, do they still get to wake and use their ability?

Usually no — if a character dies at night before they would wake, they do not wake to act; abilities take effect immediately when used and abilities are lost immediately on death (pp.14–15, 22).

### What happens if I'm drunk or poisoned — do I still get my ability or correct information?

A drunk or poisoned player has no ability (they act as if dead) and can be given incorrect information by the Storyteller, though abilities targeting a drunk/poisoned player still resolve normally; drunkenness/poisoning remove abilities until the player becomes sober/healthy again (pp.22–24).

### Does the game always end the moment the Demon dies?

Typically good wins when the Demon dies, but there are exceptions (e.g., Scarlet Woman can keep the game going, some scripts have multiple Demons, and all Demons must die for good to win), so the Demon’s death does not universally end the game (p.18).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/blood-on-the-clocktower)
- [Blood on the Clocktower in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/blood-on-the-clocktower)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/240980)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-18. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._