Town of Salem
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| Town of Salem | |
|---|---|
| File:Town of Salem logo.png | |
| Developer(s) | BlankMediaGames |
| Platforms | Browser, Microsoft Windows |
| Release date(s) | December 15, 2014 |
| Genre(s) | Party, strategy |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Town of Salem is an online multiplayer game, inspired by the party game Mafia.[1] The name refers to the Salem Witch Trials. Town of Salem challenges players to convincingly deceive others and make alliances in order to win.[2] The game can be played through browser (free-to-play) or the purchasable Steam version,[3] and is built in Flash Action Script with servers written in C++.[4]
Contents
Gameplay
The game ranges from 7 to 15 players, and can be played in multiple modes that vary the gameplay. The players are randomly divided into three main teams; the town, the mafia, and neutrals. At the start of each game, players pick a fake name or are assigned a random one for that round.
- Town — The goal of the town is to eliminate all mafia and some neutral roles in order to win.
- Mafia — A player who is a part of the Mafia must eliminate the Town and most Neutral roles in order to win.
- Neutral — A player who is on the Neutral team must eliminate some other players (Including other Neutral players) or follow their specific goal in order to win, but can also win with many of the other roles.
While all Town players don't know the roles of other players in a game, members of the Mafia know the names of other Mafia members,[5] and Vampires know the names of fellow Vampires.
Phases
The game is divided into 2 main phases during which players may use their roles' abilities, depending on each individual role.[6][citation needed] The game consists night and day, each lasting a specific amount of time (depending on the game mode).
Discussion
The discussion phase allows the Town members to discuss who they suspect of being an evil role. Once the voting phase starts, a majority vote from the town will put someone on trial. The Jailor, who can choose to jail someone for the following night, the Mayor, who can reveal themselves for three votes, and any Mediums who have died and still have a seance can use their abilities during the day. On Day 1, the Discussion Phase skips the voting phase and goes into Night Phase for that day.
Vote
During this phase, players may vote another player to be lynched. The amount of votes needed for a player to be lynched and initiate the Defense phase depends on the number of players alive.
In order to vote someone up to the stand, there must be more than 50% of the player count voting for them to be lynched. If the player voted up is later declared innocent, then another vote may take place. The Vote Phase will go to Night if no player is voted to be lynched after a short time. If a player is lynched, the day immediately proceeds to the Night.
Defense
The defense phase is a part of the session where the victim that has been voted can talk while all other players are silenced. If the said player has been blackmailed by a blackmailer, whatever he/she types into the chat will come up as 'I am blackmailed' to both himself/herself and the other players. This also carries over to the judgement phase.
Judgement
During this phase, the town will vote on the fate of the defendant. Players can vote guilty, innocent or abstain (not vote). If there are more guilty votes than innocent votes the defendant is sentenced to death. If the defendant is voted innocent or there is a tie in the voting, the game goes back to the Vote phase and another player (even the previous defendant) may be lynched depending on how much time is left.
Night
The night phase is when most roles can use their abilities. Serial Killers stab people, Doctors can choose to heal a person who may be attacked, Sheriffs can interrogate player for suspicious activity, and so on. Every second night there is a Full Moon, which enables the Werewolf role to use their night ability. Players cannot normally communicate during the night phase with the exception of the following: Mafia members, who have a private chat screen that only other mafia and Spies can see; Vampires, who have the same ability to talk privately, but their conversations can be listened to by a Vampire Hunter; Mediums, who may speak with the dead; and the Jailor, who may converse with the player that they have decided to jail
Spectate
This phase is initiated for a player after the player's death. The player may spectate the game until it ends; if the player's role is Medium, the player may pick one living player and talk to him/her during the Night phase. If there is a Medium alive, the players in the Spectate phase may talk to him/her during the night. Retributionist may revive 1 dead town player who has not yet left the game. After being executed via lynching, the Jester may choose one remaining town member to haunt, and kill. The Spectators are technically ghosts. When chatting, no living player will be able to hear the dead except for the Medium.
Roles
Town of Salem has 26 common roles and 7 unique roles ensuring a different experience each time you play. Before a game starts players are put into a lobby and, in the event of a custom game, the host can select what roles will be in the game. Players are then assigned roles at random by the wheel, which displays all roles, but only the roles available in the game are able to be assigned. The chances of receiving a certain role can be increased (but not guaranteed) by using certain scrolls. Players have an in-game role card that explains their role's abilities and alignments.[7]
Role List
| Role Alignment/Category | Role Name | Role Description | Unique |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town Investigative | Investigator | Investigate one person each night for a clue to their role. | |
| Lookout | Watch one person at night to see who visits them. | ||
| Sheriff | Check one person each night for suspicious activity. | ||
| Spy | Listen in on the Mafia at night, and hear whispers. | ||
| Town Killing | Jailor | You may choose one person during the day to jail for the night. | yes |
| Vampire Hunter | Check for Vampires each night. | ||
| Veteran | Decide if you will go on alert and kill anyone who visits you. | yes | |
| Vigilante | Choose to take justice into your own hands and shoot someone. | ||
| Town Protective | Bodyguard | Protect one person from death each night. | |
| Doctor | Heal one person each night, preventing them from dying. | ||
| Town Support | Escort | Distract someone each night. | |
| Mayor | Gain 3 votes when you reveal yourself as Mayor. | yes | |
| Medium | Speak with all dead people at night. | ||
| Retributionist | You may revive a dead town member. | yes | |
| Transporter | Choose two people to transport at night. | ||
| Mafia Deception | Disguiser | Choose a dying target to disguise yourself as. | |
| Forger | Choose a person and rewrite their last will at night. | ||
| Framer | Choose one person to frame each night. | ||
| Janitor | Choose a dying person to clean each night. | ||
| Mafia Killing | Godfather | Kill someone each night. | yes |
| Mafioso | Carry out the Godfather's orders. | yes | |
| Mafia Support | Blackmailer | Choose one person each night to blackmail. | |
| Consigliere | Check one person for their exact role each night. | ||
| Consort | Distract someone each night. | ||
| Neutral Benign | Amnesiac | Remember who you were by selecting a graveyard role. | |
| Survivor | Put on a bulletproof vest at night, protecting yourself from attacks. | ||
| Neutral Chaos | Vampire | Convert others to Vampires at night. | |
| Neutral Evil | Executioner | Trick the Town into lynching your target. | |
| Jester | Trick the Town into voting against you. | ||
| Witch | Control someone each night. | ||
| Neutral Killing | Arsonist | Douse someone in gasoline or ignite all doused targets. | |
| Serial Killer | Kill someone each night. | ||
| Werewolf | Transform into a Werewolf during the Full Moon. | yes |
Role types
In Town of Salem, there are multiple sub-types of roles with certain characteristics; these include but may not be limited to:
- Town (Protective): These roles are town members who protect the town; this includes: BodyGuard and Doctor
- Town (Investigative): These roles are town members who can Investigate; this includes Investigator, Sheriff, Lookout and Spy
- Town (Supportive): These roles are town members who support Town; This includes: Mayor, Escort, Transporter, Retributionist and Medium
- Town (Killing): These roles are town members who are capable of killing; this includes: Veteran, Vigliante, Vampire Hunter, and Jailor
- Neutral (Benign): These roles are neutral roles who can win with any group; this includes: Amnesiac, and Survivor
- Neutral (Evil): These roles are neutral roles who deceive the town with their unique abilities; this includes Witch, Jester, and Executioner
- Neutral(Chaos): These roles work against all other roles except Neutral; This includes: Vampires
- Neutral(Killing): These roles kill all non Neutrals; This includes: Arsonist, Werewolf, and Serial Killer
- Mafia (Deception): These roles deceive the Town; This includes: Forger, Disguiser, Framer, and Janitor
- Mafia (Support): These roles support Mafia; This includes: Consigliere, Consort, and Blackmailer
- Mafia (Killing): These roles kill the town; This includes: Godfather, Mafioso.
References
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