Jester

Mechanics

 * You only win if you are lynched during the day. This means if you are killed in any way other than by lynching, you automatically lose the game.
 * You can choose to haunt one of your guilty or abstaining voters the night after being lynched. If you do not choose anyone or deselect your target, the game will randomly choose among the guilty or abstaining voters. You cannot haunt someone else the next night. If you leave the game before choosing a target or before the night ends, nobody will die.
 * Your haunt ignores Basic and Powerful defense.
 * If you leave the game after successfully being lynched, anyone that voted guilty will not be killed by your haunt, even if only one person voted guilty.
 * A, , , , or  cannot protect your target.
 * A cannot switch your target; you will haunt the same target you selected even if they are transported.
 * The stalemate detector will not end the game on the day you are lynched, since you can break any stalemate by your haunt.

Strategy

 * While playing as a, the role can be fun and exhilarating. However, do not flagrantly abuse the chat by spamming, posting links, or acting unsportsmanlike just to get lynched. Spamming, in particular, is against the game's rules, and can get you banned.
 * Making various people angry is a common strategy. However, it has to be done carefully in order to make people hang you, whether or not they believe you are a.
 * Contrary to popular belief, being mean to people in chat does NOT help your chances of getting lynched. Most of the time, you will end up either getting killed at night, getting reported and ignored, or having people think you are a, causing you not to get lynched.
 * As a, the greatest threats to you are usually the and . You will generally be trying to look suspicious in order to get hanged, but if they determine you're not a , these roles have the ability to kill you instantly at night, denying your victory. The easiest way to minimize this risk is to try and get lynched the same day you make yourself look suspicious. However, if you can't do that, you'll have to strike a balancing act between setting up later suspicions that will get you hanged, but not looking so suspicious that the  or  kills you the next night.
 * When pursuing strategies that take longer than a single day, you should have a plan ready in case you are jailed - an explanation you can give to the for the way you've been behaving that way will make you look like a, ideally coupled with a fake . A decent claim is , as they can also act loud or annoying if they are baiting. It is theoretically possible to confess to being a  and try to side with them, but most  will execute  claims without hesitation.
 * Especially in Ranked and Ranked Practice, just stay silent like a normal evil and do what you would do and pretend to be a . The will at some point eliminate people who are not, including you, which not many players can defend against. Just play along and let them figure out that you are not a , and they will most likely lynch you.
 * In contrast, one of the best things that can happen to you is being jailed on Night 1 or when the has no executions left. Pretending to be A.F.K. (Away From Keyboard), and then claiming in chat that you didn't think you were going to be jailed on Night 1 will cast a lot of suspicion on yourself.
 * Timing is tricky for the :
 * The longer you wait before you begin raising suspicion against you, the more likely you are to be lynched. The is generally more desperate near the end and may be more likely to hang people without concrete evidence, especially if the  is dead. There are also fewer people to trick, making it easier to get the necessary votes to be put on trial. If you wait quite a bit, people can also get desperate to all vote guilty so that you can kill one, like if there's 3 immune roles all on a different side.
 * On the other hand, the longer you wait, the more likely you are to get killed at night or to have information about you revealed by a, , , , or , limiting your options.
 * Remember that if the game ends while you're still alive, you lose. Therefore, while you want to get lynched as quickly as possible, you also want to avoid doing anything that could bring the game to an end. You should generally avoid voting people up unless you think it will help you get lynched. Additionally, voting up (or voting guilty on) a member of the will make the  less likely to suspect you of being a member of the, making it harder for you to get lynched.
 * Contrary to the aim of being a, pretending to defend yourself can make you appear as a member of the or a . If you claim to be a  and the real  calls you out, continue to try and defend your claim, which can make people lynch you anyway, under the logic of 'If you are really the , lynch the other person tomorrow. It is normally your best bet to defend your claim, but never actually give any evidence and instead just say the  is dumb for lynching you. This can make the  angry by defending your claim without providing any actual evidence.
 * The inverse also works, by claiming a role that a has claimed while on trial. When they are revealed to actually be that role via lynching, the  will very likely lynch you the next day, out of bitterness. This will almost always work, unless an  identifies you as a  during the night and survives to report it the next day. However, you run the risk of being shot by a  or executed by the.
 * If you mess up as a, it can be very difficult to gain your win, as will likely try to investigate you, and a  or  may kill you. When you do think you've been investigated, your options vary based on who investigated you; if it was a , you need to seem to be a role with Detection Immunity (such as an , , , , or perhaps a  if the  interrogated you on a non-Full Moon night), whereas if it was an , you'll need to try and pass as a , or.
 * If you end up on the stand, but aren't sure you'll get lynched, try acting angry or frustrated. A good way to accomplish this is by swearing in chat.


 * If you are framed/hexed, use it to your advantage. The will see you as a member of the /. It doesn't help you if an  investigates you, since you are in the  and 's investigation result.
 * If you are doused, use it to your advantage. The will see you as a, ,  or , and the  will see you as an . This is hard to do since now, you can't see if you have been doused.


 * If you are lucky enough to be at the gallows, try to play dumb, but not making it obvious that you're aiming for suicide. Try claiming a role from a dead and give false information. This could help, but could also ruin your chance if you fail.
 * If you are an and know that there is a high chance of your target getting killed at night (such as if all the  roles are dead), try to get somebody to attack you. Hopefully, you will turn into a  and the attacker's  will reveal your Basic defense. This could be your key to victory.
 * If you simply get as your role, claiming to be an  is a great strategy in itself.  indirectly harm, so if you act like a bad , the  may lynch you. A great way to do this is trying to random lynch your 'target' WHILE SHOUTING IN ALL CAPS or saying something jokingly like, "He gave me a cold!" You can also claim a confirmed  is a . Even better, as  show up with , if a  is in your game, that might get you lynched as well. Of course, you risk the  and  killing you, as killing non- that are a distraction are generally part of their job.
 * Remember that as a, you want to appear to be an evil role trying to appear to be a (but who makes one or two mistakes that could get you lynched). If you constantly act ridiculous, people will conclude that you're a  and ignore you, or worse, a  or  may kill you at night.
 * Many strategies for the depend on claiming a role. However, claiming a suspicious role out of the blue can make you look like a . Evil roles are rarely eager to make a fake claim, since it exposes them to being disproved. Therefore, you need to create a situation where claiming your fake role makes sense. One option is simply to call for a role-call, and hesitate before "revealing" your fake role claim when people ask you to claim first.
 * An interesting tactic is to claim that you are an evil role, and that you hate it. This works especially well when that have been revealed hint at disliking that role, or if a  hints at greatly disliking the person killed, saying something along the lines of, "They deserved to die." which almost always arouses suspicion. In most scenarios,  are often a bit troll-y, and show a bit of personality. A good tactic is trying to mimic the personality revealed in the, or use snip-its of the , arousing suspicion about why you said the same thing. Similarly, if a  is simply using emoticons, try using whatever repeated emoticon they used as often as possible (without spamming, of course). Such cases where the  accompanies your plan, however, are rare to come by, in addition to the tactic being almost always useless against more experienced players, so don't always rely on it.
 * If an is in the game, and you have been questioned, it would be a good idea to claim a role that fits in the  result, such as a . You will most likely be lynched right off the bat.
 * If you are considering making a play, make sure the has no other leads before you try and get lynched. If the  has other leads, they may focus on someone else and not you. Being the center of attention is important, but don't make it too obvious.
 * Adding on to this, if you make a move too early in the day, it increases the chance of people realizing that you're, but if you wait too long, the won't have enough time to vote.
 * There is a risky way to get lynched that could either get you imminently lynched or almost forever disbelieved. You could on full moon nights claim to be and that you JUST interrogated someone the night before (A.K.A. on the non full night) and that they are a . Half the time they will say something like "That's not how  works" and that's how you know you did it, but other times they will call you out as an . If you're going to do this try doing it day 2 since it will be even less believable.
 * If you are jailed, you should make a plausible-sounding claim (since you don't want to be executed), but one that will get you in trouble after the dies. Any Unique Role is good for this tactic, especially.
 * If you are jailed after making a play to get lynched - that is, after making yourself appear evil - your situation is trickier. In this case, you have to come up with some sort of explanation for your actions that makes you look like a . If you claimed an implausible but powerful role (ie. saying that you were a  yourself), saying that you're actually a  trying to bait people sometimes works.
 * You should only tell the that you are a  if you know they've lost their executions. You can also do this if you are certain their situation is so desperate, that they'll be willing to try and work with you to trick the  or other enemies of the  into lynching you.

Make a "mistake"

 * Many strategies for the rely on acting like an evil role who makes a mistake of some sort, such as claiming  and listing an exact role (which makes you look like a ), similarly, you could accuse some one of being a  role and post the 's result or even listing the pre-patch 2.0.0 's results (such as accusing someone of being a // (before 1.5.0) or a, , or  (without the  in  mode).
 * To pull off this kind of strategy successfully, your "mistake" has to be suitable for your level of play; for example, in Classic Mode, it might make sense to claim a role that doesn't exist (which a very new player might make), whereas in Ranked, it needs to be a mistake that even relatively experienced players might make. If your mistake is too implausible, you'll be spotted as a, whereas if it's too sophisticated, the other players might not notice it.

# is dying on Night 1/will die the next night

 * A tactic that seems to work sometimes, is to claim a specific person is dying on the first night. Usually, if the plays their cards well, they will kill the person you shouted out loud and frame you, because of the  roles wanting to make sure you aren't just pretending to be a . Note that this usually only works on the first day of Classic Mode. This rarely works with more experienced players, mostly because the  will be reluctant to go after an obviously named target due to fear of running into  roles.
 * You can also try and ask for roles by whispering, and if the person doesn't reveal their role, tell them that they are going to die the next night. This has a chance to lead the whispered to freak out and call you out. However, this strategy is very risky to use, as you can become a target of the.

Failed Whisper

 * Another strategy is to make it seem like you're whispering to someone. (in example. "./w (persons name) we'll win, don't worry!") This will look like you are trying to whisper to a member of the that you've already chatted with the last night, though, most players have seen this and will call you out.
 * "Whisper" to someone mid-game; put in the whisper wrongly so everyone can see it. They will all immediately suspect you or claim you're a . Claim you're new to the game, and they may or may not believe it.
 * This strategy might work in Classic Mode, but most experienced players will NOT fall for this tactic.


 * If you see someone whispering someone else you can attempt to respond to the first person with "What do you mean?" Only blackmailers can see other peoples whispers and they may assume you are a blackmailer and hang you.

# is immune

 * Claim someone has Basic/Powerful defense and accuse them. People will wonder how you "knew" that they had Basic/Powerful defense and lynch you. It would help to claim being a when there is no chance of one being alive, or in-game. If it's Day 2, you can say that you shot them last night (since  can't shoot on Night 1). Alternatively, even when a  is a theoretically plausible claim, you'll often come under suspicion if there was no credible reason for you to shoot your target.

Claim a role

 * Claim that you are a or  and maintain that claim throughout the game. The earlier you claim it, the better; even if it is as early as Day 1. Without conclusive evidence or any leads, the  is likely to lynch you, especially if you claim, since you are everyone's ally. This is even more helpful if a  role dies or a real  remembers their role. The only flaw in this is aggressive  and , or an  who discovers you are the . This tactic only works in non-Classic queues, as  roles are no longer in Classic queues.

Act like an evil role's ally

 * If an evil role (especially a member of the ) is discovered, give a flawed explanation as to why the person is innocent. Vote innocent on them if they are put on trial, and if the role is killed, stay quiet. If the evil role does manage to survive, tell him that you are the and that you are on their side. The  can detect you as a  if you act overly suspicious, so use this within reason.
 * Also, if you act like the 's ally, the and  roles are more likely to keep you alive, to transfer suspicion from them to you.

Obviously fake

 * A few nights in advance, Write a fake "" that seems like a certain role could have written it. However, make sure the has loopholes in it. Some examples are:
 * Writing the one night ahead - If it is Day 5, write a  that goes up to Night 6.
 * Impossible mechanic - Claim you shot someone as a on Night 1, give an investigation result that is not possible, (such as //) claiming that you are a  and you found a role with Detection Immunity.
 * Suspicious visits - Whenever someone is killed, write in your you visited the victim that same night. This works amazingly well if you claim to be a  and write that you "visited" the victims of a.
 * False information - Give false investigation results about players who are still alive. They will call you out for it.
 * Only one possibility - In a fake 's, write down only one role for each player. Make sure the roles are correct. If you are right on all of them, the will assume you are a.
 * Claim someone's the [insert evil role]- in a fake 's, write down that you found the on an odd numbered night (as they have Detection Immunity then), or simply any role with Detection Immunity, such as a  or . This may not work with less experienced . On the contrary, claiming to be a  but posting an 's  might not work.
 * roles - Claim a role such as an or  and write a  accordingly. Since your "targets" get messages if they were role blocked/transported, they will call you out for lying.
 * Typed - Write a  that looks like it was hastily typed. Make spelling mistakes and clearly false information.
 * Poor Excuse - If you don't have a will and someone asks for it, give a poor excuse for not showing it, such as the will being glitched and impossible to open.


 * Once you have your, use another strategy to make yourself suspicious, and hopefully get on trial. Establish your role and copy and paste your . (to copy said , highlight said and hold Ctrl+C. To paste: hold Ctrl+V, or if on a Mac Cmd+C to copy. To paste: hold Cmd+V) This strategy will no longer work since a lot of players demand pasted wills not typed.

having the Majority

 * Being quiet the whole game and saying something on the lines of, "Alright, the has the majority, lets lynch #." when the  has a slight majority or when a  exists can get you lynched.
 * This can also work if neither side has majority and you suspect there is an unrevealed . Chances are the will reveal themselves and lynch you.
 * This also applies to the factions and.

Unique role

 * 1) A great strategy is claiming a unique role or a role that cannot possibly be alive. Try not to be too obvious by claiming to be a, and you will only have to say it once early on. Later, when more roles die, the  may remember your suspicious claim and lynch you. However, claiming a unique role may end up with your death at the hands of an evil or end up causing the  or  to shoot you if you aren't lynched after the  sees your mistake. Use this strategy with caution.
 * 2) Claiming a role such as a  is a good idea, as it can be hard to fully confirm yourself, and if you never revive someone, you may be lynched. Claiming  is a also good, especially if it is not confirmed that there is a  in the game. As said above, however, you must use this strategy carefully.
 * 3) Claiming a unique role that is definitely in the game (such as claiming  after people have died to a, or  after the  has revived someone) can also work well, since it can bait the real one into counter-claiming you and getting you lynched.
 * 4) If you do plan to claim to be the, you would normally want to be lynched that Day, or killing roles would usually attack you, granting you a loss. Normally, claiming to be a  and asking people to whisper their roles to you is an effective strategy to get yourself lynched, especially if they suspect you are an evil role. They will suspect you, asking for you to "reveal yourself". At this point, you must tread carefully, because if you slip up and be too obvious, they will not lynch you.

Accusing a known role

 * Accusing a known role is a quick way to get hanged. Most people will listen to the 's word over yours, and you will be lynched.

# has revealed themselves as the !

 * By typing, "has revealed themselves as the !" may make people suspect you of being an evil role pretending to be and lynch you. However, this tactic could be seen as a joke or obvious  behavior due to the obvious coloring of the letters when the  reveals. As such, this tactic should be only be used in special situations where the players are inexperienced, but not inexperienced enough to fall for this, or if another  is dead. This should only be attempted if you are sure you can get away with it, otherwise it will confirm you as a  without a doubt, and you could be seeing a 's execution or a 's bullet soon. Also, the real  may still use this strategy to act like a, so this strategy may not get you lynched at all.

Keep whispering

 * Constant whispering tends to attract attention; whispering with someone and then being evasive about what you were saying can sometimes get you lynched. Try to constantly whisper with one person, further increasing suspicions. Be careful, however, as you may be accidentally whispering to a killing role who wants to go unnoticed.
 * However, this carries a risk of getting killed by the, who may assume you're an or  talking to someone you've confirmed as a.

Acting inexperienced

 * If you act inexperienced, you can ask for help on some aspect of the game that makes you appear to be an evil role. For instance:
 * You can ask what the "bloody note" is, which is by your, and claim you've never seen it before.
 * Similarly, you can act confused about your role and ask how to play it, announcing some evil role as if you don't understand that it's evil.
 * Or you can ask about the people who talk at night, implying you're a member of the confused by seeing the  chat.
 * Claiming or  without anyone asking you may make you appear to be an inexperienced, , or.
 * You can pretend to not know how to whisper. However, this will only work if you be obnoxious about it, otherwise people will assume you are inexperienced.
 * While using this strategy, don't whisper unless told how to do so. Some people will notice that and accuse you of not being new. Most beginners don't know how to whisper.
 * Note that these strategies are only likely to work in Classic Mode; it would be implausible for someone to be so inexperienced in Ranked.

I was doused

 * If there is an in the game it might be wise to say you were doused. Since no one knows if they are doused, your claim is impossible and may get lynched for poor  play. You could easily get called out a bad  though.
 * Obviously, the real will know you aren't doused, but will hardly admit it.

Staying Silent, misspelling, "I am blackmailed"

 * During the day, don't say anything. Then, once somebody inevitably votes you up to the stands, type out the blackmailed message, but with a slight misspelling. For example, "I am Blackmailed/I am blackmailed,/vI am blackmailed(the v is there as if it is copy pasting)" Make sure to type it without the period. To be more obvious about it, but still suspicious enough to be lynched, when on trial write, " I am blackmailed," or something along those lines. Once somebody sees the error, you will almost definitely be hanged as a member of the trying to fake your way out of punishment. Works best if someone else seems like they are blackmailed, since it will make the  more suspicious.

Saying suspicious messages

 * If the is in a very bad state, you can offer to start "random lynching". This can bring heavy suspicion on you, and the remaining  will want to get you lynched. The  will also know that you're not in the  and think you're a  role against them, and they will vote guilty.

Claiming You Were Attacked

 * Evil roles with Basic defense usually give some explaining on as to why they survived an attacked. Therefore, on a night evil roles failed to kill, you could claim you were attacked but survived. Most likely, the will ask how you survived, allowing you to claim that you vested as a  or, or you could claim you self healed as a . If you play it poorly, you might get lynched. The downside is a  can easily disprove the  attacked you, or if no  exist or are alive, and you may get avoided instead.

Be annoying

 * Claiming to be new, by asking, "WHAT DOES THE BLOODY/RED/OTHER NOTE DO?" each day in chat, "OH GOD, I THINK I KILLED #, IS THAT WHAT CLICKING ON THE BUTTON BESIDE THEIR NAME DOES?" or other messages of the sort can/will eventually wear down the to the point where they'll lynch you, however this can have it's downsides with the  ignoring you or a  or  killing you before you get lynched. Smart(er)  roles will see that you're a  or someone new, and thus a waste of a night.

Day Two

 * Pretending that you shot somebody that was immune on day two makes you look like a killing role that found an enemy role. Whoever you 'target' as the person you shot will be the first to cast suspicion.

Declare you are going Away From Keyboard

 * It's fairly common for evil roles to declare that they're going Away From Keyboard (which lets them avoid having to answer questions that might expose them.) Therefore, declaring that you're going Away From Keyboard can make people suspicious of you, though, most people will ignore this.

Roleblocked

 * If no one dies on any given day, you can claim roleblocked. While many people will suspect you as, you will still likely be lynched.

Staying silent

 * Try staying completely silent. When asked to speak or tell your role, say nothing and eventually you will be accused of being suspicious. The downside to doing this is you will not be suspected too much in the beginning. Another downside to this is that killing roles may suspect you of being a high priority target such as the, who would rather not draw attention to themselves. This can possibly get you killed at night. If put on trial, staying silent is almost a guarantee to get lynched, giving you the win.

Telling everyone to message you their roles

 * During the beginning of the day if the has a slight majority, yelling out to everyone to tell you their roles can get you lynched, especially if there is a  or other confirmed  role.

Random lynch

 * Try and get a random lynch going, then simply act either annoying or suspicious enough to get yourself to be the random lynch target. When you have to say your defense, then simply either be silent and reply to the chat when they ask or get suspicious that you are a . Feel free to reveal during the Last Words. If you fail to do so for one day, then simply ask the or  to heal/jail you because what you said might get you killed, and that can scare off killing roles even if you aren't healed/jailed. Then keep trying to do so until you are. If you are voted by some people but time runs out, then chances are that you will either get killed at night or voted tomorrow.
 * Be careful as the may decide to execute you because of your suspicious nature.

Voting innocent on a known target

 * Vote innocent when lynching a known evil target. This will make you seem suspicious, especially if the target was in the, etc.
 * When the hangs a known member of the, vote innocent so then you'll be suspected of being  as well. However, this can attract unwanted  your way if you were the only one who voted innocent.
 * This strategy normally leads the to believe you are . Be careful with how often you do that and claim to have done something along the lines of, "Sorry I, mis-clicked" when you are getting accused of being a . This may encourage the  into lynching you.

Voting Guilty on a confirmed role

 * If there is a confirmed role, such as  or, you can try to get them lynched by voting them, and voting guilty. If you aren't killed at night, then you can, and might be lynched due to the suspicion. However, it is very risky, since you have a high chance of being killed at night.

Team Up

 * Team up with one side and vote with them in exchange for being hung later, and then killing one of their enemies at night. Most people will be willing to team with you for the extra vote, however, the is likely to execute you. Get people to become slightly suspicious of you, then say something along the lines of: "Guys please don't lynch I am  but I cannot tell you specifically what role I am." They will either get more suspicious and lynch you, or think you're a, in which case, your plan has failed.


 * Generally, it is better to side with the / than town because siding with town may make you a kill target for the /. However, leave the lynching to the, as you have a better chance to be lynched by them, than the , and the , as you will most likely survive the game with them, without gaining the win for yourself.
 * Another risky but rewarding tactic is to whisper to a random person on day 2 that you are a, and that if they help you get lynched, you'll haunt someone of their choice. Offer yourself as a weapon! Generally despite the person's role, they will be more than willing to help you to their own advantage. This can be a very clever tactic because if you managed to ask help from a member or  role, they probably won't kill you. There are a few downfalls to this strategy, though; They may have trouble convincing people to vote you up or they might just expose you.
 * It might be smarter to work with the if you are jailed. Especially if the  has executed a  member and ran out of executions, you can offer him a deal by telling the truth, and getting the  either to write it in his  or announce it that you didn't claim a role. Most  will lynch you, but it will make you suspicious if the  has executions left, as it will make them wonder why you weren't executed.
 * It is usually to your advantage to signal to the that you are a . This means that they're unlikely to vote Guilty on you; but it also means they're likely to help you get voted up, and more importantly, it makes them less likely to kill you at night.
 * One easy way to make the suspect that you're a  is to claim you were attacked on a night when the  missed their kill; the real  will know they didn't attack you.
 * Another option is to claim and accuse someone you're reasonably certain isn't Mafia, which should immediately out you as a fake (and therefore a likely  or ) to the actual .  Be warned that inattentive Mafia may fail to notice you're an obvious fake and kill you anyway.

Strategy for other roles

 * Strategy for other players: If you want the to kill someone else, vote to put the  on trial, vote guilty (or innocent), encourage others to vote, and then change your vote to innocent at the last second. A  can't kill innocent voters. 


 * As or a  role, allying with the  can be extremely valuable late game. Whispering things to them like "I will get you lynched" or "I will try to help you get lynched" will cause the  to want to ally and vote with the . This is especially useful if the  is already revealed to the town and has no hope of winning unless allying with the . Even if you end up not getting them lynched, they will often appreciate the effort and vote with you anyway, so allying with a  isn't the worse idea for any  or  roles.
 * Don't rely on them not targeting you after death however. So do not vote guilty in the hopes that the will appreciate your help and not haunt you. First of all, the  don't care much about which side wins, so they may haunt you anyway, despite the role you played in getting them hung, or you might know them as a friend and they do the joy of getting you killed. Secondly, the  will be in contact with dead  and  who will probably ask them to haunt you if your role has been revealed. They tend to listen to other dead people when deciding who to haunt.


 *  turned : Claim that a player of an unknown role is night-immune. When asked for role or evidence, give a brash, salty, or vague response that matches the grammar and style of the 's previous (if any). Bonus points if the  have even the slightest relation to your in-game name and you choose your answers based on that. Adamantly deny or affirm your guilt based on how gullible/desperate you believe the other players to be. This will cast great suspicion on you if you had been attacked before becoming a  and someone makes a claim that you are night-immune, whether in the chat,, or . You could whisper if you can correctly guess the contents of a highly-suspicious one. This has a good chance of getting you lynched.
 * Another scenario is that there are only three people left, and the might vote you. If you don't vote, both people may vote you eventually, and you will get hung. You can also make the game end in a draw if this scenario occurs.


 * Outright claiming to be a may fool the  into thinking you're a killing role trying to avoid being lynched. This rarely works on experienced towns.
 * A more sophisticated option is to avoid claiming Jester outright, but to imply it by playing a "badly"; if you pretend to be a really bad  by using really, really basic ploys that few people would fall for, the  will sometimes conclude that you're an evil role pretending to be a Jester to avoid getting hung and lynch you.
 * Claiming a Unique Role that has already died or has been confirmed can set you in a prime position.
 * Note that any strategy where you appear to be a carries a very high risk of getting shot by a  or executed by a, since killing possible  is normally considered part of their job. Therefore, this works best when you've confirmed that no  roles remain.


 * After a attack, you can claim  and say that you saw someone visit the victim, accusing them of being the . Normally, any actual  who saw a  attack would get killed by the  themselves, so this can get you lynched if anyone recognizes the contradiction.
 * Another way to look suspicious with a claim is to claim Lookout and accuse someone of attacking a target who was cleaned, attacking someone who just said they were healed, or being the attacker in an attack that was obviously transported. Smart players will ask why you didn't see the second visitor and conclude that you're evil or an.


 * You can apply similar strategies from the.


 * If jailed, claim . Then explain you don't want to reveal (afraid of majority or some other reason). If the  dies without executing you, or lives and doesn't execute you, at day claim a different role with 'information' against someone (preferably not the ). Then, the  or the 's  will convince people you may not be what you claim. On the stand, re-claim to be a  but use the "[Name]: has revealed themselves as !" trick. This will assure your lynching.


 * With the 's new bugging ability, claim someone is immune using the "Someone attacked your target but their defense was too strong!" message. You could also claim they were transported or role blocked when they weren't whilst on trial.


 * When an important role to the dies, like a  or a, you can claim being a  and that you will revive the person with said role the next night. The  will usually protect you that night so you have a lesser chance of getting killed. The next day, when the  will see that you actually have not resurrected the one you said you will, they will suspect you. With the  voting for you to get you killed without risking facing the , it is easy to convince just a couple of  to lynch you that way.
 * Simply claiming after someone has been revived often works; while claiming any unique role can bait the real one into counter-claiming you, this is especially effective on  because they have no abilities after reviving and therefore no reason not to take the risk of outing themselves. Additionally, they often whisper the person they revived, who will confirm them and ensure that you're the one who gets lynched.


 * One strategy is to claim on or after Day 3. However, if the Town has no other leads, claiming on Day 1 or 2 might still cause them to lynch you immediately, knowing that you're not  and suspecting that you might be an evil role using  to explain away your Basic defense, or just saying  because you are everyone's ally, and should not get killed by almost anyone.
 * Alternatively, you can claim at any point by saying that you used your vest to block an attack; it is common for evil roles to do this after facing an attack, knowing they'll be called out in a  anyway.
 * If you're lucky enough to face any sort of accusations, claiming survivor on the stand is also often a very easy way to get lynched; the town will almost always hang people who claim to be a under pressure, since losing a  doesn't really hurt them.
 * The downside to claiming to be a is that it very frequently attracts attention from  and, who will know you're unlikely to be a.
 * Of course, if someone counter-claims you, you will be put under huge suspicion.
 * If an remembers something, the  will remember your claim and instantly lynch you.


 * Claiming is an effective way of putting yourself under suspicion of being the, especially if you claim, on any day where the  failed to kill, that you were attacked and healed yourself; this will make it seem like you're trying to explain away your Basic/Powerful defense.


 * A will often pretend to be an ; and a common mistake Consiglieres make when doing this is to list exact roles when accusing people (since  see mixed results instead). Therefore, you can appear to be a  by claiming  and naming people's exact roles.
 * A different strategy, and one of pure luck, falsely give a role at daytime. People may suspect you of an and lynch you on the spot. However, if a  member died the previous night, they can suspect you of an  turned  and keep you away from a lynch.
 * The results have been changed several times in the game's existence, and if it happens again you can use the old results right after it is changed. (eg: claiming  and accusing someone of having a before-1.5.0  result, such as  /  / .) The more time that passes after the results are changed, the less believable this is.
 * Make up some investigative results! The more far fetched the better! Like, say //, or //. People will surely see through your flawed claim. Be warned they may realize you could be a since the claims are so stupid.
 * The list was changed again with the release of the  expansion; in addition to letting you appear to make a mistake by using before- investigative results, this makes an impossible result a far more plausible mistake, since the Investigator results in  are longer and more complicated.
 * If there is a confirmed around who releases results every day that includes two or more  visits, claim  with your results shown as to the first visits for the, not ever the last shown result (the last one is the ). This can make smarter  think you are a , as the results directly match. You could also do it will the results of whoever the  have killed each night.


 * A has a very dangerous investigative result of  /  / ; additionally, they are hard to prove. Therefore, a  hunting either of those two evil roles will likely put unexpected  claims on the stand.
 * If pressed for a, you can refuse to give one, or you can give one with clear errors in it, such as saying that you protected someone the night they died, or constantly failing to protect the or confirmed . Claiming  after a revealed  or  died is also extremely suspicious, since the  will wonder why you weren't protecting them.
 * You can attract additional attention as a by claiming you were attacked and saying you used your bulletproof vest; since  only have one bulletproof vest, it's very unlikely for them to block an attack with it, and since both the evil roles in their investigative results are immune, they frequently claim to have used a bulletproof vest in this fashion. This works best on any night when the  or  fails to kill anyone, though experienced members of the  will know they didn't attack you and may assume that you're a.


 * Claiming and saying you attacked someone only to find them as Night Immune will often draw suspicion, since  roles,, and  often claim to be a  when they need to immediately out someone as immune. Claiming it after the  or  haven't made a kill is particularly suspicious. Implying that you are a  by accusing someone of being "immune" like this has the added advantage that the  is part of your investigative results.


 * This strategy is pretty much based around luck, but it can work sometimes. During the Day, claim you are a and someone came up as a member of the  or a . This can surprisingly get others suspect you of being an  and you may be lynched. However, if the  you accused dies the night before, you can be suspected of being an  turned into a  and may not be lynched.


 * A good strategy is to act like an, especially a bad one; claim to be a , , or Day 2 and say that a random person is suspicious. Ideally, everyone will think you're an  and lynch you.
 * However, the may end up jailing and executing you, or a  will shoot you.
 * If they don't, and your target turns out to be, the town will hopefully lynch you for revenge or suspicion of lying and setting the entire setup from the start, though most townies will not care about you later on.
 * You can also claim outright after getting a  member lynched; this is a frequent strategy for evil Night Immune killers, so it has a good chance of getting you lynched by more experienced.
 * Alternatively, you can whisper to a on Day 3 or 4, "I'm, help me lynch (confirmed ) and I'll vote with the ." Since they are , they will freak out and tell people you are , which will probably get you lynched.
 * Note that any strategy where you pretend to be an has a serious drawback: If you don't get lynched that night, there's a huge risk that the  or  will kill your "target". If they actually are, then everyone will assume you became a , making it almost impossible to get lynched.
 * Additionally, the may ignore you if they think that you're a successful (or unsuccessful) . To avoid this, stay active in the game; talk a lot, whisper, vote frequently, etc. You want to appear to be an evil role using the  claim as a shield.
 * You can also claim to be an with an impossible target.  can only target  (or, in some situations, a ), and can never target a  or ; therefore, claiming  and saying your target was a dead non- or the  or  can get you lynched under the assumption that you're a member of the  or a  role pretending to be an.
 * Additionally, if you claim if you are put on trial. This will cause many people to just lynch you to get rid of you.


 * A claim is a hard role to prove, but can be easily disproved; if anyone returns from the dead, they'll be able to call you out, since they won't have seen you speaking at night. Therefore, claiming  immediately after the  revived someone will often get you lynched. If there are cleaned targets in the game, and you claim yourself as a  and give a little bit of evidence against so-and-so, people will suspect you of being a  working with a, , , or.


 * Claiming to be a on the second day and saying that a certain player is immune is also a possible plan. Most players usually catch on that  cannot shoot on the first night, and called you out on this. Of course, some smart players may recognize this as a tactic a  would use.


 * Claiming to be an means that you'll likely be lynched if an actual  later remembers an evil role.
 * Additionally, if you claim, the will often demand that you remember a  role the next night. Failing to do so may get you lynched. However, this could get you killed by an evil role trying to eliminate.
 * is, however, generally a bad role to claim on the stand, since the will usually give you at least one night to recall a  role (and you may die that night or the  may get distracted by another lead).


 * If there is a confirmed, you should claim that also. To prove your claim, the real might ask you whether you turned into a . Answering this incorrectly or saying "yes, wait I mean no" could get you hung.


 * Another strategy to win as a is to claim . The  will then want you to prove it, or ask people if they were transported previously. Should no one claim transported, your claim will automatically be put under suspicion, and may get you lynched.

Last Killer Role

 * Near the end of the game, if there is only one bad role left, confess that you are tired of the game running this long and that you are the last killer role. Speak convincingly and back up your claim, but do not be too desperate, lest a smart player catches on and convinces the otherwise.
 * If there are three players left (You, and two other killing roles or roles like or ; Ex: You,  and ) claim that you are  and it's a tie breaker for the non- or  role. The  will assume that you are  and go with your bluff, hoping that you will haunt the.

Impossible Claims

 * Claiming a role that can't possibly exist in the game can get you lynched. Some possibilities include:
 * A unique role that already exists or which is taken by someone else. Avoid claiming  in this way unless you're certain there's no  in the game or they've executed a Town since otherwise, the real  will very likely kill you.
 * A role who doesn't have a spot in the current game's role list at all.
 * A role whose possible spots in the role list are already taken by dead or confirmed people.
 * Note that outright making an impossible claim is less likely to work in more experienced games, since it's such a transparently false claim that you might be immediately suspected of being a ; this works best when you can make it seem like you're claiming under pressure or if you can arrange for your claim to be shown as impossible after you make it.
 * If any one person can identify that you're a fake (for instance, if you claim when there's only one living ), you can rely on them to call you out; you'll also likely be lynched if and when they die.  This is also why claiming a unique role is often effective.

or Role

 * A trick some or  use is to whisper to a random person, reveal their role, and hope that they are . If there is a  in the game, and seeing as  usually side with, this may just work. However, if you whisper to someone who is in touch with the , or are in the midst of  games, or are not lynched the day you whisper, you may be executed by the.

Multiple Roles

 * Whilst this strategy is not very effective against experienced players, there is a chance you can be lynched by claiming different roles.
 * If you ever end up claiming a role, either from being asked it, revealing with information, or a request to be jailed, protected, or healed, the next day claim something else. People will likely realize you have claimed to be several different roles and lynch you for it.
 * However, this is a risky move, as most people will guess that you are a by the fact that you're claiming multiple roles. This strategy is most likely to work in Classic Mode, although it may not even work there.
 * Another strategy that can be used in conjunction with this one for maximum effectiveness is to claim something easy to prove like and then claim another  essential role if you are counter-claimed, such as . You can say that you claimed  to avoid being killed but are actually . While you may actually convince some people, most people will not buy that and lynch you.

Trivia
Prior to Version 2.0, a haunt was able to be transported to someone else if they chose someone to haunt that voted guilty.

Prior to Version 2.3.0, the  was only able to haunt guilty voters.
 * haunts can not kill a, but it will most likely out them to the.
 * The game will choose a random person to haunt if nobody is chosen.
 * Unlike any other skins, pairing the skin with the Burned at the Stake death animation will grant a unique death animation, which shows the  giving an evil grin with a screeching sound.
 * According to a poll made by Naru2008 the with 207 votes is the third most loved role in Town of Salem. the main reasoning being they loved causing utter chaos and fake accusing players, stirring up even more trouble.
 * Funnily enough the also came as the fourth most hated role in Town of Salem with 145 votes. The reasons for that is because they thought the role was too hard.

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