INSTRUCTIONS FOR
BLOOD on the CLOCKTOWER
online app at BOTC.APP
YOUR FIRST GAME
If you are here because you got invited to your first game and you need to get your game running AS FAST AS POSSIBLE—

👉 START HERE
And follow the Steps in YELLOW

Your storyteller will walk you through what you need to know.
You can use this page for reference.

NAVIGATION
Register for the site
Join a public game OR Join a private game
Take a seat
Configure your Camera and Microphone
Raise your hand
Answer a request for private chat
Send a request for private chat
Send a whisper
Set user name and avatar
Leave your seat
Leave the game
Open the Character Tab
Set Tokens and Reminders

Troubleshooting
Running Setup - Camera and Microphone still don't work
Can't see your token?

Technical Notes
The BOTC.app works best on a computer. Experienced users can get by with a tablet and perhaps even on a phone, but expect issues.

BOTC.app works on Windows, Apple, and Linux machines, using all major browsers.

It is possible to play without a camera, but a microphone is necessary.

Register for the site

  • Register for the site
    Go to BOTC.APP
    Fill out the form and follow the instructions
    Check your email for the verification, check Spam folders

Join a public game OR Join a private game

  • Join a public game
    Once you are logged in you will see a list of public games that you can join. They vary in language, difficulty, current phase of the game, and type. You can select one to join as a spectator or perhaps even play. Talk with the storyteller if you have any questions
  • Join a private game
    Most Storytellers will invite you to a private game with a link, and that is all you need. It generally looks like:
    https://botc.app/join/11111

    OR

    Click on JOIN PRIVATE GAME
  • Enter the code of the Private game

Take a Seat

  • Take a seat
    When you join a game, you are a SPECTATOR. You can see the game, but you are not a player in the game. To be a player, Click on any 'SEAT' that says 'CLICK TO CLAIM'

Configure your Camera and Microphone

  • Open the Settings Menu
    PRESS Q on your keyboard

    OR

    Click on the COG
  • Click on the 3rd TAB
  • Click on SETTINGS
  • App Settings Menu
    Click on the 3rd tab CHAT
  • Run the SETUP
    Click on RUN THE SETUP
  • Click START
  • You can select which camera and microphone you want to use.

    When you select the correct camera, you will see yourself. When you select the correct microphone, you will see yellow bars light up with your sound.

    Once you are finished select CLOSE.
  • When you come back to townsquare, you will automatically be muted and your camera will be off. You can turn them back on with the buttons in the upper-right corner.

Raise your hand

  • Raise your hand
    You can raise your hand to show you want to speak, and it is also used in voting.

    Press SPACEBAR to raise and lower your hand

Answer a request for private chat

  • Answer a request for private chat
    When someone wants to chat with you, you will hear a DING

    Their name will appear in left tab VOICE

    Click on their NAME to accept the Chat

    *There are no dings during the Night Phase by default
  • No one can hear you in a private chat. They can still see your camera (not during the Night Phase)

    The Storyteller and spectators with Grim Access can enter your chat at any time.

    To leave the chat, click the EXIT button
    or press BACKSPACE

Send a request for private chat

  • Send a request for private chat
    Press ENTER

    Or

    in the VOICE tab, click REQUEST PRIVATE CHAT
  • Click the SPEECH BUBBLE to Request a Private Chat

Send a whisper

  • Send a whisper
    Press ENTER

    Or

    in the VOICE tab, click REQUEST PRIVATE CHAT
  • Click the ENVELOPE to Send a Whisper

    You can only send whispers to your neighbors and the Storyteller. There will be an animation of an envelope, the size of which corresponds to the size of your message, when sending whispers to your neighbors.
  • Notifications for new messages can be seen on the TEXT tab. Press the TAB to open
  • There is also a public chat that can be seen by all players. Messages disappear after some time.

Set user name and avatar

  • Set user name and avatar
    Press Q to open the App Settings Menu
  • Click on the 2nd tab USER
  • Click on the NAME to change your name
  • Click on the AVATAR to change your picture

Leave your seat

  • Leave your seat
    Click the COG
  • Click the VACATE SEAT

    You will still be in the game, but not as a player, as a Spectator. You can whisper the Storyteller. You can chat with other spectators.
  • Request Grimoire Access
    Click on the STORYTELLER to open the menu and select REQUEST GRIMOIRE ACCESS. If the Storyteller agrees, you will be able to view everyone's role and be able to join Private Chat. You will not be able to message the players or speak with them.

Leave the game

  • Leave the game
    PRESS L on the keyboard. There is a warning message to prevent accidents.

    OR

    Click the COG
  • Click LEAVE GAME

Open the Character Tab

  • Open the Character Tab
    Click the CHARACTER tab to open a shortened list of characters on the script
  • Click the CHARACTER tab again to open up a full view of the script.
  • Click the CHARACTER tab again to close it.

Set Tokens and Reminders

  • Set Tokens
    You can change a token for a player. Click the player's TOKEN
  • When you set a player's token, it is just for you to see. It does not change their role, including your own. This is useful for taking notes.
  • Set Reminders
    You can add multiple reminder tokens to each player.

    Hover your mouse over the inner circle until a purple blank token appears.

    Click on the REMINDER TOKEN
  • You select any Reminder Token in the game.
  • You can make your own Custom Reminder Tokens.
  • This is useful for multiple claims, Savant information, Gossips... etc.

Troubleshooting

Running Setup - Camera and Microphone still don't work

  • Running Setup - Camera and Microphone still don't work
    For any issue in the app, it is always best to REFRESH the page by pressing F5 or even a hard refresh by pressing CTRL+F5

    If that still doesn't work, check your browser permissions.

    Look for the Camera icon to the left of the address. Click and verify that you have given permission to the browser to use your camera and microphone.

    Sometimes the issue can be as simple as pressing the mute button your headset or microphone.

    Verify that your devices work in other apps. Refresh and try again.

Troubleshooting

Can't see your token?

  • Can't see your token?
    Press T on your keyboard.

    You have most likely gone to Town Square view. Press T toggle back and forth. This is useful to see how many of each Chartacter type there should be and the number players, dead and alive.
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