Meat Puppet Sullivan, Meet Puppet Blair | No Rolls Barred Plays Blood on the Clocktower

[@danieladmiraal9371]

Holly correctly guessing on the second day makes the fact that Laurie poisoned her so good.

[@Moonblighter]

Yeah that was great!

[@sirgold6187]

The face Laurie makes right afther is brilliant. He knows that he saved them all

[@michaelkaram467]

​@@sirgold6187the faces he makes are always the best

[@marcelostringer]

I've never been so shocked by a moment in clocktower history lmao, that was incredible.

[@joshhale9355]

I knew that was smart when it happened, but for completely different reasons. I imagine Dom and Sully’s hearts were racing out of the chest and Laurie was screaming for joy internally.

[@MeonLights]

"If I'm the puzzle-drunk I'm gonna be maaad" is almost as good as Sully joke-claiming a minion lol

[@francisxavier8374]

laurie silently screaming at the camera after holly's widow drunk alsaheir guess was just chefs kiss

[@TheRoark]

I know that was brilliant!!

[@wolfVFV]

Dom not saying " i am surrounded by idiots" was a huge missed opportunity

[@liddad]

Chris doing the traitors bit of "dom is my boyfriend and we kept it a secret" was hilarious

[@hannah2729]

ooooh, thanks for the context! i

[@Kalesoup_]

Lmfao yeah. Speaking of, funny how in The Traitors coming out with that info *only* backfired for Tom & Alex lol

[@mibbles2371]

I don't understand still 😖

[@liddad]

​​@@mibbles2371Ivan was on the first season of the UK version of "The Traitors". During that season, two of the players were secretly in a relationship but hadn't told the other players, and the boyfriend (Tom) dramatically announced that "Alex isn't a traitor, she's my girlfriend"

[@Peanut-Butter-and-JJ]

"worst case scenario we have an early lunch" is an amazing quote from Dom

[@hughmilner7013]

I'd say Dom was on fire for quotes this time, but let's be honest: he always is.

[@hello1721]

Dom, "Tell her this ASAP Sully." Sully by himself, "I'll just wait until the last second"

[@Mar_Marine]

"One of the Alsaahir guesses were correct" is an INSANE sentence as a clue outside of the circumstances of this game. I lost my mind when Ben said that. This was an absolutely insane game, and agree with Dom's statement at the end.

[@web_angel1099]

It's hard not to feel like Ben had a vendetta against the evil team. If you look at all the clues he gave in the game he really backed the evil team into a corner with no means of escape. Maybe I'm just being salty, but it feels like a massive misplay by Ben with the clues given this game, almost like he wanted the good team to win.

[@sherincalshayaris3778]

I have to agree with this, sadly. Giving a drunk Savant absolutely gamesolving info (with both statements, which also benefits other members of his team passively) at this point in the game, when his team was already on the path to victory, is just not good storytelling. No matter how you look at it.

[@Phyrre56]

@@web_angel1099 I don't think it was a vendetta against the evil team, I think the evil team had a lot of advantages from the setup and Ben was trying to rebalance the game back toward 50/50. Three Village Idiots with two of them drunk can be crippling because if they compare notes, they're going to think the drunk info is the correct info. Ben knew this, he even said multiple times that he was backed into a corner and had to do it because the demon was randomly sat between 2 Village Idiots and one of them had to become Marionette -- which is not ideal. It's also fine to give a drunk Savant a bunch of true information because they're going to think half of it is false. Dom & Laurie correctly read the board that Blair was going to solve the game, they hatched a plan, Sullivan botched the execution by not talking to Blair soon enough with the 2nd Marionette bluff to try to compromise the Balloonist info. The fact that Dom was in the Balloonist 4 and people were trying to target outside of the Balloonist 4 was damning that it was an attempt to get the demon off the block.

[@JCPRuckus]

@@Phyrre56 - Ivan had already wiped the Marionette Village Idiot issue off the map by claiming VI and (accidentally?) cosigning all of the correct VI info. No one even believed Sully was a VI at that point, ironically, despite the fact that he technically was and the person they accepted over him was completely lying.

[@Yous0147]

@@web_angel1099 Nah, Ben did a great job of balancing the scales all throughout the game. This was a nail biter through and through. The only reason why Dom got outed as the Demon was because he happened to be the first to be nominated by Beccy, who was the only one certain of her info, and even she started doubting herself after the fact. Had it not been for Ken keeping the good team disciplined not to tie the vote, they could've easily lost this one. I honestly can't imagine a better way to do what Ben did given the circumstances and I feel he did great, and the game was saved several times from being pure guesswork and staying true to it being a convoluted puzzle.

[@RichardTran]

Ben going "Congratulations.... meEEeeee" got me so good.

[@freudian7032]

Same here! 1:17:57 if anyone wants to watch it again, so good!

[@billsbrothertv5701]

"Dom, Sully is your marionette" "I know that, but is he one of my minions?"

[@SharienGaming]

dom you are the demon and these are your piglets XD

[@MadHymek323]

* Jon being the most confused person in a room where 3 of the 4 are drunk and poisoned is honestly exactly what I'd expect from him

[@BobHerzog1962]

To be fair John has incredible bad luck at being poisoned or drunk in some fashion.

[@remraf1984]

Jon + Leviathan game = 🤣🤣🤣

[@Joshua-i2o8s]

End game spoiler: Dom got a lot of flak for losing the game for evil, but honestly, he stressed to Sully that he needed to pull the ‘Blair’s your fake minion’ plan IMMEDIATELY, and then Sully didn’t until it was too late. Blair getting her info out was the worst thing that could happen for evil and was what sealed their fate.

[@ryanheywood3165]

That, and Ivan not tying the votes to get day 5

[@procrastianArt]

I wish there were spoiler tags on youtube comments... 🥲

[@JCPRuckus]

@@The_Curious_Cat - Dom was already on the block at that point. Evil had already effectively lost and was throwing Hail Marys.

[@Opadei]

Again the evil team lost because of Sully. This time not as bad as the previous.

[@jeyrm]

Laurie also didnt told Holly she was a marionette

[@vibes5805]

Ivan, in his immense attempts to help the evil team, has only cast more and more suspicion upon them in the first 2/3rds of his game lol

[@butterylobsterrolls]

Yep, and then failed to tie the vote when he had a perfect opportunity to do so

[@lukadjordjevic3716]

It's funny how Ivan's lie about being the fourth Village Idiot would've been ridiculous in any other scenario, but in this exact one it was the thing that drove everyone to the truth. Wild game.

[@valyair]

Not Sully saying that he's a minion when he doesn't know he is lol

[@Hapsasa]

He was probably the one who needed the dummy check the most. But not in the way he thought xD

[@nicholevensen1385]

And while everyone else is was laughing notice dom putting his poker face on

[@ICHBinCOOLERalsJeman]

Glad NRB has finally recognized that there is no such thing as giving Dom too much power

[@LangyMD]

The group hasn't even started private chats and this game is already looking to go off the rails. Excellent.

[@lucyinchat]

Just knowing who’s involved, yeah…

[@Ratmo_beewee]

Tilly knocking it out of the park with her outfit once again

[@--Dasha]

Agreed! Everyone looks great but Tilly just has so much style!

[@abbyburns3127]

Tilly's outfit is so good!

[@MelOfTheWild]

if i had a coin for every time Jon has been screwed over by a philosopher, i'd have two coins which isn't much but it's funny it happened twice

[@nuclearslinky4943]

Flashback to the little monster game where he was poisoner

[@ThePurpleCheesecakeZebra]

or if you had a coin for everytime he thought he was useless but wasnt in a leviathan game

[@Akranejames]

Jon getting screwed over in hilarious ways is his main appeal in BotC, let's be honest. Poor sap is the perfect blend of unlucky, somewhat naïve and fun to see react to get quite a lot of fun moments.

[@lilaroseg]

laurie’s “if you WERE hypothetically the politician” chat is so fucking funny and ivan was NOT picking up what laurie was putting down at all lol

[@beretperson]

"Sullivan got through a whole game bluffing clockmaker" lmaoo

[@alicehodges483]

What game was this? I'd love to see it!

[@crocuslament9680]

​@@alicehodges483 It's one of the earlier games on the channel. The thumbnail is Sullivan with red eyes, the title is something like "the new face of evil", you can find it if you scroll down the playlist. It's a good game overall but fair warning for some madness-breaking that Ben let slide because they were new players; if you're the kind of person who gets really annoyed by that kind of thing you probably won't have fun with it.

[@loveless8241]

​@crocuslament9680 the tile is "Panic has a new face"

[@isaiahb605]

“Multiple people could be bluffing (village idiot)” gives me strong “everyone’s a farmer” vibes.

[@pa130]

I like how Ivan's politician lies seemed to help the good team more than hurt them

[@Phyrre56]

It's so hard to get an intentional Evil Politician win because you have to play so loudly and your loud play has to swing the game. I think a better approach is to try to play for Good and only switch to Evil if you've somehow gained enough leverage (like in a key vote) that you can swing the game in a single unilateral move. Otherwise it's just too hard because your loud play is going to make everyone suspicious of you and therefore cautious about following your plan.

[@sourwitch2340]

​@@Phyrre56 true, but consider: it's very fun to be intentionally useless. it is also very iconic that Ivan got in a double claim with BOTH Minions independently. I will also say, it really depends on how the Storyteller runs it, whether it's more a "you have to be the single central piece of this win" or "you contributed in some meaningful way". If they're very lenient it could even be "you clearly played for evil & it helped them out at some point, so I'll let you turn evil". Like, with Politician, different ways of Storytelling them favour different approaches to the character. Yet at the end of the day, nothing makes for a better politician (and game) than a player just choosing to have fun with it imo

[@JackChambersWard]

Becca Scott on NRB?! This is the crossover I didn't even know I wanted until it happened! Hell yeah!

[@seandeignan6615]

She and "Gootz" (previous Uhm, Actually fact checker) have been playing Clocktower on Chris' stream for a while now. I'm actually hoping the "crossover" might go in the other direction and we eventually get to see Dom on a piece of Dropout content.

[@Lixhewettcreative]

@@seandeignan6615 Chris has definitely been on Dropout stuff so I've been feeling the same way since I saw he started a BotC stream.

[@flanbeau]

@@seandeignan6615 um actually, are you sure he was a fact checker ? In the early series maybe? because afaik it was Michael Saltzman, Brennan Lee Mulligan. and Jessica Clemons. I remember him being an all-star contestant. Thanks for the info about the BotC videos, and for those like me who dont know the channel either , it's Noobs on the Gooftower.

[@literallyjustgrass]

​@@flanbeaulove how you came in and fact checked a fact about fact checkers

[@tylercase5748]

And she solved the game!

[@Nuclear_Gandhi]

I can't believe Ivan Brett From The Traitors got the Politician

[@Jestylor6]

Especially with how he's dressed...

[@pwalmsley9]

I can't believe Ivan Brett from The Traitors got the Witch

[@Ace-bt2yw]

I can’t believe Ivan Brett from the Traitors got the Widow

[@Dr.Death8520]

I can't believe Ivan Brett from The Traitors got Ivan Brett from The Traitors

[@TheEpicEraser]

I can't believe Laurie got Ivan Brett from The Traitors

[@adeviantproduction]

John needs "I am absolutely furious!" merchandise. That's a line of t-shirts right there. Becca' "Fish-ER-Man" could be the funniest one liner in BOTC history for me. That got me more than it got Sully.

[@simonstanton5299]

True we need the shirts!

[@Cyrinil142]

Yesss the Dropout/NRB crossovers keep getting stronger! Only a matter of time until we get Brennan into one of these games.

[@AshlingScott]

Oh Brennan would be great

[@ethanwaltz4799]

Absolutely! We need this

[@codymarshall587]

Was there another dropout type crossover I missed??

[@mossaotearoa]

​@@codymarshall587 I think they mean Chris Grace; this video isn't his first appearance in the series and he's been on dropout

[@gingerinajacket8519]

By the end of the game, Brennan will overthrow one or both of the storytellers, the demon, the saint, and the atheist, 2 of which weren't supposed to be in the game but Brennan would manage anyway.

[@hughmilner7013]

"If we kill them both, we might lose but THIS will be over!" Every new bit on this show brings such joy.

[@ilaria1513]

1:49:44 Blair's "DID YOU LIE TO ME?! SULLIVAN!!" was absolutely great, I was waiting for that reaction 😂 Holly working for the good team was a great asset. Great game, guys!

[@bulgarin786]

I've always imagined the Widow being this femme fatale, but now Laurie's version will be stuck in my head. The veil being a spider web works too! Spoiler: If Sully enacted THE PLAN a day earlier Blair could've changed the Balloonist info and incriminated someone else. GG either way!

[@simcowgames981]

Blair would have no reason to not still say Dom. She already outted Sullivan at that point and she wouldn't care if she outted a different minion or not.

[@bulgarin786]

@@simcowgames981 this argument would count if Alsaahir wasn't in the game tho

[@dunyacaliskan7495]

I mean, the character token is a spider.

[@sourwitch2340]

Love the casual Patters ref 💕

[@Jawshoohuh]

Becca killed this WHOLE GAME! Massive props to her for deducting through all the noise -- especially as a guest!!

[@lunarvisions7]

Delighted to see Becca in this! And Jon finding out about his ability at the end, 10/10

[@ForthwithJackal]

I'm very amused by the happenstance of starting Day 1 with confessing everyone's roles, in a game where one minion knows every role in play, the other minion already believes they are something else, and the demon has their bluffs. None of the evil team actually needed to take any chances with their role declarations.

[@thereal_jerrod]

Becca Scott! What a great surprise! This was one of my favorite Clocktower vids. A great mix of humor from the cast and chaotic gameplay that kept me on the edge of my seat, unless I was leaning back laughing. Great work!

[@fromomelastocarcosa3575]

Becca and Ken nailed it as MVPs for good team. Ken especially clocking himself as getting false info and sticking with it even with other VIs giving false info. Amazing YOLO play from Laurie and Sully to go for the Marionette gaslight, would have been fun to see even more. Most of all thought great to see a Leviathon game show itself to be so entertaining. I think it's really underrated as a demon and this game showed why.

[@beretperson]

Becca's Fi-sher-man had me rolling

[@aihf]

I saw Becca and screamed. I need Sully on Dropout now.

[@simonstanton5299]

Yes!

[@nichill86]

I want the finale for next season of game hanger to be task master, have sully be the alex Horne to Sam's Greg it would be perfect

[@travisperkins9920]

I want sully, tilly and dom on D20. The british season of Unsleeping City.

[@nichill86]

@travisperkins9920 they can be K2 party!

[@markp7262]

I have watched every Blood on the Clocktower episode of NRB, and this definitely has to be one of my favorites. So many twists and turns, where they are ALMOST there, and suddenly there's another swerve. Excellent play by all, no blatantly silly plays by anyone. FUN FUN FUN!

[@dradkyn9118]

We need Tom to guest in board game club soon. He’s so amazing

[@JohnBLZ]

He used to be a regular on board game club back during the pandemic era/ early days of studio. I wonder why it's no longer the case.

[@m.c24601]

++++

[@apocrypha5363]

Yeah, I know he loves his role in these vids, but he should get to be a player again soon, as reward for his great work (if he wants to, of course) as with Rosie who I think is behind the scenes on these.

[@terriblej6107]

I might be wrong but I think he posted he didn’t feel comfortable being playing games and making jokes. But he felt more comfortable as a host

[@JudasBoB270]

I’ve missed his voice

[@TheQrstOne]

I wonder how this game plays differently in the alternate reality where Dom doesn't vote on himself, seeing as other people were suspicious enough to get 6 votes.

[@sebastianbaquero7227]

They got 6 votes because Dom voted for himself, thus making him seem super good, cause why would you overvote as the Demon? I think it was the only way evil could have won, and they were (kinda) close. In Day 5, Ivan would have played as evil and maybe Dom would have been safe enough to avoid execution.

[@TheQrstOne]

@@sebastianbaquero7227, no one else took enough suspicion off of Dom to allow the game to continue. His seventh vote made it hard for anyone to beat it, whereas Ken got 6 votes, which, without Dom's seventh vote might have been enough to tie the vote and take the game to a fifth day.

[@zamalamahama4894]

Yeah obv hindsight is 20/20 but I think if Dom didn’t vote himself they probably could’ve pushed for 7 on one of the other votes, but they got their early lunch lmao

[@TheQrstOne]

@@zamalamahama4894, yeah, lunch does take precedence. 😁

[@nbjornestol]

@@TheQrstOne Yeah but I don't think Ken would have gotten 6 votes if Dom didn't vote for himself. So I don't think it would have changed much.

[@Madara5211]

In the beginning when Tom is talking about the Leviathan and the horror of it he looks almost directly at dom the whole time and it goes completely unnoticed🤣😂🤣😂

[@sinkandbath]

Tom looks around at everybody, it stands out to us because we have the knowledge that Dom was the demon; but to everyone else it wouldn't really mean anything at all

[@ThePurpleCheesecakeZebra]

you cant actually tell who he's looking at. they also do that bit probably about 5 times because its a scripted bit

[@DasGanon]

59:10 - Ben scaring the crap out of the evil team

[@archviceroy]

I hadn’t caught Laurie’s face there the first time 😂

[@natemorse8047]

Man, Dom's self vote really caused a lot of confusion and carried some weight. Becca was a delight, to no one's surprise. Made me realize how much I'd love to see some Dropout cast playing this game. Brennan spouting some Tom style dramatic lines would feel right and true. If the two of them were together, I would be scared. And Holly stealing the new role's ability in a game where the new role is practically guaranteed to be there...Such chaos, and so very Holly.

[@csarmii]

It shouldn't really. Unless you're a politician, you have no reason to vote on yourself in that situation. So that vote guarantees he's evil (he could still be a minion of course). You don't overvote yourself as good on a Leviathan game.

[@VGCLegends]

Honestly if Sullivan had talked to Blair on day three and told her that she was his Marionette she could of given any other name than Dom on day four. I think that would have saved the game for the evil team.

[@terribletablevods862]

I was really surprised he didn't do it, and was hoping on the next day he got Blair to get Tilly on side. It was a way better chance, but then again, we have all the info they don't

[@ha_ha_sand]

jon's dressed like he's about to tell me how he got those scars

[@Anonymouz5]

So excited! Been loving watching NRB play Blood on the Clocktower again after the long hiatus. Keep up the great work NRB team!

[@OffTheCuff444]

Becca fits in with this crew so seamlessly

[@Blextine]

it's interesting, i feel that Dom would probably not been nominated the final day if ben hadn't given the Savant the information he gave the final day, i think giving the Savant so much truthful information ended up backfiring for evil in the end. normally it isn't a bad thing to do with a drunk Savant but the truth that was given mixed with people attaching to the truthful information even tho the Savant was drunk and having a bunch of general confusion ended up leading good down that path. was such a funny mess of a game, loved it.

[@tylercase5748]

Sully just needed to get Blair onside earlier. She learned Dom last, had she been gaslit into thinking she was the Marionette earlier, Sullivan could have said "Dom is a minion, throw shade at Laurie instead".

[@deadersurvival4716]

@@tylercase5748 Agreed. The game was dead for evil long before then. Blair getting her fourth name was a death sentence.

[@lolli_popples]

Sullivan joking that he’s a minion at the beginning of the game is actually so funny

[@RedClaw87]

I love Becca. Such a great person to have on here. And a great person in general.

[@IceMetalPunk]

Well, *now* she is. In an episode of her Good Time Society board game show, she admitted that as a teenager, she was a huge bully 😅 Good thing she grew out of that, eh?

[@notenoughmice]

@@IceMetalPunk why even bring that up in this context?

[@IceMetalPunk]

@@notenoughmice Just a tongue in cheek tangent because the OP said she's "such a great person in general" 😁 Don't get me wrong, I love her too, I just also like the juxtaposition of how sweet she is vs how she said she used to be

[@MKisFeelinSpicy]

@@IceMetalPunk Teenagers are famously assholes. She might as well have said water is wet.

[@zamalamahama4894]

@@IceMetalPunkok but you should be aware of how mean spirited your comment came across😐

[@Derpy101]

This is by far the best script you have had this season, love me a good Leviathan game!

[@DustD.Reaper]

Ben giving Ivan the Politician the info of the Widow in play was the best possible narrative decision and its insane how he managed to perfectly slide the line of playing for good and evil to the point where he would have basically won the game no matter the outcome - keeping the Widow knowledge to himself to leave both minions open and hide someones poisoned - not telling Laurie hes the Politician and maybe even decuding hes the Widow expecting him to come out and actively work with evil - bluffing as the 4th Village Idiot so he can back up any of the other Village Idiots that fit his goal - And having the chance to get the Demon of the block twice, with the follow up plan of trying to convince Becca she is his Marionette and playing martyr for the real Demon Ben maybe held the Grimore in his hands, but Ivan was the holding the entire game in his hand.

[@coutinho9093]

He won the game for good.

[@DustD.Reaper]

@@coutinho9093 yea but as Ben said, if Ivan tied the votes to get Dom off the block, he would have given him the switch to Evil if they won so he was winning this game no matter what, but I guess he just really wanted lunch

[@stuffyworld10]

Becca had already picked Ivan, she always planned to go Chris while the other two check Ivan to confirm her info.

[@bareakon]

The first conversation between Ivan and Laurie is so strange, remembering that Laurie is the only player who knows what Ivan is, and Ivan is the only player who knows Laurie's role exists.

[@BronwenHarding]

Laurie's sneaky look down the camera lens at the end of day 2... devious

[@WildcardZwei]

Tilly had every reason to pick Chris and because off his psychological cage around her brain, she still managed to screw up. XD What a wild game.

[@rynewhouse]

I've been watching these since back in the zoom call days and Chris is such a great addition to the squad!

[@cataphracts123]

Say the line, Jon! "I'm absolutely furious!" Yaaay!

[@cablex17]

Becca might genuinely be my favorite person in the world, she's hilarious! "I can't *believe* you've done this Chris! I would *never*" followed by a crazy rant capped in "I could be drunk... no I'm not drunk". Amazing, simply amazing

[@wolfVFV]

Chris the puzzle drunk: i will be so mad if i am puzzle drunk

[@ElixirOfRivalry]

When just watching night one take place is really interesting, you know you're in for a good game!

[@Moleoflands]

Unlucky evils. Sullivan took too long to try the marionette gambit on Blair. Needed to do it sooner so she could lie about her info, and also needed to clue her in that Dom was the other minion or something. Was going to be critical of Laurie's poison choice but that day 2 guess

[@ruthmctooth]

Dom to Sully: I’m the Leviathan, you’re the Marionette. … You are genuinely the Marionette -so don’t EVER question that.

[@rootyrootyson2175]

The moral of this game? NEVER leave it to Sullivan to enact your evil plan.

[@butterylobsterrolls]

Very sad Ivan didn't realise he could tie the vote on the final day (he did vote on the very last nomination tho but the opportunity was already lost at that point) I think if Laurie was even more reckless with his widow information and convinced the politician into a truce they could have definitely carried Dom into the final day They've learned how to play on a good team very well, their deductions and strategies weren't half as good in the first season. Also Ken is the goat

[@csarmii]

Ken played really well, but he also convinced Jon not to follow Holly on the day he should have, then threw another huge wrench into the good team's play next day (forgot the details). They were the right thing to do from his PoV, but they happened to be hurting the ood team a lot.

[@RetryAgainAgain]

Trying to recruit the Politician is a HUGE risk because they can out you and have a much easier time winning with the good team. Not to mention Ivan won in the end anyway.

[@SirTyrin]

definitely liking this season a lot more, changing up the number count, special guests from other youtube channels, even steven got in on the fun

[@whoppermealjr]

59:10 laurie actually saved the game here OMG

[@VianneyOuiBon]

Becca is a STRONG player wow! How much has she played it before? Very good mix of chaos and deduction 🧑‍🍳👌

[@nukethewhalesagain]

She has not played much. I watched her play on Chris' channel just a few months ago and it was clear she was still learning the game.

[@lawyerd16]

Pairing up with Ken was a strong move, and together they put a lot of the pieces of the puzzle in place.

[@ohohprincey]

i genuinely think this was one of if not the most insane game of botc i have ever watched from nbr and thats saying something as i've watched every available episode on youtube !

[@Iejir_Isk]

Sullivan and Blair, acting like a brother who hurt Blair and didn't wanna get in trouble. Also "song at the end" xd

[@IceMetalPunk]

😂 Just last week I was reminding my sister of the time when, as teenagers, she gave me a concussion while my mom was out doing errands... your description is 100% accurate

[@BobHerzog1962]

Laurie on the Evil Team was kind of a spoiler that good will win. Also seems the way to get Sully to lose is to put him on the same team with Laurie.

[@DespOIcito]

I mean last game Laurie won right

[@MrTomasNavarro]

@@DespOIcito 1 out of what? 30?

[@BobHerzog1962]

​​@@DespOIcitoyou mean the one where Laurie immediately reacted with declaring he will retire from Clocktower? He basically only wins games where his role is passive either by design or action. As major he had to be passive till the round where it counted. In the only other Laurie victory that I remember he was made mad to be the mutant the whole game. Still declared ecstatic he alone was responsible for the victory (when in reality the evil team killed itself due to snake charmer pit hag interaction). As a minion or demon I can't remember Laurie winning. Ever.

[@DespOIcito]

@@MrTomasNavarro yes I know the joke is that Laurie's always on the losing team, my comment was poking fun at how the game literally right before this subverted that expectation so it's funny to treat it as a spoiler

[@DespOIcito]

@@BobHerzog1962 yes, I'm aware of the series I'm confused by what you're getting at with that second part. It comes across like you're saying he's just bad at clocktower and can only win if he's handed a freebie. Even in the Mayor game where his role had no ability he worked his ass off to gain trust. He was being framed by Evils and dead Tilly was doubleclaiming him. It feels weird to say he can only win when he's essentially just idle because it assumes his losses are always somehow his fault when oftentimes they're not, it's just unfortunate/funny coincidence

[@daenielp]

Watched it now for the second time, Becca is such a good pick for this, just amazing energy - this cast overall has. Hope to see more of this in the future ^^

[@sanderkampman3158]

One thing I've learned from this game is that playing widow in person is so difficult. Surely you recruit the politician and get them to help evil? The politician was trying to screw town and indirectly was helping them.

[@tylercase5748]

Sure, but you can't out everything to the politician because they can turn on you at a moments notice. Laurie should have outed that he was the Widow (he had to know Ivan was sitting on the ping) but AT BEST he can only tell Ivan who a good person to push on is. If he outs the whole evil team, Ivan can just decide to stay good and out everything.

[@lukehb]

Recruiting the politician is always a risk. Politician only wins for evil if they are the single player MOST responsible for their team losing. It’s a bonus win condition for them, but the easiest way for them to win is still on the good team. A storyteller could conclude that even the act of the widow recruiting them made the widow as influential, if not moreso, than the politician, even if the politician goes on to tank for the good team. If the storyteller concludes that the politician probably wouldn’t have lost the game for good, if not actively recruited for evil, it’s very possible they wouldn’t switch the politician anyway. Plus, any blunder by another good player, even unintentionally, such as a drunk player belligerently insisting on their info being correct, or even something like a philosopher accidentally making a key role drunk and then fumbling the use of the power (eg, if Holly had actually permanently made John drunk, and he guessed right, while she continually guessed wrong) can prevent you switching, even if you try hard to tank for your team. If Laurie recruits Ivan and tries to convince him to play for evil, the best course of action for Ivan is still to our that info, and still try to win with good. If Laurie has lied to him, and he leads the charge to try and execute a good player Laurie has told him is evil, he probably wins with evil, whereas if Laurie tells him the truth, he probably wins with good. Ivan’s most interesting play may have actually been to effectively pick ANYONE in the circle, say have a private conversation with them, say “they just told me they were the widow, that they knew I was the politician, tried to convince me to play for evil, and I said I would… they told me the evil team, which I’ve confirmed with them, but I want to win with good. Here’s who we need to execute. The only thing I’m not sure of is if they are lying about their roles. But we can safely execute all 3” if they buy it, it’s highly likely he switches roles, and on the off chance he guesses right, he still wins with good.

[@sourwitch2340]

​@@lukehbwhile those are certainly viable, I will say that personally I feel like it's always more fun to be lenient with the Politician and reward a conserted effort if evil wins, because if you're too stringent with allowing a Politician turn it just discourages the temptation to try in the first place. But then, I just overall prefer to enable players to make use of their ability if possible, so that's just the kind of Storyteller I am. You're absolutely right all of those reasons *could* be used as justifications against the turn, and at least some I could see Ben using. So y'know, your point still stands.

[@cloudsRniceC0M3]

The setup of this game was AMAZING. So many absolute perfect interactions

[@Guilhermeclm]

Man, really glad to see the Leviathan getting more love! The interactions in this game were absolutely amazing, good deductions by the good team as well.

[@fromomelastocarcosa3575]

It's so much better than its reputation. Yes, the script needs to be well judged but it can give the game a flavour that comes much closer to a genuine mystery/puzzle and really leans into bluffs. It also, and I like this more than some, diminishes storyteller meddling to a greater degree too.

[@oyasumiruby2751]

amazed on night 4 during Ivan's nomination that no one mentioned the balloonist information would mean he probably isn't the village idiot i also feel the savant's info on day 4 was too powerful for the good team, as either it basically confirmed the demon, or confirmed who was puzzle drunk

[@oyasumiruby2751]

also giving the puzzlemaster a ping on holly after sully had just been pointing towards ivan?? evil seemed pretty sure to lose at that point, and i feel this just weakened their chances of clinging on to the next night

[@vergilh109]

By the first chat I'm already loving the village idiots. Immaculate vibes

[@Tribdinosaur]

Oh this has showed to me how very fun Levianthan games can be. Everyone is a lot more open and relaxed because they feel protected from night deaths, but even the abundance of information can be twisted, ohh it’s all so good!

[@tomzitiger]

The NRB x Dropout overlap is crazy

[@Cyrinil142]

Pretty sure that's because Chris knows all the Dropout people. He started his own little Clocktower stream a few months ago and just started dragging Dropout folks in to learn the game. Becca's first couple games were pretty recent IIRC. How NRB and Chris know each other, I'm not sure but it might *also* be Clocktower. I know at least John and Holly play it in their spare time.

[@0rbeez]

Sullivans actually met Sam reich before! He mentioned it on one of the Patreon podcasts

[@tomzitiger]

@@0rbeez thats fun!

[@Cyrinil142]

@@0rbeez Oh, cool! Ignore everything I said then.

[@harpant1]

@@0rbeez I need Sully on Make some noises... And Dom too, but that's just because it's Dom, I need him on everything.

[@brockmarie]

We need Becca on Chaotic Neutral!!

[@abigailzeek]

4hrs of Call of Cthulu yesterday and now new Blood on the Clocktower today, NRB you spoil us!

[@davidfernandoesparzaesparz9904]

The savant clue about the Alsaahir being right once was so bad for the evil team omg

[@rileyrouth]

Only if they'd tracked it! And Jon seemed to genuinely believe he'd been copying Holly all the way through, so it was nearly discarded completely

[@archviceroy]

I freaking LOVE Becca Scott! And she fits so well with the vibe of this gang!

[@csarmii]

who is Becca Scott?

[@lawyerd16]

@@csarmiishe was the sober village idiot - I agree and she played a great game imo

[@csarmii]

@@lawyerd16 I agree I just never heard of her before. Should I have?

[@lawyerd16]

@@csarmii I mostly know her from her work with Chaosium and Call of Chtulu RPG, she’s run some great games online and occasionally played fun characters as well, I’d recommend you check it out if you’re interested in something more story-based. 👍

[@csarmii]

@@lawyerd16 thanks

[@MadHymek323]

* I feel like we need a game with a lunatic and a spy both in play, so we can get the unravelling part 2 of someone finding out they're the lunatic while having someone that can consistently support them being the demon

[@danielwilliams2249]

This happened in an NRB game. Sullivan was the spy and Jon was the lunatic. Great silly game

[@henrysteiner8136]

I audibly gasped when holly correctly guessed the right team while poisoned

[@kevincronk7981]

Blair's Laurie impression was spot in

[@lunarazure9969]

Maybe I'm reading the room wrong, but Ben's Savant tip about the correct Alsaahir guess felt kinda wild. It's not like they had been guessing differently every day, there was only one day's worth of guesses that could be talking about. So if Ben was telling the truth then they just swap that day's guess and win. If its a lie, then at most they miss out on one night's worth of guesses which isn't a massive loss considering they only get information if the roles are guessed correctly. I guess maybe Ben was trying to fake pull off some of the heat from the Dom, Sully, Blair trio? Or emphasize the chance that Chris wasn't puzzledrunk? Either way it felt like a super risky play that could straight up end the game if the Alsaahir's decided to play along. And I'm pretty sure they would have ended the game right there if Ben didn't started pushing for nominations before they came to a decision.

[@Jake-bk4ff]

I think Ben was definitely trying to do a “everyone thinks Chris is puzzle drunk, so I give true information” I think the other part of the downfall was giving Holly to the puzzlemaster. Holly was never seen as evil so giving a player who was one of the more trusted as the demon just makes it even more likely that dom is a demon and chris is puzzledrunk. I think if the name given was Sully, Blair, or even Laurie, evil could’ve definitely tried to build a world where dom is puzzle drunk and demon is elsewhere

[@amaryllis0]

I think on pure info alone Holly is a pretty good shout, as it's easy to imagine how the alsahir philosopher claim could have been an evil bluff. But since no one had cast suspicion on her, people weren't as inclined to seriously consider that worldview. Hard to say who would have been a better choice though. Blair?

[@sourwitch2340]

​@@amaryllis0 I do feel like at least making it one of the Balloonist pings would have been good. Blair also would have worked, aligning with Chris' "there's no Balloonist" info, but given how socially trusted she was I doubt anyone would've ever taken it as anything but "she might be the Marionette"

[@jennamontagnese6520]

dom: "i can't even pronounce my role, so if somebody could help m- becca: "FISH-ER-MAN" had me dying, i love becca so much

[@tylercase5748]

This genuinely might be one of the best games they've recorded. Tight finish, great play on both sides, and unhinged banter. This is everything I love about NRB.

[@alliedatheistalliance6776]

I really just want one evil Dom win. Doesn't even have to be a Demon Dom, I'll take Minion Dom, or an outed evil Dom

[@RandomTask5263]

He won that one game a few months ago where he, as a Minion, claimed the Damsel. Ken-RB I believe it was called? Also I remember him winning a Live BotC as a Zombuul and telling his minions to suckle on him at the end. Where are you getting this idea Dom never wins as evil?

[@alliedatheistalliance6776]

@@RandomTask5263 I have watched them all, afaik, and I never really checked back over all the episodes but I did have the impression he never won as evil. My bad. I'll look up those episodes

[@RandomTask5263]

Edit: This went straight to KZbin, didn't it? This wasn't one of the Patreon ones. That makes sense. I might be thinking of patreon exclusive BOTC videos. Well there have been some Patreon exclusive BotC's where Dom was evil and on the winning team. Wink wink

[@alliedatheistalliance6776]

@@RandomTask5263 Ah, I kept meaning to join the Patreon, that sold me! Email them for your 10% finders fee! 😁

[@JW93HB07]

One of the best so far. This was incredible storytelling.

[@CaersethVarax]

I needed to sleep two hours ago. But I couldn't avert my eyes. If I wrap my vehicle around a tree due to fatigue, I will haunt Sullivan specifically

[@theaxer3751]

I needed to sleep three hours ago. Why am I still checked the comments 😖

[@lokiboi1]

Just remember this was filmed before the changes to the balloonist happened so at time of recording the ability was right

[@ErekLich]

Changes? They've changed baloonist? What is it now?

[@davidjmarland]

@@ErekLichlooks like it’s now [+0 or +1 outsiders]

[@carnemerethwen]

@@davidjmarland Even more importantly, it isn't shown players of different character types each night, but rather of a different character type from the previous night (not worrying about nights before the previous night). So it could be townsfolk, outsider, townsfolk, minion, etc. Also means it can get information past 4 nights, if it lasts long enough.

[@IceMetalPunk]

I mean, the official BotC wiki page for the Balloonist was only updated *yesterday* so, yeah 😂 (To anyone reading this in the future: the wiki was changed on June 27, 2024.)

[@Jestylor6]

Well that sucks, it was one of the only really good abilities...

[@nicholaspina270]

I can’t pronounce what I am “Fish-er-man”😂

[@VirtualVictrola]

Nobody's mentioned it, but I think it's even funnier knowing that Fisherman was one Dom's bluffs he didn't pick.

[@realityChemist]

This was an incredible game, and this is an incredible script! Got to be one of the most entertaining episodes y'all have done!

[@cdtaylor1]

Yay!!! Becca Scott!! Two of my favorite channels collaborating! Love it!

[@dianapurple5678]

absolutely love getting Becca on and what an amazing game! gj everybody

[@colindyke1041]

Now I'm imagining a game where the evil team just go around the circle telling people that they are the marionette and that they should tell their neighbour that that neighbour is the marionette until the person on the other side of the circle gets confused when both neighbours tell him that they are the demon and that this player is the marionette.

[@SirOoMooOfMagoo]

The world is a better place when there are songs about Tom in it.

[@loveless8241]

Liked for THAT thumbnail alone. This is gonna be great.