The entry-level script for Blood on the Clocktower beginners is called "Trouble Brewing." If you are totally new to the game, strongly consider multiple games of "Trouble Brewing" to learn the game's fundamentals before trying out intermediate and advanced scripts.

Show me something in writing...

• Just tell me what I need to know with a 1-page game rules explanation

• Show me the player handout ("script") for Trouble Brewing

I'd like to watch a comprehensive video rules explanation instead...

• Give me a narrative explanation of how to play Blood on the Clocktower (2022.05.13, 9 minutes)

• Give me a simple slide deck explanation (2021.05.30, 2.5 minutes)

I'd like to hear the game explained by the creator, Steven Medway...

• Listen to this excerpt from Reality Escape Pod w/ Guest Steven Medway (2025.05.21, summed up in about 4 minutes, excerpt starts at 00:06:42)

I'd like to see a game played from beginning to end...

Here are multiple in-person games facilitated by the creators of the game:

• TPI & Friends play Trouble Brewing (2019.04, 45 minutes)

• TPI & Friends play Trouble Brewing (2019.10 game 1, 35 minutes)

• TPI & Friends play Trouble Brewing (2019.10 game 2, 42 minutes)

• TPI & Friends play Trouble Brewing (2023.07.26, 40 minutes)

Other content creator games sponsored by TPI...

• Dicebreaker plays Trouble Brewing (2019.11.02, 55 minutes)

• No Roles Barred plays Trouble Brewing (2022.05.14, 2 hours)

• Smoosh plays Trouble Brewing (2024.05.24, 50 minutes)

• Good Time Society plays Trouble Brewing (2025.03.11, 90 minutes)

• Smoosh plays Trouble Brewing (2025.05.30, 60 minutes)

I'd like to go deeper...

• I enjoy reading rules, show me the complete rulebook

• Send me headfirst down the rabbit hole, show me Trouble Brewing on the BotC Wiki

• Give me the creator's perspective, take me to the behind the curtain blog

I'd like to go even deeper...

• Give me an in-depth profile of each character in the game via Spotify | Cult of the Clocktower Podcast

There are 2 intermediate level "scripts" called "Bad Moon Rising" and "Sects & Violets." 

These are included in the box with the retail version of the game.

Once you understand the basic mechanics of the game from "Trouble Brewing," you'll be ready to have even more fun with intermediate scripts. Conventional wisdom is that new players players should play at least 3 to 10 games of "Trouble Brewing" before trying their hand at the intermediate scripts, but you can jump in earlier if you're brave.

Bad Moon Rising

• Let me see the player handout ("script") for Bad Moon Rising

• Show me Bad Moon Rising on the BotC Wiki

• Complete game videos of Bad Moon Rising:

  • • TPI & Friends play Bad Moon Rising (2019.04, 38 minutes)

    • No Roles Barred plays Bad Moon Rising (2022.11.19, 90 minutes)

Sects & Violets

• Let me see the player handout ("script") for Sects & Violets

• Show me Sects & Violets on the BotC Wiki

• Complete game videos of Sects & Violets:

  • • TPI & Friends play Sects & Violets (2019.04, 27 minutes)

    • No Roles Barred plays Sects & Violets (2022.12.17, 90 minutes)

    • Mt. Unpleasant plays Sects & Violets | Episode 1 (2025.07.03, 90 minutes)

    • Mt. Unpleasant plays Sects & Violets | Episode 2 (2025.07.04, 2 hours)

    • Mt. Unpleasant plays Sects & Violets | Episode 3 (2025.07.18, 2 hours)

New characters for the game continue to be introduced by the creators of the game on a regular basis.

• The Pandemonium Institute released The Carousel expansion in July 2025 that includes multiple new character tokens.

• See The Carousel Almanac for more information.

All characters can be mixed and matched to create Custom Scripts with the Script Tool 

• I want to learn about Experimental Characters

• I want to see a few Custom Scripts

• I want to see more Custom Scripts endorsed by the game publisher

(There are more links to a curated lists of scripts on this website under the "SCRIPTS" tab.)

Wonderful! I've put together a list of helpful resources for you across this website to help you become a great Storyteller:

• New Storyteller Education

Blood on the Clocktower is distributed to local game stores across the county. 

Check with your Friendly Local Game Store that stocks hobby games.

Alternatively, you could buy the game directly from The Pandemonium Institute.

Find a local group or start your own circle.

Check out the official Blood on the Clocktower app

Find a Discord server of players who play online on the Blood on the Clocktower Subreddit