Playing some more Town of Salem

Back in January of this year, Ed and I started playing Town of Salem, a browser game where you and a group of players live together in a town and try to figure out who the killers are.

There are townspeople, mafia members, and independent/chaos killers (like serial killers and arsonists). The townspeople need to find out who the killers are and lynch them (or kill them during the night if they’re a jailor/vigilante/veteran). The killers need to kill everyone not associated with them.

Members of the mafia know who other mafia members are; apart from that, everyone’s role is a secret.

Eight months later, I’ve gone back to this game, and I’m actually having quite a bit of fun with it.

I didn’t even realize this, but apparently, back when I played Town of Salem in January, it was still in beta. It seems like the game is now in its first regular release, as it’s available on Steam.

It’s normally a free browser game, but I decided to get it on Steam as well because I have so much fun playing it. If you buy it on Steam, it costs $4.99, but you get $5 worth of in-game currency (coins, I think they’re called) to purchase aesthetic/cosmetic character overrides and other items in the shop.

Recently, I had my first two victories as a jester. A jester is part of the independent/chaos killer group, and is a maniac whose dream is to get publicly lynched. If you succeed your goal, you get to rise from the dead and kill someone who voted against you and said you were guilty of being a killer.

I managed to deceive the town into thinking I was someone dangerous. As you can see from the second screenshot, the other people in the game were shocked and pretty upset they got fooled.

Town of Salem - First victory as jester

Town of Salem - Second victory as jester

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I also managed to get my first victory as a serial killer. In all/any mode, which is the game mode I used to play with Ed in January, it’s possible for there to be multiple serial killers. However, in this game mode, where it’s “normal” and roles are controlled, there can only be one and you’re always on your own.

It came down to two townspeople and me. I managed to fool the doctor into thinking that I was the jailor and the other person was the serial killer. The doctor sided with me and lynched the jailor, leaving me free to kill the doctor the following night and secure the victory for myself.

Town of Salem - First victory as serial killer

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I don’t know if I particularly like this game because I’m so interested in human psychology and crime, but I think it’s a pretty fun game.

Remember, it’s a completely free game – you can play it in your browser, and you don’t need to purchase it on Steam.

http://blankmediagames.com/TownOfSalem/

If you do choose to register and play, please don’t forget to put Parkzer as your referrer. If you make an in-game purchase with real-world money (or if you buy the game on Steam), I get referral points, and earn some cosmetics in-game.

 

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