HowToPlayThegamerangesfrom7to15players.Theseplayersarerandomlydividedintoalignments-Town,Mafia,SerialKillers,ArsonistsandNeutrals.IfyouareaTownmember(thegoodguys)youmusttrackdowntheMafiaandothervillainsbeforetheykillyou.Thecatch?Youdon'tknowwhoisaTownmemberandwhoisavillain.Ifyouareanevilrole,suchasaSerialKiller,yousecretlymurdertownmembersintheveilofnightandtrytoavoidgettingcaught.RolesTownofSalemhas33uniquerolesensuringadifferentexperienceeachtimeyouplay.Beforeagamestarts,playersareputintoalobbywherethehostcanselectwhatroleswillbeinthegame.Playersarethenassignedrolesatrandomfromthelistofchosenroles.Playershaveanin-gamerolecardthatexplainstheirrole'sabilitiesandalignments.Foranin-depthlookattheabilitiesofeachrolepleasevisit:www.blankmediagames.com/rolesGamePhasesNightThenightphaseiswhenmostrolesusetheirabilities.Forexample,SerialKillersstealthilymurderpeople,Doctorshealpeoplewhoareattacked,andSheriffsinterrogatepeopleforsuspiciousactivity.DayThedayphaseallowstheTownmemberstodiscusswhotheysuspectofbeinganevilrole.Oncethevotingphasestartsamajorityvotefromthetownwillputsomeoneontrial.DefenseThedefensephaseiswhenyoupleadyourinnocencetothetown.Haveaconvincingstoryorfindyourselffacingthegallows!JudgementDuringthisphasethetownwillvoteonthefateofthedefendant.Playerscanvoteguilty,innocentorabstain.Iftherearemoreguiltyvotesthaninnocentvotesthedefendantissentencedtodeathbyhanging!CustomizationPlayersareabletochoosetheirownmap(townsetting),character,pet,lobbyicon,deathanimation,houseandacustomname.Theotherplayersinthegamewillseeyourselections.AchievementsTherearecurrentlyover200uniqueachievementsinthegame.Earningachievementswillgrantvariousin-gameitems.