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Castle of Blackwater
Experience the mysterious fantastical 2D social deduction game with Castle of Blackwater, where players can play different roles, scout the village, and finish quests.
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Genre
Theme
Mystery
Fantasy
Detective
Developer
Fair Play Collective
Operating System
iOS
Android
macOS
Windows
Blockchain
Beam
Co-op
No
PvP
Yes
Available for
PC
Mobile
Tokens
$COBE
$COBS
Game Overview
Castle of Blackwater is a 2D action-packed social deduction game inspired by the popular games Among Us, Town of Salem, and Mafia/Werewolf. The game is being developed by Fair Play Collective and is set to launch on Beam.
In COB, players are divided into 3 Factions, each with its own win condition and specific play style: the Protectors, the Satanic, and the Forgotten. Players have their own roles to play, and the challenge becomes increasingly difficult as the game progresses.
The game rotates through a repeating pattern of cycles: Day Cycle, Night Cycle, and Voting Round. During the Day and Night Cycles, players can fulfill their roles while moving about the castle or staying in the Safe Zone. In the Voting Round, players gather to discuss and eliminate those that they find suspicious. This goes on until one faction achieves its win condition.
Gameplay
At the start of the game, 7 to 15 players spawn at the entrance of the Castle of Blackwater, and they are assigned their factions and specific roles. Each role has its own active and passive skills that can contribute to their faction's victory.
Factions
Players are divided into 3 factions. Each faction has different win conditions and play styles based on the players' roles.
The Protectors accomplish tasks around the castle and attempt to survive and escape. The Satanic attempt to deceive and kill other players. The Forgotten have their own agenda and separate win conditions.
We'll dive deeper into each of these factions.
The Protectors
The Satanic
The Forgotten
The Protectors
The Protectors make up the majority of the players in the game. At the beginning of the challenge, they are unaware of other players' factions and roles. Their main goal is to survive for as long as they can while completing tasks around the castle in order to fill up their team XP.
It is important for Protectors to be on the lookout for Satanic players who will kill them in cold blood if given the chance.
Win condition: escape the castle by filling up the XP bar, or eliminate all Satanic players
There are several roles that fall within this faction:
Lumberjack
Yarlwind Axelot
Active: Auto-complete your active current task
Passive: Receive 20% bonus XP for completing tasks during the day
As the most efficient player, the Lumberjack’s number one priority should be to complete as many tasks as possible in order to gain XP for the Faction. Usually, the most difficult and time-consuming tasks are accomplished first.
Record Keeper
Earlwind Axelot
Active: Publish a note to the lobby during the voting round
Passive: Publish your notebook in the next voting round after your death
This player can communicate anonymously to other players as a confirmed Protector role in order to share reliable information. The Record Keeper’s focus is keeping track of rumors and recording as much evidence as possible
Knight
Randolph Lawson
Active: Place an invisible shield on another player
Passive: Hear a distinct sound when your shield gets attacked & destroyed
The Knight can protect another player from being killed by a Satanic player, and so they must confirm the identities of the other Protector players.
Nightwatcher
Gregorius Lawson
Active: Make yourself invincible for 15 seconds
Passive: Use secret passageways around the Castle and into the Safe Zone
As someone who functions at their peak at night while also being nimble and elusive, the Nightwatcher can focus on completing tasks. They would have to balance risk and reward though, as moving around at night makes them suspiciously look like Satanic players.
Sheriff
Oswald Lawson
Active: Briefly receive directions to the nearest dead body (if any)
Passive: See a trail of bloody footsteps from a body left by the killer
The Sheriff’s capacity to solve murders and catch killers makes them the best person to identify the Satanic players. A good understanding of the map and routes in the castle is important to help them get to the dead body immediately and follow the killer’s bloody footprints.
Vigilante
Archibald Blackbourne
Active: Eliminate a player within range
Passive: Eliminate yourself if you attempt to assassinate a Protector player
As the only Protector character who has the ability to kill another player, the Vigilante needs to be really good at gathering evidence to lead them to the non-Protectors. Otherwise, they run the risk of eliminating themselves if they make a mistake.
Mentalist
Wilfred Blackbourne
Active: Investigate a player to find out if they have blood on their hands
Passive: See a permanent chalk outline where players have died
As a player with a strong sense of awareness and abilities that allow them to look into the minds of others, the Mentalist can confirm rumors and suspicions. They can easily catch liars and interrogate suspects.
The Satanic
The Satanic are the masters of deception in the game. Depending on the total number of players, 1 to 3 players will belong to the Satanic faction. From the start, the Satanic players already know who their teammates are, and they are also given a secret line of communication with them.
Win condition: kill all of the Protector players
Each Satanic player can kill 1 non-Satanic player per day and 1 per night. To aid in this, they have access to secret passageways that allow them to roam the castle at night.
Furthermore, they can use their “Satanic Sense” which reveals the location of all other players on the mini-map. This must be used with caution as this also reveals the location of the Satanic players to all other players.
Currently, there are only 2 playable Satanic characters in the game.
Silencer
Kazamir Doomsgrail
Active: Silence another player until the next day cycle
Special: Use Satanic Sense to reveal the locations of other players, and your own
The Silencer keeps other players from spilling secrets and looks out for rumors that could get them eliminated.
Psychic
Margaret Minders
Active: Block areas with falling rocks or turn off lights in a room
Special: Use Satanic Sense to reveal the locations of other players and your own
With very flexible abilities that could help in offensive and defensive situations, the Psychic can set traps, create chaos, and orchestrate confusion to improve their chances of killing other players.
The Forgotten
There will be 1 or 2 players in the Forgotten faction depending on the total number of players in a game. These are the players that thrive in chaos and can either cooperate with you or sabotage your team’s goals.
Win condition: Each Forgotten character has their own unique win objective in addition to completing 1 easy, 1 medium, and 1 hard task.
Forgotten players can win or lose independently of the battle between Protectors and Satanic.
In the game’s alpha, there is only 1 playable Forgotten character.
Werewolf
Rudolf
Active: As a werewolf, eliminate a player within range
Passive: Become a werewolf by visiting the courtyard at night
Win Condition: Complete an easy, medium and hard task. Kill 1 Protector, and 1 Satanic player.
Given the Werewolf’s win conditions, they are the biggest wild card in the game. By completing tasks, they add XP to the Protectors. By killing a Satanic player, they help the Protectors win. By killing a Protector, they help the Satanic players win.
The Werewolf is an easy target for the other factions to eliminate early on, which means they need to be strategic in how they achieve victory.
Game Progression
The game’s phases can be divided into three cycles that repeat sequentially until the game ends: Day Cycle, Night Cycle, and Voting Round.
Day Cycle
The Day Cycle lasts for 3 minutes. During this time, players have increased visibility and are in less danger.
Through the Book of Task, Protector players can choose between easy, medium, and hard tasks that give them XP rewards.
Night Cycle
The Night Cycle starts when the clock strikes 12. At this time, players are given a choice between staying in the castle or staying in the Safe Zone.
Those who stay in the castle can continue doing tasks that will reward them with bonus XP. Meanwhile, those who choose the Safe Zone cannot be killed, but they will have to stay inside until the night is over (except for Satanics who have access to secret passageways).
They can spend their time communicating with the others and using the available tools to investigate and find evidence.
There are investigative tools in the Safe Zone:
The Challenger Log contains pictures of all the players including those that have been eliminated. For the deceased players, information such as their faction, role, time of death, and who investigated the body can only be shown if their murder was reported.
The Map of Deaths shows the location of where the players were eliminated.
The Permanent Record is where players can leave messages for other players to read. These may include suspicions, evidence, and other information. It also contains a chat log of things that are talked about during the Voting Round.
Voting Round
After the Night Cycle, all players are transported to a locked position around the Book of Tasks. Here, they can share their findings and accuse another player.
If a player receives enough accusations, they will be given 10 seconds to defend themselves. Then, other players will have to vote if they are innocent or guilty.
Getting Started
At its current version, Castle of Blackwater can only be played if you sign up for their alpha. To do this, visit their website and click the Sign Up button.
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