Personally I hate this role the most, but only when I'm targetted by him. He is ridiculously strong when used right and yet is often forgotten or not even considered. Here's some tips and tricks for, as well as against, the Blackmailer.
This role has the unique ability to silence anyone he visits at night for the entire following day. No role is immune to him (Veterans on alert will kill the Blackmailer but still be silenced).
The only thing blackmailed people can say is "I am blackmailed." And they can only do so when they are on trial. That is in most cases way too late... So I'll start by giving some Blackmailer-Counter strategies.
If you're in a game where there are Blackmailers, you may want to tell people during voting to vote for you and cancel to prove they are blackmailed. Encourage this to make sure the mafia doesnt have their way! People who stick up for others are often rewarded with trust.
In my most recent game, I was part of the mafia, and our Blackmailer was acting way too obvious. He silenced someone in the first night and then proceeded to interrogate him during the day. Asking him for his role and commenting that he wasnt replying. He then voted for the target and all the other mafias did too, except for me.
Long story short, it wasnt enough to lynch him. The target turned out to be an Investigator and he wrote the names of the mafia who voted for him in his will when the Serial Killer got him the next round. The other mafias were vigilanteed, jailored and lynched and I was left alone to clean up their mess. (If you care about what happened after: I managed to get to the last round by doing nothing, luring everyone into the thought that the mafia was all dead, then the jailor made me help lynch the Serial Killer... and then I too got jailored. I got way further than I should have either way...)
Back to the Blackmailer. You should obviously look out for people accusing others of being silent. If such a thing happens and then a sudden mass of votes flush in, you're most likely looking at an obvious mafia strike, or at very gullible town members...
Keep an eye on the chat. Remember who the talkative ones are. If one of them is suddenly accused of being quiet, then stand up for him!
If you yourself are the Blackmailer, then that strategy is obviously the way to go, yes. But dont rush it! Visit your target at least twice before accusing them of being too quiet. But dont actually vote for them yourself. I wouldnt recommend that. Because when it turns out that the target is innocent, you'll be the first to blame.
When your repeated target hasnt even randomly voted for anyone, you should yourself point out he may be blackmailed and hope that the others doubt it. You, the Blackmailer, should pretend to be standing up against Blackmailers. It's the ultimate plot twist that nobody expects!
Should you get accused at some point, the only role you can claim for yourself is Spy. Since you're part of the mafia anyways, it should be no problem to list all the people who were/werent visited by mafia. Just pray that nobody tries a whisper-test. In fact, hope that your fellow mafiosi do one to help you out! That's brilliant!
He's probably my favourite and least favourite evil role at the same time! So simple at first and yet so evil...
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