Being Jailor Sucks. It's Lose/Lose

[Eguzky]

So I got lucky and on night 2, I jailed the Serial Killer.

Now, the Jailers card says 'When you jail someone, they cannot use their nightly ability'. Makes sense; you jail the SK, he can't kill anyone!

Oh, but he AUTO-♥♥♥♥ING-MATICALLY kills the Jailer if jailed.

The SK, when he was killed later, told me 'Sorry! It said I killed you but I did not press anything!'

So basically, Jailing the SK is 100% DEATH FOR THE JAILER.

And apparently, in a small town of 10 ♥♥♥♥ing people, no one knows who I jail, so he got away with it.

So, basically, being the Jailer is to be ♥♥♥♥ on and lose, even if you guess right!

Because you JAIL someone and then see if murder goes down..but if you DO NOT Jail and then Execute, the SAME NIGHT, and your guess was right; you automatically die!

May as well just quit if you get Jailer.

[Lore?]

OP is mad that he can't play Jailor. XD

Dude, what you do is use your !@#$ing will. Write down who you jailed, and if you die to SK they will go for the person you jailed!

[Eguzky]

It was my second game, with NO tutorial. All I had to go on was my ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ card, which said 'Jailed players CANNOT do their nightly activity'. Not SOME roles. Not 'Roles except the Serial Killer'

Nowhere did it say 'Oh, if you jail the SK, he'll totally ♥♥♥♥ your sphincter with a rusty shiv. Also, no one knows who you jail, so WRITE IT DOWN!'

[Umbreon]

Every single interaction with roles can't fit on a tiny card. Either read the wiki or just learn by playing. its not the roles fault

[Vellutia]

hey man, if the one you jailed is SK and you didnt execute him, then he will kill you automatically. Basically just write like "Layfon - the Jailor, N1 - jailed somebody" on your will.
But if you chose to execute him, you wont be killed by the SK.

[Vandalay]

It isn't to lose if you guess right, it is a skill role that can make or break the town. That 30 seconds of interogation is the key there. The one thing to note, dying to the SK, is still a huge help for town, assuming you kept your will appropriately.

IE always update your will with who you jailed before the night ends, always. Then the next day if you do die to the SK, 9/10 towns (admitted in classic maybe less, as most are still learning the mechanics, but usually at least one person in the game knows it), The town see's that, puts 2 and 2 together and assumes whoever was jailed last is probably the serial killer, thus bringing him down with you. As town outnumbers evils considerably, a 1:1 trade of a townie for an evil, is a gain for town.

Something also to note, this also applies to werewolves. (ww's will kill you, if you jail them on a full moon and don't execute them).

Jailor is a role like many others, that can be the most powerful force for town, but also could go down due to bad luck on night 1. I've experienced no shortage of games as jailor where I single handedly plowed through evil back to back, killing a GF day 2, mafioso day 3, SK day 4.

Also had games in which I jailed an actual doctor n1, happened to be killed by an SK, then had to watch in horror as the town lynched the doctor that I knew wasn't an sk, but they all assumed he was due to the bad coincidence.


Anyway don't let one bad experience make you turned off to the game, I'd reccomend playing more games, learning the mechanics, every role has it's stregnths and weaknesses (well except disguiser, disguiser sucks, but it is soon going to be buffed from rediculously bad, to only very bad)

[ThisRedHeadRules]

And for future reference... WW autokills jailor if jailed on a full moon too.

Oh.... Vandalay already said that, lol.

[Thundercracker]

引用自 Akisohida：

It was my second game, with NO tutorial. All I had to go on was my ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ card, which said 'Jailed players CANNOT do their nightly activity'. Not SOME roles. Not 'Roles except the Serial Killer'

Nowhere did it say 'Oh, if you jail the SK, he'll totally ♥♥♥♥ your sphincter with a rusty shiv. Also, no one knows who you jail, so WRITE IT DOWN!'

should have taken the time to glance over all the roles. dont blame the game if you didnt take the time to learn the rules.

[Redgomor]

引用自 Akisohida：

It was my second game, with NO tutorial. All I had to go on was my ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ card, which said 'Jailed players CANNOT do their nightly activity'. Not SOME roles. Not 'Roles except the Serial Killer'

Serial Killers night activity is: Choose someone to kill.
Serial Killers night ability is: Kill the person, who blocks your Night Activity.
Serial Killer can kill 2 Escorts in 1 night, if both Roleblock them.

This is the exact mechanic, if you need to complain about that.

[Redgomor]

引用自 RomDomWom：

Well i got to agree wih him, those cards simply suck hard.
I usaly going to instant jump to the wiki if i get a new role, since the infos on the card are pure garbage.
The whole Interface just needs some usability tweaking.

I tried to write a Guide about all thoose Mechanics and I lost my Patience, after I wrote the Disguiser. You cannot even imagine the amount of things, that happen in this game.

[Merevel]

Just google salem wiki. It has it coverered pretty good.

[Merevel]

Fun fact, escort can force a bg to kill an sk lol.

[aiden]

Either it was the fact that you're bad at Jailor, or didn't read up the wiki.
Go to the wiki. It has lots of info and strategies.