Gambler

Townsfolk•Bad Moon Rising

The Gambler is a high-risk information character who confirms player roles by betting their own life on the accuracy of a guess. While they provide concrete data by surviving, their death can be easily confused with Demon kills or other night deaths.

Wakes

Every Night Except First

Causes Death

Yes

Selects

Required

Alignment

Static

Ability

Each night*, choose a player & guess their character: if you guess wrong, you die.

Night Ritual (Storyteller Instructions)

Other Nights

"The Gambler points to a player, and a character on their sheet. If incorrect, the Gambler dies."

Strategy Guide

Playing As

Confirm powerful Townsfolk claims (like Chambermaid or Tea Lady) to build a trust chain for the good team.
Gamble on yourself to guarantee survival for a night or to prove you were targeted by the Demon if you die.
Coordinate with the group to ensure you aren't executed if you plan to verify a player and potentially die at night.
Be wary of being protected by the Tea Lady or Innkeeper, as survival might result from protection rather than a correct guess.

Playing Against

Kill the Gambler at night to make it appear as though they guessed incorrectly, discrediting their previous information.
As a Minion, bait the Gambler into guessing your bluff to kill them, then change your bluff later if needed.
Use sources of extra deaths (Assassin, Godfather, Gossip) to muddy the water regarding why the Gambler died.
Bluff as the Gambler to justify surviving late into the game by claiming to 'gamble yourself' every night.

Interactions

Tea Lady

Can prevent the Gambler from dying even if they guess wrong, leading to dangerous false confirmations.

Professor

Can resurrect a Gambler who died from a wrong guess, confirming the Gambler's identity to the town.

Pukka

Poisoning can allow a Gambler to survive a wrong guess or die unexpectedly, rendering their information unreliable.

Goon

Gambling the Goon usually results in survival and confirms the Goon's existence, though it may turn the Goon evil.

Gossip/Grandmother/Tinker

These characters cause extra night deaths that can mask or mimic a Gambler's death, creating confusion.