How to Play Lleech
Choosing a Host
- Since you are picking a host on night 1 (in most cases) and picking blind, try to take social dynamics of your group into consideration as much as possible. Who is most likely to survive until the end? Who puts up a good fight when nominated? Who is the least likely to look suspicious even when they’re giving out poisoned information and who will trust their information still, even when there are indicators that it might not be right? They will generally make good hosts, though do mix it up every once in a while, to not be super predictable.
- You might benefit from choosing someone you have a rapport with, as it will be helpful to figure out what role they have, what information they gain and what they contribute to the game, and it will look less suspicious if you are talking to them frequently. Bonus point – they might be less upset with you if you end up winning the game by hosting them!
- Conversely, hosting someone that you don’t play with occasionally can make it less obvious if you are known to pick with certain players. Plus, it gives you a reason to talk to them and make new friends.
- Don’t be hesitant to host Minions occasionally! This is the only way to guarantee an all evil Final 3 (in a two plus minion game), and the community at large still doesn’t quite expect it to happen much, so it might be a great strategy to get a surprise win. All evils alive at the end is really the gold standard of evil play in Clocktower, and making it happen in Lleech games is usually a delight, even if it ends up with a grumpy minion sometimes. There are some minions that make a very natural pairing as a Lleech host, which we will talk about more in the Storytelling/script building section.
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