Janitorial

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subtle disinformation

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## Description

Janitorial is a setup based around the disinformation caused by a role that can hide one of the parts of the setup, and two roles that can change the way Cop sees things. These combined mean that only the Oracle can provide information that is fully trust-able. All parties are forced to play well, because there is no guarantee that any result or claim is blue.

## Play

On night 1, the Janitor using their power is always optimal. If any role other than Oracle is killed, nobody knows what role died. Even if a role like Villager or Miller is hit by this, the distrust caused by the clean can open up the mafia to push much more than the players they normally would be able to.

The Cop + Doctor combination would usually be very powerful, but the Cop's information is incomplete due to the Fixer, and there is no guarantee that the Doctor is alive. Blindly following the Cop can often lead to defeat, reinforcing that players have to play well instead of relying on information.

The Janitor will often claim the role they cleaned. To further make the janitor safe from being outed as mafia, the Fixer should go on the Janitor, so that they can appear as blue to Cop. This is also so the Mafia can fully appear as Miller, adding to the disinformation of its death. This also forces the town to come to a conclusion on whether or not any Mafia flips are town or mafia.

### Cop

If you are the Cop, you should say so immediately on day 1. If you have a red check, you should out it, obviously. However, if you have a blue check, don't say who you checked, unless that person is the one about to be condemned. If the Doctor dies, reveal all of your reads.

### Doctor

On night 1, go onto someone random. All other nights, go onto the Cop Claim. It's that simple. Don't reveal your role early in the game unless you are pressured into being condemned.

If you and the Cop are both alive in final 5, reveal your role so they don't check you on the last night. This makes the game auto if the Cop is real.

### Oracle

Same as doctor, reveal someone random on night 1. You can try to scum read and reveal those who you think is suspicious during all other nights, and can even try to bait mafia into night killing you.

### Janitor

ALWAYS use your power night 1. You'll be the only one who knows. IF you are lucky enough to jan the cop, you can claim to be the cop. If you jan the Doctor, don't claim anything, just kill the Cop on night 2 and everyone will know that the doctor is dead. Don't try to play around with that info.

### Fixer

You sit on the Janitor night 1. You can switch to the Mafia if you feel like the cop may check the mafia instead on future nights. Discuss this with your mafia team; trying to fix the suspicious mafia member can be a key part of deceiving town with the Cop alive.

### Mafia

Just play as normally, try to deceive town into not condemning any of the mafia roles. Bussing is a lot weaker in Janitorial because the true info usually comes out when you get down to 5 or less players.

### Villager

Trust is a big issue in Janitorial. DO NOT fake claim as town in this setup. The game is too small and too volatile to try and throw the mafia off by fake claiming as town.

## Bonus Plays

A way as town to out a Janicop arises when the fake Cop finds a 'sided report' on someone that is actually a non-Cop PR, or an Oradoc (Oracle/Doctor). You can also fakeclaim Oradoc as mafia when being accused of being sided with the mafia, to convince town that the Cop is actually a fake.

When the Doctor is close to being condemned, it actually might be a better idea to claim Oradoc rather than just Doctor, as if you claim Doctor, the mafia will probably nightkill you. Claiming Oradoc, on the other hand, will make sure you don't get voted out, and will also lessen the chance of you being killed, as the mafia will have to take a small risk when attacking a possible Oracle.

The Oracle, when about to get condemned, can do the same thing, or even roleswap. Roleswapping is another way of keeping the two most important roles alive: the Cop and Doctor. It's incredibly risky, especially in public lobbies where people don't know what your intentions are, but very rewarding as it perpetuates the Follow The Cop strategy by forcing them to waste a kill on someone who you know is not a doctor, you.

## Trivia

* This setup is often abbreviated as "Jani."