How to Play Jester Mode in Among Us (Custom Game)
In Jester Mode, a custom game mode for Among Us, one player is assigned the role of Jester. They need to be voted out to win the whole game.
Players can become suspicious of just about everyone in a lobby when playing Jester mode in Among Us. Among Us is a traditional social deduction game, similar to Werewolf or Mafia. Right now, Among Us only supports the original, classic game format. Players are split into two groups. The larger group are the crewmates who are assigned tasks to complete and who must discover and vote to eject all the Impostors to win the game. The smaller group of Impostors usually contains one or two players. These players must sabotage and kill every crewmate to win the game. Players in the community have gotten creative building mods and custom game modes to change the format of Among Us and keep the experience fresh and interesting. One new game mode introduces a Jester role to the game. In this mod, the Jester's only goal is to act as suspicious as possible and get voted out.
This Among Us mod, much like the mod introducing the Doctor role, was demonstrated in a video by popular streamer Socksfor1. If a player given the role of Jester gets voted out, they win the game, and both the Impostors and the crewmates all suffer defeat. This mod makes it so every player is immediately suspicious of anyone acting suspicious so they don't vote out the Jester and accidentally lose the game for themselves and their team and can make crewmates hesitant to vote someone out. Here's how to play Among Us using the Jester role.
How to Play Jester Mode in Among Us
Players should note that it is usually only possible to play modded versions of Among Us or custom mini-games via private servers. This is because many of the mods and custom games require a high level of cooperation, and players need to adhere to house rules that may not be strictly enforced by the game itself. Players should try these games with a group of trusted friends to avoid any issues or lack of cooperation.
Once a player is assigned the role of Jester, they will want to act suspicious. However, if they act too suspicious, they are likely to be kept in the game, despite their antics, as it will be obvious they are trying to get voted out to win the game. The key to playing as Jester is balance; players will want to manipulate situations to appear suspicious, but not act so overtly guilty that it gives them away. That said, the Jester can still play up their innocence while the rest of the crewmates deliberate. They will need to do some of their best acting to get away with it.
If the Jester is found out and killed by an Impostor rather than through a vote, they will lose the game. For this reason, Impostors might specifically try to kill the Jester during the round. Players with this role will want to be careful not to be killed.
Other players can use the role of Jester to their advantage. Impostors can strategically look a little too guilty to appear like a sloppy Jester and be kept in the game until they manage to kill all the crewmates. They can also get into arguments with other players over who is really the Jester to add to the sense of confusion and suspicion. Crewmates who are innocent but incur suspicion can also act like a Jester to be kept alive long enough to prove their innocence, though this is less common and less likely to succeed. These techniques are not foolproof, and if a player is enjoying the game with people who know their style or skill level well, it can backfire.
In the video, Socksfor1 and his friends play with most of the usual game settings. They leave Confirm Ejects on, though this game could be played with that feature turned off to add another level to the mind games of this mode. Fans can see Socksfor1 and his friends playing with this game mode by watching the video below.
The Jester role makes it so everyone appears suspicious, and even the most subtle suspicious act could be a trick by a clever Jester trying to win the game. This makes it more difficult for crewmates to deduce who might be Impostors and also makes it hard for Impostors to win before the Jester gets voted out. In this game mode, one single player is in the game exclusively for themselves, and the other two teams must work together to eliminate this player before they can win.
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